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Grades 7 to 9

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Cabbagetown in Pictures
Colleen Kelly
Reviewed by John Harkness
Grades 7 and up
1985 July

Caitlin
Catherine Dunphy
Reviewed by Anne Louise Mahoney
Grades 5 and up / Ages 10 and up
1991 March

Camels Can Make You Homesick and Other Stories
Nazneen Sadiq
Reviewed by Joanne Peters
Grades 5-8 / Ages 10-13
1986 January

Cabbagetown Gang
Mark Thurman
Reviewed by Michael Freeman
Grades 5-8
1987 May

Can You Promise Me Spring?
Alison Pirot
Reviewed by Nadiya Blaine
Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up
1986 September

Canada: A Growing Concern
Allan Hux and Fred Jarman
Reviewed by A.E. Barnett
Grades 7-8
1987 May

Canada: History in the Making
Gillian Bartlett and janice Galivan
Reviewed by Hugh A. Cook
Grades 7 and up
1986 November

Canada: An Outline History
J. Arthur Lower
Reviewed by Brenda Reed
Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up
1992 January

Canada: Challenges in the Development of Resources
Robert Dwyer and Stephen Penney
Reviewed by Anna L. Holman
Grades 7-10
1986 March

Canada: A Community Within the Wider World
Rex B. Brown, Thomas S. Green and M. Scott Roebotham
Reviewed by Anna L. Holman
Grades 7-10
1986 March

Canada: Culture and Resources
Don Crosby and others
Reviewed by John D. Crawford
Grades 9-12
1987 January

Canada Firsts
Ralph Nader, Nadia Milleron and Duff Conacher
Reviewed by Thomas F. Chambers
Grades 7 to 9/Ages 12 to 14
1993 March

Canada: Human Rights: Foundations for Freedom
John Calder and others
Reviewed by John D. Crawford
Grades 9-12
1987 January

Canada: Human Rights and the Law
John Calder and others
Reviewed by John D. Crawford
Grades 9-12
1987 January

Canada Illustrated: the Art of Nineteeth-Century Engraving
Reviewed by Jim Carter
Grades 9 and up
1983 September

Canada: Land of Diversity
Bruce W. Clark and John K. Wallace
Reviewed by Howard Hurt
Grades 9 and up
1983 November

Canada: a Landscape Portrait
J. A. Kraulis (Edited by)
Reviewed by Arne Handley
Grades 6 and up
1983 January

Canada, The Missing Years: The Lost Images of Our Heritage
Patrica Pierce
Reviewed by Phyllis James
Grades 7 and up
1986 March

Canada: Our Relations with the United States
William Anderson and George Black
Reviewed by John D. Crawford
Grades 9-12
1987 January

Canada Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Canada?
Calvin Coish
Reviewed by Judy Baxter
Grades 4 to 8/Ages 9 to 13
1993 March

Canada: A Regionally Diverse and Northern Environment
Rex B. Brown, Thomas S. Green and M. Scott Roebotham
Reviewed by Anna L. Holman
Grades 7-10
1986 March

Canada: a Symphony in Color
Grace Deutsch and Avanthia Swan
Reviewed by Maurice G. Black
All Ages
1983 January

Canada Then and Now: Maps of the Nation's Growth 1867-1982
Reviewed by Robin Lewis
Grades 8 and up
1983 July

Canada Under Siege
Pierre Berton
Reviewed by Donna J. Adrian
Grades 7-9 / Ages 12-14
1992 March

Canada: A Vast Environment
Rex B. Brown, Thomas S. Green and M. Scott Roebotham
Reviewed by Anna L. Holman
Grades 7-10
1986 March

Canada Votes: How We Elect Our Government
Linda Granfield
Reviewed by Ila D. Scott
Grades 5-9 / Ages 10-14
1990 July

Canada in the World: Choosing a Role
Allan Campbell and Derald Fretts
Reviewed by Keith Wilson
Grades 6-9
1985 November

Canada and the World: An Atlas Resource
Geoffrey J. Matthews and Robert Morrow Jr.
Reviewed by Fred May
Grades 9 and up
1985 July

Canada's Changing Population Distribution
Statistics Canada
Reviewed by Howard Hurt
Grades 9 and up
1985 January

Canada's Colonies: A History of the Yukon and the Northwest Territories
Kenneth Coates
Reviewed by Lois Hird
Grades 10 and up
1986 March

Canada's Native Peoples
Charles J. Humber
Reviewed by Mollie Hooper
Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up
1989 September

Canada's Natural Resources and Their Use
Maurice Mandale
Reviewed by Michael Ball
Grades 9 and up
1983 July

Canada's Political Heritage: Conflict and Change
Douglas Baldwin and Emily Odynak
Reviewed by Keith Wilson
Grades 6-9
1985 November

The Canadian Address Book: Who's Where and how to Reach Them
Zicky Hammud
Reviewed by Bob Haxton
Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up
1994 September

Canadian-American Relations
W. P. Telford
Reviewed by Jon D. Crawfor
Grades 8 and up
1984 November

Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs, 1984
R.B. Byers
Reviewed by Charles Ottosen
Grades 9 and up
1988 March

The Canadian Beaver Book
Jim Cameron
Reviewed by Marsha Kaiserman
Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up
1992 September

Canadian Childhoods: A Tundra Anothology
May Cutler
Reviewed by Irene Gordon
Grades 5 and up / Ages 10 and up
1990 May

Canadian Connections: An Activity Appraoch to Studying Canadian Communities
Freda Burns and others
Reviewed by Hugh A. Cook
Grades 4-7
1986 May

Canadian Days: A Calendar for All Time Featuring Fascinating Facts About Calendars, Dates and People
Magdalen Bear and Lou Pamenter
Reviewed by Gwen Maguire
Grades 5 and up / Ages 10 and up
1991 January

Canadian Do-It-Yourself: the Magazine for Handy People
Reviewed by C. Naslund
Grades 9 and up
1984 September

Canadian Environmental Directory 1991
Reviewed by Peter Freeman
Grades 9 and up/Ages 14 and up
1992 March

Canadian Environmental Directory 1992
Edited by Ann Marie Aldighieri
Reviewed by Peter Freeman
Grades 9 and up/Ages 14 and up
1992 November

Canadian Folk Art: Old Ways in a New Land
Michael Bird
Reviewed by Carrie Gardner
Grades 7 and up
1984 September

The Canadian Green Consumer Guide: How You Can Help
Prepared by the Pollution Probe Foundation
Reviewed by Marilyn Aldworth
Grades 6 and up / Ages 11 and up
1990 May

The Canadian Junior Green Guide
Teri Degler and Pollution Probe
Reviewed by Jennifer Johnson
Grades 3-9 / Ages 8-14
1991 March

Canadian Pacific Railway: Pon Git Cheng
Christine Welldon
Reviewed by Irene Gordon
Grades 5-9 / Ages 10-14
1991 May

Canadian Parliamentary Handbook/Répertoire Parlementaire Canadien 1983-1984
John Bejermi
Reviewed by P. J. Hammel
Grades 9 and up
1984 September

Canadian People Patterns
Roger Sauve
Reviewed by John d. Crawford
Grades 8 and up / Ages 13 and up
1991 January

The Canadian Symbols Kit
Department of the Secretary of State
Reviewed by Alma Webster
All Grades
1987 July

Canadian Workshop: the Magazine for All Home Do-It-Yourselfers
Reviewed by C. Naslund
Grades 9 and up
1984 September

The Canadian World Almanac and Book of Facts, 5th ed.
Edited by John Filion
Reviewed by P.J. Hammel
Grades 5 and up / Ages 10 and up
1991 March

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

Canadians at Work: Labour, Unions and Industry
Kenneth W. Osborne
Reviewed by J. D. Ingram
Grades 8 and up
1984 September

The Canoe
Kenneth G. Roberts and Philip Shackleton
Reviewed by Ches Sulkowski
Grades 9 and up
1984 May

Canoecraft: a Harrowsmith Illustrated Guide to Fine Woodstrip Construction
Merilyn Mohr and Ted Moores
Reviewed by Peter Chernoff
Grades 9 and up
1984 May

The Canscaip Companion: A Biographical Record of Canadian Children's Authors, Illustrators, and Performers
Barbara Greenwood
Reviewed by Brenda Reed
Grades 5 and up / Ages 10 and up
1991 May

Canuck Comics: A Guide to Comic Books Published in Canada
John Bell (Edited by)
Reviewed by Jo Anna Burns Patton
Grades 7 and up
1987 July

CareerWorld
John Freeman and Mary Belanchuk
Reviewed by Catherine Cox
Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up
1994 November/December

Career Connections Teacher Resource Bank
Julie E. Czerneda and Dave Studd
Reviewed by Fred Leicester
Grades 6 to 10 / Ages 11 to 15
1993 November

Cariboo Gold Rush
Reviewed by Jerry McDonnell
Grades 7 and up
1988 March

Careers in Music: A Guide for Canadian Students
Thomas Green, Patricia Sauerbrei and Don Sedgwick (Edited by)
Reviewed by Dianne Clipsham
Grades 8 and up
1986 July

Carl Rungius: Painter of the Western Wilderness
Jon Whyte and E..J. Hart
Reviewed by Walter Kalyn
Grades 8 and up
1986 March

Cartooning for Kids
Marge Lightfoot
Reviewed by J.E. Simpson
Grades 4 and up/Ages 9 and up
1993 September

Catch Me Once, Catch Me Twice
Janet McNaughton
Reviewed by Eve Williams
Grades 5-7 / Ages 10-12
1994 October

Cathal the Giant Killer and the Dun Shaggy Filly
Mary Alice Downie
Reviewed by Theo Hersh
Grades 3 and up / Ages 8 and up
1991 October

Cat on the Run
Gloria Guenther
Reviewed by Anna Santarossa
Grades 6 and up/Ages 11 and up
1992 May

Cattle Kingdom: Early Ranching in Alberta
Edward Brado
Reviewed by R. Weiler
Grades 9 and up
1985 September

Cedar
Hilary Stewart
Reviewed by Grace E. Funk
Grades 6 and up
1985 March

Celebrating! Twenty-Five Years on the Stage at the Shaw Festival
Katherine Holmes (Edited by)
Reviewed by Louise Griffith
Grades 7 and up
1987 January

Celebrity All-Occasion Cooking: Recipes for Every Occasion
Sally Sullivan (Edited by)
Reviewed by L. McGrath
Grades 9 and up
1985 November

A Century of Red Blankets: a History of Ambulance Service in Ontario
James A. Hanna
Reviewed by George Gereben
Grades 6 and up
1983 July

Champion on Wheels: A Biography of Jocelyn Lovell
Mary Frances Coady
Reviewed by Marc Shaw
Grades 6 to 8
1988 July

Changes of State
Gary Geddes
Reviewed by Tony Cosier
Grades 9 and up
1987 May

Charles Arkoll Boulton
Keith Wilson
Reviewed by R. Wieler
Grades 8 and up
1985 January

Charlie's Pillow
Hakan Jaensson and Arne Norlin
Reviewed by Janice Foster
All Ages
1985 September

Charting Canadian Incomes, 1951-1981
Reviewed by Fred May
Grades 7 and up
1986 March

Chautauqua Girl: a Musical Show for Young People
Ken Mitchell
Reviewed by Adele M. Fasick
Grades 5 and up
1984 September

Chemistry Today
R. A. Nalepa, R. L. Whitman and E. E. Zinck
Reviewed by Ingrid vonHausen
Grades 9 and up
1983 July

The Chestnut Pipe: Folklore of Shelburne County
Marion Robertson
Reviewed by Catherine R. Cox
Grades 6 and up / Ages 11 and up
1992 March

A Child in Prison Camp
Shizuye Takashima
Reviewed by Maryleah Otto
Grades 5 and up / Ages 10 and up
1990 May

Children of the First People
Dorothy Haegert
Reviewed by Lillian M. Turner
Grades 9 and up
1985 November

Children of the Rainbow
Terence Green
Reviewed by Barbara Camfield
Grades 9 and up/ Ages 14 and up
1992 September

Children of the Volcano
Alison Acker
Reviewed by Anne Locatelli
Grades 9 and up
1987 January

China
Reviewed by Joanne Robertson
Grades 5-8
1986 May

China Around the Corner
Heather Harris
Reviewed by Joanne Robertson
Grades 6-8
1986 September

Choices for Tomorrow
Gerald Cosgrave
Reviewed by Kenneth A. Elliott
Grades 9 and up
1986 March

The CHP Book of Amazing Rescues
Janet Stewart and Nadia Pelowich (Edited by)
Reviewed by Adele Case
Grades 6 and up
1988 July

Christmas in the Big Igloo: True Tales from the Canadian Arctic
Kenn Harper
Reviewed by Joan McGrath
Grades 9 and up
1985 September

Chronicle of Canada
Elizabeth Abbott, Editor-in-chief
Reviewed by P.J. Hammel
Grades 8 and up / Ages 13 and up
1991 March

Chuckwagon Racing...Calgary Stampede's Half Mile of Hell!
Reviewed by Elaine Blakey
Grades 6 and up
1985 March

Circle of Light
Eliane Corbeil Roe
Reviewed by Alison Mews
Grades 7-9 / Ages 12-14
1990 May

Circles: Shapes in Math, Science and Nature
Catherine Ross
Reviewed by Marsha Kaiserman
Grades 4-8 / Ages 9-13
1992 November

Circling Vultures
Sylvia Sikundar
Reviewed by Margaret Mackey
Grades 6 to 8 / Ages 11 to 13
1994 November/December

The Citizen's Guide to Lead: Uncovering a Hidden Health Hazard
Barbara Wallace and Kathy Cooper
Reviewed by Elizabeth Woodger
Grades 9 and up
1987 March

A City Called July
Howard Engel
Reviewed by Jerry McDonnell
Grades 9 and up
1987 March

In the City of the King
William Pasnak
Reviewed by Dianne Harke
Grades 4-8 / Ages 9-13
1985 January

The City Under Ground
Suzanne Martel
Reviewed by Suzanne Pryde
Grades 5-8
1983 May

Claiming the Future: The Inspiring Lives of Twelve Canadian Women Scientists and Scholars/Se Batir un Avenir
Edited by Francess G. Halpenny
Reviewed by Esther Hutchison
Grades 8 and up / Ages 13 and up
1992 March

Class Acts: Six Plays for Children
Edited by Tony Hamil
Reviewed by Maryleah Otto
Grades 2 and up / Ages 7 and up
1993 May

Classy Cats
Lola Sneyd
Reviewed by Maryleah Otto
Grades 4-7/Ages 9-12
1992 May

Clearcut Danger
Lesley Choyce
Reviewed by Gillian Martin Noonan
Grades 6 to 9/Ages 11 to 14
1993 September

The Climates of Canada
David Phillips
Reviewed by Susan E. Fowler
Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up
1991 January

Close to Home: A Canadian Country Diary
Bill Ivy
Reviewed by Jon Wright
Grades 6 and up / Ages 11 and up
1991 May

Coastal Wildlife of British Columbia
Bruce Obee
Reviewed by Fred Leicester
Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up
1992 March

Cold Midnight in Vieux Québec
Eric Wilson
Reviewed by Dave Jenkinson
Grades 4-8 / Ages 9-13
1990 May

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

The Colour of Canada
Hugh MacLennan
Reviewed by Barbara Camfield
Grades 6 and up/Ages 11 and up
1992 November

Columbus: For Gold, God, and Glory: In Search of the Real Chistopher Columbus
John Dyson
Reviewed by Brenda Reed
Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up
1992 March

Come and I Will Sing You: A Newfoundland Songbook
Genevieve Lehr (edited by)
Reviewed by Joan M. Payzant
Grades 9 and up
1986 November

Come to Your Senses (All Eleven of Them)
Milan Tytla
Reviewed by Marsha Kaiserman
Grades 4-8/Ages 9-13
1993 September

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

The Commonwealth Games: The First Sixty Years
Cleve Dheensaw
Reviewed by Joanne Peters
Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up
1994 September

Communication Skills for the World of Work
A. C. L. Holmes, Elizabeth Holmes and John T. Shuman
Reviewed by Ralph Wintrob
Grades 9 and up
1982 November

Communications
Dan Mackie and Paul Hayes
Reviewed by Mary Fallis
Grades 5 to 8
1987 November

The Communications Handbook
Reviewed by Susan Ratcliffe
Grades 9 and up
1983 January

The Community Apart: A Case Study of a Canadian Indian Reserve Community
Yngve Georg Lithman
Reviewed by David Chadwick
Grades 9 and up
1985 January

The Company Store
Sheldon Currie
Reviewed by Judy Baxter
Grades 8 and up
1989 January

A Compendium of Canadian Folk Artists
Terry Kobayashi and Michael Bird
Reviewed by Ches Sulkowski
Grades 9 and up
1986 March

The Complete Book of Crazy Patchwork: A Step-By-Step Guide to Crazy Patchwork Projects
Mary Conroy
Reviewed by Christine Buchanan
Grades 9 and up
1985 September

The Complete Encyclopedia of Hockey
Edited by Hal Bock and Zander Hollander
Reviewed by G. Jane Crozier
Grades 5 and up
1984 March

Complete Poems Part I and Part II
E.J. Pratt
Reviewed by Ian Dempsey
Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up
1989 July

The Computer Revolts
Bernadette Renaud
Reviewed by William F. Benson
Grades 8 and up
1985 May

Computer Studies
Dave Garth and George Milbrandt
Reviewed by Roger Lang
Grades 9 and up
1982 September

A Concise History of Sport in Canada
Don Morrow, et al.
Reviewed by Clare A. Darby
Grades 8 and up / Ages 13 and up
1990 January

Confederation: A Short History of Canada's Constitution
Desmond Morton
Reviewed by Donna J. Adrian
Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up
1992 September

Connections: Political Ideologies
Beverly A Shier-Sorrie and Brenda E. Willoughby
Reviewed by Louise Dick
Grades 9 and up
1987 July

Connections Two: Writers and The Land
Author Unknown
Reviewed by Warner Winter
Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up
1984 July

Contexts, Anthology One
Clayton Graves and Christine McClymont
Reviewed by William F. Benson
Grades 5-7
1983 January

Constituion 1982: Patriation of the Constitution of Canada/Le Répatriement De La Constitution Du Canada
Reviewed by Louise Dick
Grades 6 and up
1984 September

Contemporary Stained Glass: A Portfolio of Canadian Work
Joel Russ and Lou Lynn
Reviewed by Walter Kalyn
Grades 8 and up
1986 March

Continuous Journey: A Social History of South Asians in Canada
Norman Buchignani; Doreen M. Indra with Ram Srivastiva
Reviewed by K. Phyllis James
Grades 9 and up
1986 January

Contrepreneurs
Diane Francis
Reviewed by Melanie Fogel
Grades 9 and up
1989 March

Conversions
Gail Hamilton
Reviewed by Pat Steenbergen
Grades 4-7 / Ages 9-12
1991 November

The Cooking School Cookbook
Lucy Waverman
Reviewed by Marilyn Kogan
Grades 9 and up
1989 January

Cooking with Yogourt
Sister Berthe
Reviewed by Marilyn Kogon
Grades 9 and up
1983 November

Cooking Without Mom
Reviewed by Pat Bolger
Grades 9 and up
1987 May

Cornerstones: Rural Churches of Southern Ontario
John Delhaise
Reviewed by Gary Robertson
Grades 8 and up
1989 January

Corporal Canannagh
Ian J. Anderson
Reviewed by Elvira D. Gosselin
Grades 7 and up
1983 November

Corpus Almanac of Canada
Reviewed by P. J. Hammel
Grades 7 and up
1982 November

The Corvette Navy
James B. Lamb
Reviewed by Neil V. Payne
Grades 9 and up
1988 September

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

The Country of Acadia
Melvin Gallant
Reviewed by Pauline Henaut
Grades 7 and up
1987 January

The County - Quinte's Isle
Roger Boulton
Reviewed by Graham Draper
Grades 5 and up / Ages 10 and up
1990 November

The Courage of the Early Morning
William Arthur Bishop
Reviewed by Alfred L.F. Greenwood
Grades 8 and up
1986 March

Covered Bridge
Brian Doyle
Reviewed by Dave Jenkinson
Grades 5-9 / Ages 10-14
1991 March

The Cow's Tail: a Diary
Heather Davidson
Reviewed by Catherine Cox
Grades 7 and up
1983 March

The Cowboy Kid
David A. Poulsen
Reviewed by Fran Newman
Grades 5 to 8
1988 May

Cowboys Don't Cry
Marilyn Halvorson
Reviewed by Enid Dorward
Grades 5-9 / Ages 10-14
1984 November

Crabbe
William Bell
Reviewed by Michael Freeman
Grades 7-9 / Ages 12-14
1986 November

Crackers
Reviewed by Carol Steedman
Grades 4-8
1983 September

Creating Ideas and Information: Studies in Communication and Technology
Edited by Rowland Lorimer and Donald C. Wilson
Reviewed by Irene J. Karasick
Grades 6-9 / Ages 11-14
1991 November

Creation Stories
Maureen Stewart
Reviewed by Janice Foster
Grades 5-8 / Ages 10-13
1990 May

Crisis on Conshelf Ten
Monica Hughes
Reviewed by Nancy Dickson
Grades 6-9
1982 September

Crossings
Reviewed by Linda May Bell
Grades 7 and up
1983 May

The Crystal Drop
Monica Hughes
Reviewed by Dave Jenkinson
Grades 5-8 / Ages 10-13
1992 March

The Curse of the Silver Box
Brenda Bellingham
Reviewed by Theo Hersh
Grades 5-6 / Ages 10-11
1990 July

The Curses of Third Uncle
Paul Yee
Reviewed by Esther Hutchinson
Grades 5-9 / Ages 10-14
1987 January

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