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Book Reviews by DATE (1984 January)

83 Best Canadian Stories
David Helwig and Sandra Martin (Edited by)
Reviewed by Chris Kempling
Post-Secondary
1984 January

Abbr: Abbreviations for Scientific and Engineering Terms
Reviewed by Ian Ferguson
Grades 11 and up
1984 January

Adventures of the Magic Monkey Along the Silk Road
Evelyn Nagai-Berthrong
Reviewed by Ann Fiske
Grades 5 and up
1984 January

Aerobic Fun for Kids
David Steen
Reviewed by Donna O'Connor
Grades K-9
1984 January

Annual Flowers
John Bradshaw
Reviewed by Maurice G. Black
Grades 8 and up
1984 January

Attorney for the Frontier: Enos Stutsman
Dale Gibson
Reviewed by Agnes L. Florence
Post-Secondary
1984 January

Barnaby Bear
Margaret Leon
Reviewed by Janice Foster
Pre-School
1984 January

Birding, or Desire: Poems
Don McKay
Reviewed by Tony Cosier
Grades 10 and up
1984 January

The Blue Wall: Street Cops in Canada
Carsten Stroud
Reviewed by John Jepson
Grades 12 and up
1984 January

Bugs Potter Live at Nickaninny
Gordon Korman
Reviewed by Janet Goldack
Grades 5 and up
1984 January

Canada: Windows on the World
Robert J. Bondy
Reviewed by Maureen R. Harper
Grades 10 and up
1984 January

Canadians and their Government
George W. Brown and Allen S. Merritt
Reviewed by Ruth Denyer
Grades 9 and up
1984 January

Canadide: A Patriotic Satire
Eric Nicol
Reviewed by Jim Delaney
Adult
1984 January

Champions
Marjorie Holland
Reviewed by Jean E. Mabee
Grades 5 and up
1984 January

A Child's Anne
Deirdre Kessler
Reviewed by Sally Davis
Grades 4 and up
1984 January

Collected Plays
Gwen Pharis Ringwood
Reviewed by Alma Webster
Grades 10 and up
1984 January

Colombo's Canadiana Quiz Book
John Robert Colombo
Reviewed by Adèle Ashby
Grades 4 and up
1984 January

Come'n Get It: Favorite Ranch Recipes
Beulah Barass
Reviewed by Jackie Black
Grades 7 and up
1984 January

Coming Attractions: Stories by Sharon Butala, Bonnie Burnard & Sharon Sparling
Reviewed by donalee Moulton-Barrett
Grades 12 and up
1984 January

Construction Geometry
Brian Walmsley
Reviewed by P. F. Chernoff
Grades 12 and up
1984 January

Count Raisinblaa and the Dozens of Dishes
David Johnstone
Reviewed by Janet E. Goldack
Grades 2-4
1984 January

Counting the Hours: City Poems
Tom Wayman
Reviewed by Tony Cosier
Grades 9 and up
1984 January

Daughters of Time: Women in the Western Tradition
Mary Kinnear
Reviewed by Grace E. Funk
Post-Secondary
1984 January

David's Father
Robert Munsch
Reviewed by Adele M. Fasick
Grades K-3
1984 January

Dead in the Water
Ted Wood
Reviewed by Adèle Ashby
Grades 12 and up
1984 January

Dig Up My Heart: Selected Poems 1952-83
Milton Acorn
Reviewed by Clare A. Darby
Grades 11 and up
1984 January

Doctors
Martin O'Malley
Reviewed by Ellen Robson
Grades 12 and up
1984 January

Don't Call Me Sugar Baby!
Dorothy Harris
Reviewed by Elizabeth Lockett
Grades 5-8
1984 January

The Dream Class Anthology
Matt Cohen and David Young (Selected by)
Reviewed by Adele L. Massena
Grades 9 and up
1984 January

Eagle Song: an Indian Saga Based on True Events
James Houston
Reviewed by Mary Fallis
Grades 11 and up
1984 January

Economy and Society During the French Regime to 1759
Michael S. Cross and Gregory S. Kealey (Edited by)
Reviewed by Kenneth A. Elliott
Grades 11 and up
1984 January

E. J. Pratt on His Life and Poetry
E. J. Pratt
Reviewed by Joan Kerrigan
Grades 11 and up
1984 January

Entering the Computer Age: The Computer Industry in Canada
Beverly J. Bleackley and Jean LaPrairie
Reviewed by Jean Farquharson
Grades 10 and up
1984 January

Everest Canada: the Ultimate Challenge
Al Burgess and Jim Palmer
Reviewed by Howard Hurt
Grades 10 and up
1984 January

The Experiment of Life: Science and Religion
F. Kenneth Hare (Edited by)
Reviewed by Robert Nicholas Bérard
Post-Secondary
1984 January

Father Athol Murray and the Hounds of Notre Dame
Tom Bonic
Reviewed by JoAnna Burns-Patton
Grades 4-7
1984 January

Finnish Fairy Tales and Stories for Children
Reviewed by Jean E. Mabee
Grades 1 and up
1984 January

Fitness for the Disabled: Wheelchair Users
Jean Gairdner
Reviewed by Elizabeth Woodger
Grades 9 and up
1984 January

The Flight of the Callous Crow
Lorraine McKay
Reviewed by Margaret Montgomery
Grades 3 and up
1984 January

Forever on the Fringe: Six Studies in the Development of the Manitoulin Island
W. R. Wightman
Reviewed by Algis Tribinevicius
Post-Secondary
1984 January

Frederick Banting and Charles Best: Discoverers of Insulin
Tom McCarthy
Reviewed by Arne Handley
Grades 3-5
1984 January

French Immersion and School Boards: Issues and Effects
Reviewed by Kenneth A. Elliott
Professional
1984 January

From the Heart: Folk Art in Canada
Reviewed by J. E. Simpson
Grades 6 and up
1984 January

Fur Trade in Canada
Keith Wilson
Reviewed by David Remski
Grades 7 and up
1984 January

The Game: A Reflective and Thought-Provoking Look at a Life in Hockey
Ken Dryden
Reviewed by Michael Freeman
Grades 12 and up
1984 January

The General
Frank Etherington
Reviewed by Eunice C. Wesley
Grades 1 and up
1984 January

Glenn Gould: Variations
John McGreevy (Edited by)
Reviewed by Robert E. Wheeler
Grades 12 and up
1984 January

Goblins
Brian Froud
Reviewed by Patricia Fry
K-Grade 3
1984 January

Gold Rush
Barry Gough
Reviewed by Anne Kirkpatrick
Grades 5 and up
1984 January

Growing Gourmet Vegetables
John Bradshaw
Reviewed by Maurice G. Black
Grades 8 and up
1984 January

Growing Younger: Adding Years to Your Life by Measuring and Controlling Your Body Age
Robert F. Morgan
Reviewed by Joan McGrath
Adult
1984 January

The Haunted Land
Val Clery
Reviewed by Margaret MacLean
Grades 7 and up
1984 January

Home Drying of Fruits nad Vegetables
Reviewed by Joyce Brown
Grades 12 and up
1984 January

Hope's Half Life: Nuclear Poems
Raymond Filip
Reviewed by Tony Cosier
Grades 10 and up
1984 January

A House Full of Women
Elizabeth Brewster
Reviewed by donalee Moulton-Barrett
Grades 12 and up
1984 January

How Ottawa Spends: the Librals, the Opposition & Federal Priorities
G. Bruce Doern (Edited by)
Reviewed by Paul E. Blower
Post-Secondary
1984 January

Ideas for Poetry
Louis Dudek
Reviewed by Tony Cosier
Post-Secondary
1984 January

In the Days of the Red River Rebellion
John McDougall
Reviewed by Robin Lewis
Grades 9 and up
1984 January

In Search of April Raintree
Beatrice Culleton
Reviewed by C. H. Mountford
Grades 11 and up
1984 January

The Indoor Plant Primer
John Bradshaw
Reviewed by Maurice G. Black
Grades 8 and up
1984 January

Indy, Son of Cloud
Edna J. Goltz
Reviewed by Dianne Harke
Grades 4 and up
1984 January

Inner Journeys: A Guide to Creative Writing
Peter Baltensperger
Reviewed by Robert W. Bruinsma
Grades 11 and up
1984 January

The Island: A Natural History of Vancouver Island
Tim Fitzharris
Reviewed by Alfred F. Greenwood
Grades 6 and up
1984 January

Jean De Brebeuf: A Giant in the Land of Huronia
Tom Bonic
Reviewed by JoAnna Burns-Patton
Grades 4-7
1984 January

John Buchan: A Memoir
William Buchan
Reviewed by Sister Mechtilde
Grades 12 and up
1984 January

Journey Through a Shadow
Jaylene Butchart
Reviewed by Margaret Marsh
Grades 6 and up
1984 January

Korea: Canada's Forgotten War
John Melady
Reviewed by Neil Payne
Grades 11 and up
1984 January

Latin is Alive and Well: A Handbook for Students
B. C. Taylor
Reviewed by Louise Dick
Grades 9 and up
1984 January

The Lawn Book
John Bradshaw
Reviewed by Maurice G. Black
Grades 8 and up
1984 January

Lusts
Clark Blaise
Reviewed by Joan VanSickle
Adult
1984 January

Magic Lands: A Collection of Fairy Tales by Canadian Children
Peter Baltensperger (Edited by)
Reviewed by Pauline Henaut
Grades 4 and up
1984 January

Make Way for Mischief
Betty Stevens
Reviewed by Jane Robinson
Grades 4 and up
1984 January

Making the Grade: What You Need to Know About How to Prepare for and Write Tests
Patrick Grassick
Reviewed by Don Levy
Grades 10 and up
1984 January

Manure on My Skates
Dennis McCloskey
Reviewed by Annabelle Goodman
Grades 5 and up
1984 January

Marguerite Bourgeoys and the First Canadian Sisters
Tom Bonic
Reviewed by JoAnna Burns-Patton
Grades 4-7
1984 January

Microcomputer Programming: An Introductory Text in Basic
J. Fenkell, B. Heino and B. Wallace
Reviewed by Jean Farquharson
Grades 10 and up
1984 January

Miller's Helper
Wence Horai
Reviewed by Janice Foster
Grades 1-4
1984 January

Mind the Doors Please: The Story of Toronto and its Streetcards
Larry Partridge
Reviewed by Adèle Ashby
Grades 6 and up
1984 January

The Moment is All: Selected Poems, 1944-83
Ralph Gustafson
Reviewed by Pat Bolger
Grades 12 and up
1984 January

Mr. Wurtzel and the Halloween Bunny
Anita Krumins
Reviewed by Jean E. Mabee
Grades 2 and up
1984 January

"My Name is Marie Anne Gaboury"
Mary U. Jordan
Reviewed by Corinne Tellier
Grades 5 and up
1984 January

Nellie McClung
Tom McCarthy
Reviewed by Arne Handley
Grades 3-5
1984 January

Norman Bethune: the Doctor Who Served
Tom McCarthy
Reviewed by Arne Handley
Grades 3-5
1984 January

The North West Company
Marjorie Wilkins Campbell
Reviewed by Maureen R. Harper
Grades 9 and up
1984 January

Ontario: This Land
Leslie Asseltine, John Kolger and Barry Preston
Reviewed by George Gereben
Grades 4 and up
1984 January

The Oxford Book of French Canadian Short Stories
Richard Teleky (Edited by)
Reviewed by Kenneth A. Elliott
Grades 11 and up
1984 January

Outlaws & Lawmen of Western Canada, Volume One
Reviewed by Elaine Atwood
Grades 5 and up
1984 January

Outlaws & Lawmen of Western Canada, Volume Two
Reviewed by Elaine Atwood
Grades 5 and up
1984 January

The Outport People
Claire Mowat
Reviewed by Jim Carter
No grades given
1984 January

Owl's Amazing but True #1
Reviewed by Enid Dorward
Grades 3-6
1984 January

Owl's Amazing but True #2
Reviewed by Enid Dorward
Grades 3-6
1984 January

Owl's Jokes and Riddles
Reviewed by Enid Dorward
Grades 3-6
1984 January

Owl's Puzzles and Puzzlers
Reviewed by Enid Dorward
Grades 3-6
1984 January

Policies and Guidelines Developed for Community and Technical College Librairies
Frances Davidson-Arnott (Compiled by)
Reviewed by John North
Professional
1984 January

A Portrait of War 1939-1943
Richard S. Malone
Reviewed by J. D. Ingram
Grades 11 and up
1984 January

Puddleman
Ted Staunton
Reviewed by Fran Newman
Preschool-Grade 1
1984 January

Reading from Left to Right: One Man's Political History
H. S. Ferns
Reviewed by Allan S. Evans
Post-Secondary
1984 January

Rob Nixon, the Old White Trapper
W. H. G. Kingston
Reviewed by David Chadwick
Grades 12 and up
1984 January

Rubicon One
Dennis Jones
Reviewed by Ted Monkhouse
Grades 11 and up
1984 January

Scientific Literacy: Towards Balance in Setting Goals for School Science Programs
Douglas A. Roberts
Reviewed by Peter Freeman
Professional
1984 January

Second Stage: the Alternative Theatre Movement in Canada
Renate Usmiani
Reviewed by Louise Griffith
Grades 11 and up
1984 January

Sharon, Lois & Bram
Meguido Zola and Melanie Zola
Reviewed by Joan M. Payzant
Grades 3 and up
1984 January

A Short History of Canada
Desmond Morton
Reviewed by Allen S. Evans
Grades 9 and up
1984 January

Short Stories
A. M. Klein
Reviewed by Tony Cosier
Grades 11 and up
1984 January

Showing West: Three Prairie Docu-Dramas
Diane Bessai and Don Kerr (Edited by)
Reviewed by Walter Kalyn
Grades 10 and up
1984 January

Storm Signals: More Undiplomatic Diaries 1962-1972
Charles Ritchie
Reviewed by Anne Locatelli
Grades 12 and up
1984 January

Superior: The Haunted Shore
Bruce Littlejohn
Reviewed by Rita Sinihelmi
Grades 6 and up
1984 January

Tale Spinners in a Spruce Tipi
Evalyn Gautreau
Reviewed by Esther Hutchison
Grades 6 and up
1984 January

A Time for Judas
Morley Callaghan
Reviewed by C. H. Mountford
Grades 12 and up
1984 January

A Time for Judas
Morley Callaghan
Reviewed by C. H. Mountford
Grades 12 and up
1984 January

Tobo Hates Purple
Gina Calleja
Reviewed by Jean E. Mabee
Pre-School-Grade 2
1984 January

Tree of Life: Poetic Diary
George Korey-Krzeczowski
Reviewed by Tony Cosier
Grades 9 and up
1984 January

Uncle Mike's Edenbridge: Memoirs of a Jewish Pioneer Farmer
Michael Usiskin
Reviewed by George Huffman
Grades 10 and up
1984 January

Under the Moon
Jane Buchan
Reviewed by donalee Moulton-Barrett
Adult
1984 January

The War of 1812: Land Operations
George F. G. Stanley
Reviewed by John H. Harkness
Post-Secondary
1984 January

Western Wildlife
Dennis Schmidt and Esther Schmidt
Reviewed by Howard Hurt
Grades 6 and up
1984 January

Whatever Happened to Maggie and Other People I Have Known
Edna Staebler
Reviewed by Catherine R. Cox
Grades 7 and up
1984 January

Wild Harmony: the Cycle of Life in the Northern Forest
William O. Pruitt
Reviewed by Elaine Balpataky
Grades 11 and up
1984 January

Wild Mammals of Canada
Frederick Wooding
Reviewed by Leslie McGrath
Grades 7 and up
1984 January

Wildflowers of the Yukon and Northwestern Canada, Including Adjacent Alaska
John G. Trelawny
Reviewed by Gerri Young
Grades 7 and up
1984 January

Wise Eye: the Crafty Cat
Margaret Bunel Edwards
Reviewed by Joan Young
Grades K-3
1984 January

Woosh! I Hear a Sound
Emily Hearn
Reviewed by Brenda Watson
Preschool-Grade 1
1984 January

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