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The A to Z of Absolute Zaniness: An ABC Book
Carol Mills
Reviewed by Brenda Watson
Preschool-grade 4 / Ages 3-9
1985 May

Aa-Choo
Wendy Orr
Reviewed by Theo Hersh
Pre-school to Kindergarten/Ages 3 to 5
1992 May

Aandeg (The Crow)
Shirley Pheasant Williams
Reviewed by Joan Skogan
Kindergarten to Grade 3 / Ages 5-8
1991 September

Abalone Summer
John Dowd
Reviewed by Anne Louise Mahoney
Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13
1994 May/June

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

ABC
Elizabeth Cleaver
Reviewed by Fran Newman
Pre-School
1985 July

ABC 123
Vlasta Van Kampen
Reviewed by Kate Inoue
Pre-School-Grade 1
1983 January

ABC-DABRA: Stories and Other Poems 3
Hugh Oliver and others
Reviewed by E.C. Blakey
Grades 2-3
1986 January

ABC-DABRA: Teacher's Guide/Worksheets 3
Hugh Oliver, Ann Nicholson and Joyce Scane
Reviewed by E.C. Blakey
Grades 2-3
1986 January

The Aberhart Summer
Bruce Allen Powe
Reviewed by Esther Hutchison
Grades 11 and up
1984 November

Aboriginal Aids Resource Directory
Health Services and Promotion Branch, Health and Welfare Canada
Reviewed by Ruth Bainbridge
Adult / Professional
1992 March

About Novels
David Booth and Stanley Skinner
Reviewed by Kenneth Elliot
Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up
1990 May

Above Tide: Reflections on Roderick Haig-Brown
Anthony Robertson
Reviewed by John D. Crawford
Grades 10 and up
1985 July

Abra Kadabra
Maureen Bayless
Reviewed by Dave Jenkinson
Grades 2-4 / Ages 7-9
1994 May/June

Absorbing the Dark
Beryl Baigent
Reviewed by Pat Bolger
Adult
1991 May

The Acadians
Jeff Richards
Reviewed by William Benson
Grades 8 and up
1987 January

An Acceptance of Paradox: Essays on Canadian Diplomacy in Honour of John Holmes
Kim Richard Nossal (Edited by)
Reviewed by Keith Wilson
Post-Secondary
1983 July

According to Jake and the Kid
W.O. Mitchell
Reviewed by Linda Holeman
Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up
1990 March

An Account of a Voyage to the North West Coast of America in 1785 & 1786
Alexander Walker
Reviewed by Adele Case
Grades 9 and up
1983 March

Accounting 1
G. E. Syme
Reviewed by David Chadwick
Grades 9 and up
1983 July

Ace
Spencer Dunmore
Reviewed by Alfred F. Greenwood
Grades 8 and up
1983 January

Achimoona
Author unknown
Reviewed by Sharon A. McLennan McCue
Grades 4-8 / Ages 9-13
1986 March

Across the Bridge: A Prelude to WWI
Helen Duncan
Reviewed by Joan McGrath
Adult
1989 May

Across Canada to the Klondyke
Harry Graham
Reviewed by Adele Case
Grades 10 and up
1985 January

Act of Art: the Image-Making Process
Jack Shadbolt
Reviewed by Carrie Sokoloff
Grades 6 and up
1982 November

Action Kids
Katheryn E. MacKay
Reviewed by Jane Robinson
Grades 3-6
1986 May

Active Voice
W.H. New and W.E. Messenger
Reviewed by Alan Thomas
Grades 8 and up
1986 September

Adam and Eve and Pinch Me
Julie Johnston
Reviewed by Meredith MacKeen
Grades 7-9 / Ages 12-14
1994 September

Addicted & Free... at the Same Time: a Study of Addiction & Fellowship
David A. Stewart
Reviewed by Glenn DiPasquale
Post-Secondary
1984 September

Adelaide Hoodless: Domestic Crusader
Cheryl MacDonald
Reviewed by Leslie McGrath
Grades 10 and up
1987 July

Adele at the End of the Day
Tom Marshall
Reviewed by Vivienne Denton
Adult
1 987 November

Adjusting the Image: Women and Canadian Broadcasting
Samantha Sanderson and Rose Potvin
Reviewed by Irene J. Karasick
Grades 12 and up
1988 September

The Administrative State in Canada
O. P. Dwivedi (Edited by)
Reviewed by Allan W. Kogon
Post-Secondary
1982 November

Administratively-Write: Communicating in a Business Environment
Ron Blicq
Reviewed by Mary Fallis
Post-Secondary
1985 September

Adult Entertainment
John Metcalf
Reviewed by Grace Shaw
Adult
1987 March

Adult Language Warning
William Robertson
Reviewed by Robert Lincoln
Grades 12 and up / Ages 17 and up
1992 January

Adventure in Legoland
Carol Matas
Reviewed by Lorrie Ann Clark
Grades 2-4 / Ages 7-9
1992 September

Adventure in the Night Sky
Dave Patterson
Reviewed by Pearl Hersovitch
Grades 4-6 / Ages 9-11
1992 March

The Adventure of Nature Photography
Tim Fitzharris
Reviewed by Maurice G. Black
Grades 6 and up
1984 May

Adventure on Thunder Island
Edna King and Jordan Wheeler
Reviewed by Alison Mews
Grades 2 to 6/Ages 7 to 11
1992 May

The Adventures of Broughton Bear: A Dream Becomes Real
Susan Atkinson-Keen
Reviewed by Carol Steedman
Preschool-grade 3 / Ages 3-8
1986 May

The Adventures of Broughton Bear: Fun Times
Susan Atkinson-Keen
Reviewed by Carol Steedman
Preschool-grade 3 / Ages 3-8
1986 May

The Adventures of Broughton Bear: Lost and Found
Susan Atkinson-Keen
Reviewed by Carol Steedman
Preschool-grade 3 / Ages 3-8
1986 May

The Adventures of Broughton Bear: One Thing Leads to Another
Susan Atkinson-Keen
Reviewed by Carol Steedman
Preschool-grade 3 / Ages 3-8
1986 May

The Adventures of Broughton Bear: Unexpected Wonders
Susan Atkinson-Keen
Reviewed by Carol Steedman
Preschool-grade 3 / Ages 3-8
1986 May

The Adventures of Broughton Bear: A Whole Day of Surprises
Susan Atkinson-Keen
Reviewed by Carol Steedman
Preschool-grade 3 / Ages 3-8
1986 May

The Adventures of Chuchi
Jane Gaffin
Reviewed by Sharon A. McLennan McCue
Grades 3-6
1986 July

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

Adventures of Ronny Weasel
Carrol Potter
Reviewed by Janice Foster
Kindergarten-Grade 3 / Ages 5-8
1991 May

Adventures With Miss Flint
Don Sawyer
Reviewed by Floyd Spracklin
Grades 2 to 5 / Ages 7 to 10
1993 November

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

L'affaire tartuffe or The Garrison Officers Rehearse Molière
Marianne Ackerman
Reviewed by Gina Varty
Adult
1994 September

Afraid to Ask: A Book About Cancer
Judylaine Fine
Reviewed by Glenn DiPasquale
Grades 10 and up
1985 November

Afraid to Ask: A Book About Cancer
Judylaine Fine
Reviewed by VanSickle Heaton
Grades 9 and up
1985 March

After the Applause
Howe, Colleen, Gordie Howe and Charles Wilkins
Reviewed by Ed Somerville
Grades 8 and up / Ages 13 and up
1990 May

After Atlantis
Gary Hyland
Reviewed by Alan Thomas
Grades 10 and up/Ages 15 and up
1992 March

After Bennett: A New Politics For British Columbia
Warren Magnusson (Edited by)
Reviewed by John D. Crawford
Grades 12 and up
1987 July

After the Fact
Helene Holden
Reviewed by Vivienne Denton
Adult
1987 November

After the Rebellion: The Later years of William Lyon Mackenzie.
Lillian F. Gates
Reviewed by Ian Stewart
Post-secondary
1989 January

After Sixty: Going Home
Gertrude Story
Reviewed by Hugh A. Cook & Katheryn Broughton
Adult / Grades 11 and up/Ages 16 and up
1992 March

After the War
Jean Bruce
Reviewed by Alfred F. Greenwood
Grades 8 and up
1983 May

The Afterlife of George Cartwright
John Steffler
Reviewed by Catherine R. Cox
Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up
1992 September

Against the Odds: Tales of Achievement
L.M. Montgomery
Reviewed by Caroline Thomson
Grades 6 to 8/Ages 11 to 13
1993 October

Aggressive Transport: Two Narrative Revisions 1975-1982
Brian Fawcett
Reviewed by Sister Anne Leonard
Grades 11 and up
1983 November

Aging is a Family Affair
Wendy Thompson
Reviewed by Nadiya Blaine
Grades 10 and up
1988 May

Agnes MacPhail: Reformer
Doris Pennington
Reviewed by Jean Farquharson
Grades 12 and up / Ages 17 and up
1990 May

Ah! Belle Cité! / A Beautiful City
Stéphane Poulin
Reviewed by Barbara Egerer Walker
Preschool-grade 1 / Ages 3-6
1986 May

Aids Education: Lessons and Masters, Grades 7 and 8
Reviewed by Kenneth Elliott
Professional
1989 January

Aids Education: Lessons and Masters, Grades 9 and 10
Reviewed by Kenneth Elliott
Professional
1989 January

Aids Education: A Program for Catholic Schools
Reviewed by Kenneth Elliott
Professional
1989 January

AIDS-Proofing Your Kids: A Step-by-Step Guide
Loren E. Acker, Bram C. Goldwater and William H. Dyson
Reviewed by Ruth Bainbridge
Professional
1992 October

Aids: A Teacher Resource Package
Jill Golick and James D. Greig
Reviewed by Ed Somerville
Professional
1989 January

Aids: What Every Responsible Canadian Should Know
James D. Greig, Introduction by Dr. David Walters
Reviewed by Lois Hird
Grades 11 and up
1988 March

Aids: What We Need to Know, an Instructional Program, Level I
Nettie R. Bartel and John E. Orlando with Roxanne L. Bartel
Reviewed by Kenneth Elliott
Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up
1990 March

Aids: What We Need to Know, an Instructional Program, Level II
Nettie R. Bartel and John E. Orlando with Roxanne L. Bartel
Reviewed by Kenneth Elliott
Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up
1990 March

Ain't Lookin'
John Craig
Reviewed by Donna O'Connor
Grades 7 and up
1983 September

Air Canada Owls: Travel Poems
Glen Sorestad
Reviewed by Ian Dempsey
Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up
1990 November

The Air I Breathe
Bobbie Kalman and Janine Schaub
Reviewed by Pat Steenbergen
Grades 3-6/Ages 8-10
1993 September

The Alarm Clock
Helme Heine
Reviewed by Sally Davis
Grades k-2
1985 January

Albert Perlin: A Biography
Francis G. Hollohan
Reviewed by Joan M. Payzant
Grades 11 and up
1986 July

Alberta
Sherman Hines
Reviewed by Joanna Gerdung
Grades 10 and up
1982 November

Alberta Catholic Schools: A Social History
Nicholas Tkach
Reviewed by Robert Nicholas BĂ©rard
Grades 12 and up
1985 November

Alberta Rhythm: The Later Works of A.Y. Jackson
Dennis Reid
Reviewed by J.E. Simpson
Grades 9 and up
1985 January

Albertans: Past, Present, Future
Kathryn G. Dueck and Kathryn E. Galvin
Reviewed by Barbara Conquest
Grades 4-6
1985 March

Albert's Bed
Herve Baudry
Reviewed by Gerri Young
Pre-School-Grade 1
1987 September

Alexander Graham Bell: Inventor of the Telephone
Edited by Michael Webb
Reviewed by Hugh A. Cook
Grades 4-6 / Ages 9-11
1991 September

Alexandre: A Saga of Northern Ontario
Helene Brodeur
Reviewed by Sharon A. McLennan McCue
Adult/Secondary
1988 November

Alfred the Dragon Who Lost His Flame
C. M. Buckaway
Reviewed by Elizabeth Lockett
Grades 2-4
1983 July

Algonkian Hunters of the Eastern Woodlands
Claudine Goller
Reviewed by Nadiya Blaine
Grades 5 and up
1985 January

Algonquin
Ted Dyke and William Reynolds
Reviewed by Ches Sulkowski
Grades 6 and up
1984 March

Alibi: a Novel
Robert Kroetsch
Reviewed by Patrick Dunn
Adult
1984 November

Alice
Warren Graves
Reviewed by Jo-Anne Naslund
Grades 10 and up
1983 January

Alice and the Birthday Giant
John F. Green
Reviewed by Linda Holeman
Grades K to 3 / Ages 5 to 8
1989 December

Alice Hunter's North Country Cookbook
Alice Hunter
Reviewed by Mollie Hooper
Grades 11 and up
1987 March

Alice Munro
B. Pfaus
Reviewed by Alan Thomas
Grades 11 and up
1985 September

Alice Munro: A Double Life
Catherine Sheldrick Ross
Reviewed by Alan Thomas
Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up
1993 March

Alice Munro: Paradox and Parallel
W.R. Martin
Reviewed by Bohdan Kinczyk
Grades 12 and up
1987 November

Alien War Games
Martyn Godfrey
Reviewed by Susan Radcliffe
Grades 7-9 / Ages 12-14
1985 September

Alison's Ghosts
Mary Alice and John Downie
Reviewed by Carol Steedman
Grades 4-6 / Ages 9-11
1985 September

Alison's House
Maxine Trottier
Reviewed by Pearl Herscovitch
Pre-school to Grade 2 / Ages 3 to 7
1993 November

All About Law: Exploring the Canadian Legal System
Dwight L. Gibson and Terry G. Murphy
Reviewed by John D. Crawford
Grades 10 and up
1986 May

All About Law: Exploring the Canadian Legal System: Student Workbook
Terry G. Murphy and Fredrick Jerman
Reviewed by John D. Crawford
Grades 10 and up
1986 May

All About Me Activity Guide
Bobbie Kalman
Reviewed by Patricia Sentance
Pre-School-Grade 3
1985 November

The All-Canadian Meat Book
Reviewed by Marilyn H. Kogon
Grades 9 and up
1984 March

All Kinds of Magic
Florence McNeil
Reviewed by Margaret Montgomery
Grades 4 and up / Ages 9 and up
1985 March

All My Relations: An Anthology of Contemporary Canadian Native Fiction
Edited by Thomas King
Reviewed by Lillian M. Turner
Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up
1990 November

All the Polarities
Philip Stratford
Reviewed by Vivienne Denton
Grades 11 and up
1987 January

All-Pro Hockey 84-85
Brian McFarlane
Reviewed by Michael Freeman
Grades 4-7
1985 May

All the Way Home
Max Braithwaite
Reviewed by Marion Miutis
Grades 12 and up
1986 July

All Write! A Teacher's Guide to Writing, Grades K to 6
Susan Schwartz
Reviewed by Gerald R. Brown
Professional
1988 November

Allan MacLean, Jacobite General
Mary Beacock Fryer
Reviewed by Robert Nicholas
Grades 10 and up
1988 July

Allergies and Children
Reviewed by Elizabeth Woodger
Grades 9 and up
1987 January

The Allergy Cookbook: Diets Unlimited for Limited Diets
Reviewed by Marilyn H. Kogon
Grades 10 and up
1983 November

The Alley Cat
Yves Beauchemin
Reviewed by Philip K Harber
Grades 12 and up
1986 September

The Alligator and the Everglades
Dave Taylor
Reviewed by Fred Leicester
Grades 3-8 / Ages 8-13
1991 October

Alligator Pie
Dennis Lee
Reviewed by Margaret Montgomery
Preschool and up / Ages 3 and up
1988 March

Alligator Pie and Other Poems
Pre-school and up/ Ages 3 and up
Reviewed by Wendy Carter
Pre-school and up/ Ages 3 and up
1989 May

The Alligator Report
W.P. Kinsella
Reviewed by Michael Freeman
Grades 12 and up
1987 May

Allstar Hockey Activity Book
Noah and Julian Ross
Reviewed by Charles Ottosen
Grades 4-6 / Ages 9-11
1991 May

Almost an Elephant
Rhinehart Friesen
Reviewed by Jane M. Smith
Kindergarten-grade 2 / Ages 5-7
1988 September

Almost Japanese
Sarah Sheard
Reviewed by Leslie McGrath
Adult/Secondary
1988 November

Almost Japanese
Sarah Sheard
Reviewed by Sharon A. McLennan McCue
Adult
1986 May

A/Long Prairie Line: An Anthology of Long Prairie Poems
Daniel Lenoski
Reviewed by Ian Dempsey
Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up
1990 September

Along the Shore: Tales by the Sea
L.M. Montgomery
Reviewed by Katherine Wallis
Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up
1989 September

Alphabet Cards
Reviewed by Janet E. Goldack
Pre-School - Grade 3
1984 November

Alternatives: Perspectives on Society, Technology and Environment
Reviewed by Susan E. Fowler
Grades 12 and up
1986 March

Alvin: A Biography of the Hon. Alvin Hamilton, P.C.
Patrick Kyba
Reviewed by Gerri Young
Adult/Post-secondary
1990 March

Always on Sunday
Tom Harpur
Reviewed by Kenneth Elliott
Grades 9 and up
1988 September

The Always Prayer Shawl
Sheldon Oberman
Reviewed by Jane Robinson
Grades 1 and up / Ages 6 and up
1994 May/June

Always Tip the Dealer
Gary Ross
Reviewed by Bob Laroureux
Grades 10 and up
1982 September

Am I the Only One?
Dennis Foon and Brenda Knight
Reviewed by Patricia Fry
Grades 3 and up / Ages 8 and up
1986 July

A.M. Klein: Literary Essays and Reviews
Usher Caplan and M.W. Steinberg (edited by)
Reviewed by Ruth Cosstick
Grades 12 and up
1987 September

Amadou
Louise Maheux-Forcier
Reviewed by Ingrid vonHausen
Adult
1988 May

Amanda Greenleaf and the Boy Magician
Ed Kavanagh
Reviewed by Adele M. Fasick
Grades 2-4 / Ages 7-9
1991 September

Amanda Greenleaf and the Spell of the Water Witch
Ed Kavanagh
Reviewed by Christine Buchanan
Grades 2 to 5
1988 May

Amanada's Book
Kerry Westall
Reviewed by Gwen Maguire
Junior Kindergarten to Grade 2 / Ages 4-7
1991 November

The Amazing Adventure of LittleFish
Marie-Francine Hebert
Reviewed by Kay Kerman
Preschool to Grade 1 / Ages 3-6
1990 November

The Amazing Apple Book
Paulette Bourgeois
Reviewed by Janice Foster
Grades 2-6 / Ages 7-11
1988 January

The Amazing Dirt Book
Paulette Bourgeois and Valerie Wyatt
Reviewed by Eve Williams
Grades 3-6 / Ages 8-11
1990 November

The Amazing Egg Book
Deborah Seed and Margaret Griffin
Reviewed by Maureen Pammett
Grades 2-7 / Ages 7-12
1990 January

The Amazing Paper Book
Paulette Bourgeois
Reviewed by Maureen Pammett
Grades 2-7 / Ages 7-12
1990 January

The Amazing Potato Book
Paulette Bourgeois
Reviewed by Kay Kerman
Grades 3-6 / Ages 8-11
1991 October

Amazing Space: Writing Canadian Women Writing
Shirley Neuman and Smaro Kamboureli
Reviewed by Donalee Moulton-Barrett
Grades 12 and up / Ages 17 and up
1988 March

Amazing Trivia from the World of Baseball
Shirley Fischler and Stan Fischler
Reviewed by John Mitchell
Grades 5 and up
1984 September

Amazing Trivia from the World of Football
Stan Fischler
Reviewed by Michael Freeman
Grades 7 and up
1985 January

The Amazing Water Book
Deborah Seed
Reviewed by Marsha Kaiserman
Grades 3-6 / Ages 8-11
1992 October

The Amazon Influence
Marion Woodson
Reviewed by Dave Jenkinson
Grades 4-8 / Ages 9-13
1994 October

Amelia's Celebration
Jirina Marton
Reviewed by Brenda Partridge
Kindergarten to Grade 3/Ages 5-8
1992 May

America: A History
Allan Hux et. al.
Reviewed by Adele M. Fasick
Grades 11 and up
1988 May

An American Spy Story
David Gurr
Reviewed by Ellen Robson
Adult
1985 March

The Americans are Coming
Herb Curtis
Reviewed by Jerry McDonnell
Grades 12 and up / Ages 17 and up
1990 May

Amie and Anika
Terry Stafford
Reviewed by Fran Newman
Pre-School-K
1984 March

Amikoonse/Little Beaver
Ferguson Plain
Reviewed by Patricia Fry
Pre-school to Grade 3/Ages 3 to 8
1993 October

Amish Adventure
Barbara Smucker
Reviewed by Sue Easun
Grades 5 and up
1983 November

Among the Orangutans: The Birute Galdikas Story
Evelyn Gallardo
Reviewed by Fred Leicester
Grades 4 and up/Ages 9 and up
1993 October

Among the Shadows: Tales From the Darker Side
L.M. Montgomery
Reviewed by Dave Jenkinson
Adult
1990 September

Amongst Thistles and Thorns
Austin C. Clarke
Reviewed by Philip K. Herber
Adult
1984 November

The Amorous Unicorn
Florence Vale
Reviewed by Vivienne Denton
Post-Secondary
1984 November

Amos and the Bear
Audrey Marsh
Reviewed by Adele Ashby
Grades 4-6 / Ages 9-11
1991 November

Amos and Orphy
Audrey Marsh
Reviewed by Constance Hall
Grades 5-7 / Ages 10-12
1992 March

Amours, Malices et...Orthographe
Claire St-Onge
Reviewed by Doris Lemoine
Grades 7 and up/Ages 12 and up
1992 May

Amphibians and Reptiles of Nova Scotia
John Gilhen
Reviewed by Andrew Pope
Grades 10 and up
1984 November

Anastasia Morningstar and the Crystal Butterfly
H.J. Hutchins
Reviewed by Adele L. Massena
Grades 4 and up / Ages 9 and up
1985 January

Ancient Canada
Robert McGhee
Reviewed by Joan Skogan
Grades 8 and up / Ages 13 and up
1990 March

Ancient Ships on American Shores
Michael Custode and Patricia Presti
Reviewed by Gerri Young
Grades 3 and up
1987 March

And the Boats Go Up and Down
Wilma Alexander
Reviewed by Edith Parsons
Grades 4 to 6/Ages 9 to 11
1992 May

"And Do You Have Anything Else?": Audition Pieces From Canadian Plays
Edited by Margaret Bard, Peter Messaline and Miriam Newhouse
Reviewed by Melanie Fogel
Grades 10 and up/Ages 15 and up
1992 May

And When You Go Fishing
Ron Nelson
Reviewed by Michael Freeman
Grades 7-13
1985 July

And You Can Be the Cat
Hazel Hutchins
Reviewed by Maron Scott
Kindergarten to Grade 3/Ages 5-8
1992 May

Andrew and the Wild Bikes
Allen Morgan
Reviewed by Marilyn Aldworth
Preschool to Grade 2 / Ages 4-7
1991 January

Angel Mae: A Tale of Trotter Street
Shirley Hughes
Reviewed by Pearl Herscovitch
Kindergarten to Grade 3 / Ages 5-8
1990 March

The Angel of the Tar Sands and Other Stories
Rudy Wiebe
Reviewed by Nancy Carlman
Adult
1983 March

Angel Square
Brian Doyal
Reviewed by Joan Weller
Grades 7-9 / Ages 12-14
1985 March

Angela's Airplane
Robert Munsch
Reviewed by Patricia Fry
Grades K-3
1983 July

Angela's Airplane
Robert Munsch
Reviewed by Jane Robinson
Kindergarten-grade 3 / Ages 5-8
1989 January

Angelo Branca, "Gladiator of the Courts"
Vincent Moore
Reviewed by John D. Crawford
Grades 12 and up
1982 September

Angels in the Rain
Terry Crawford
Reviewed by Joan Kerrigan
Grades 12 and up
1986 March

Angels of Flesh, Angels of Silence
Lorna Crozier
Reviewed by Warner Winter
Adult
1989 July

The Anger in Ernest and Ernestine
Robert Morgan, Martha Ross, and Leah Cherniak
Reviewed by Alan Thomas
Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up
1990 November

Animal Babies
Bobbie Kalman
Reviewed by Hugh A. Cook
Grades 3 and up
1988 September

Animal Fables and Other Tales Retold
Enid F. D'Oyley
Reviewed by Joan Weller
Grades 7-10
1983 July

Animal Friends and a Ferret Named Toots
Louise Evans
Reviewed by Jo Anna Burns Patton
Grades 4-7 / Ages 9-12
1991 March

Animal Hours
Linda Manning
Reviewed by Ruth Cosstick
Kindergarten-grade 3 / Ages 5-8
1991 January

Animal Tracks of Western Canada
Joanne E. Barwise
Reviewed by Janice Foster
Grades 5 and up / Ages 10 and up
1990 November

Animal Uproar
bill bissett
Reviewed by Don Precosky
Adult/Secondary
1988 November

Animal Worlds
Bobbie Kalman and Susan Hughes
Reviewed by Anna L. Holman
Grades K-4
1986 July

The Animals in Their Elements
Cynthia Flood
Reviewed by Katheryn Broughton
Grades 11 and up
1988 September

Animals in Winter
Louise Beaudin
Reviewed by Ann Fagan
Preschool to grade 3 / Ages 3-8
1992 March

Animals and Where They Live
John Feltwell
Reviewed by Hugh A. Cook
Grades 2 to 10
1988 September

Anna Leonowens: A Life Beyond the King and I
Leslie Smith Dow
Reviewed by Louise Reimer
Grades 10 and up/Ages 15 and up
1992 March

Anna, Paul & Tommycat: A Letter from the Moon
Nicole Girard and Pol Danheux
Reviewed by Hazel Birt
Kindergarten to Grade 2/Ages 5 to 7
1989 May

Anna, Paul and Tommycat Say Hello
Nicole Girard and Pol Danheux
Reviewed by Dale Simmons
Ages 4 to 7
1989 January

Anna, Paul & Tommycat: Where is Tommycat?
Nicole Girard and Pol Danheux
Reviewed by Hazel Birt
Kindergarten to Grade 2/Ages 5 to 7
1989 May

Anna Veryha
Gloria Kupchenko Frolick
Reviewed by Edith Parsons
Grades 4-6 / Ages 9-11 dd>1993 March

Annabel the Detective: The Case of the Birthday Surprise
Dorothy Joan Harris
Reviewed by Alison Mews
Kindergarten-grade 2 / Ages 5-7
1994 May/June

Annabel the Detective: The Case of the Missing Note
Dorothy Joan Harris
Reviewed by Caroline Thompson
Kindergarten-grade 2 / Ages 5-7
1992 October

Annabel the Detective: The Case of the Missing Tooth
Dorothy Joan Harris
Reviewed by B. Henley
Junior Kindergarten to Grade 3 / Ages 4-8
1991 October

Annabel Lee
Edgar Allan Poe
Reviewed by Ronald Jobe
Grades 7 and up
1988 May

Anna's Red Sled
Patricia Quinlan
Reviewed by Patricia Fry
Kindergarten-grade 4 / Ages 5-9
1989 November

Anna's World
Marie-Claire Blais
Reviewed by donalee Moulton-Barrett
Grades 11 and up
1985 July

The Anne of Green Gables Cookbook
Kate Macdonald
Reviewed by Margaret Montgomery
Grades 3-9 / Ages 8-14
1986 July

Anne of Green Gables: Junior Edition
L.M. Montgomery
Reviewed by Ila D. Scott
Grades 3-5/Ages 9 to 11
1992 May

Anne of Ingleside
L.M. Montgomery
Reviewed by Lynne McAvoy
Grades 5-9 / Ages 10-14
1990 September

Anne of Windy Poplars
L.M. Montgomery
Reviewed by Dorothy Dodge
Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up
1990 January

Annick's ABC Activity Set
Roger Paré
Reviewed by Joan Young
Preschool-grade 2 / Ages 3-7
1986 March

The Annie Poems
Anne Cameron
Reviewed by Pat Bolger
Pre-School
1987 November

Anniranni and Mollymishi: The Wild-Haired Doll
C. Drew Lamm
Reviewed by Adele M. Fasick
Preschool to Kindergarten / Ages 3-5
1991 January

The Annotated Bibliography of Canada's Major Authors
Robert Lecker and Jack David (Edited by)
Reviewed by Elizabeth Lockett
1988 November

The Annotated Bibliography of Canada's Major Authors, Volume Three
Jack David and Robert Lecker (Edited by)
Reviewed by Andrew Pope
Grades 11 and up
1982 November

The Annotated Bibliography of Canada's Major Authors, Volume Four
Jack David and Robert Lecker (Edited by)
Reviewed by Alan Thomas
Grades 12 and up
1983 November

The Annotated Bibliography of Canada's Major Authors, Volume Five
Jack David and Robert Lecker (eds.)
Reviewed by Alan Thomas
Grades 12 and up
1984 November

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

Anonymity Suite
David McFadden
Reviewed by Bob Lincoln
Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up
1992 October

Another Country: Writings by and About Henry Kreisel
Shirley Neuman (Edited by)
Reviewed by Ruth Cosstick
Grades 10 and up
1986 May

Another Winter, Another Spring: A Love Remembered
Louise de Kiriline Lawrence
Reviewed by Irene Karasick
Grades 10 and up
1988 July

The Anthology Anthology
Robert Weaver (Edited by)
Reviewed by Pia Christiansen
Grades 10 and up
1985 March

An Anthology of Canadian Liturature in English
Daniel Moses and Terry Goldie
Reviewed by David Chadwick
Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up
1992 September

Antiques Afloat: From the Golden Age of Boating in British Columbia
Peter Vassilopoulos
Reviewed by Adele Case
Grades 10 and up
1983 November

The Antlered Boy: Poems
Lloyd Abbey
Reviewed by Tony Cosier
Grades 11 and up
1984 November

Anyone Skating on that Middle Ground
Sarah Robyn
Reviewed by Pat Bolger
Grades 11 and up
1986 March

Anytime Stories
Leo Sawicki
Reviewed by Sharon A. McLennan McCue
Grades 3-6
1987 July

Anywhere Stories
Leo Sawicki
Reviewed by Patricia Fry
Grades 7-10/Ages 12-15
1993 September

The Apostate's Tattoo: Stories
J. J. Steinfeld
Reviewed by Tony Cosier
Grades 11 and up
1984 September

Appetite
Mia Anderson
Reviewed by Doug Watling
Adult
1989 July

The Apple Connection
Beatrice Ross Buszek
Reviewed by Joyce Brown
Grades 9 and up
1986 March

An Apple a Day: a Holistic Health Primer
Mel Borins
Reviewed by Elizabeth Woodger
Grades 9 and up
1983 November

The Apple Staff and Silver Crown: A Fairy Tale
Nancy-Lou Patterson
Reviewed by Nancy E. Black
Grades 6-9
1986 March

Apples, Alligators and Also Alphabets
Odette and Bruce Johnson
Reviewed by Constance Hall
Preschool to Grade 2 / Ages 3-7
1990 November

The Apprentice's Tale
Hugh Mackay Ross
Reviewed by Thomas F. Chambers
Grades 9 and up
1987 July

Approaches to Canadian Politics
John H. Redekop (Edited by)
Reviewed by Jim Carter
Grades 11 and up
1983 September

Approaches to the Work of James Reaney
Stan Dragland (Edited by)
Reviewed by Robert E. Wheeler
Post-Secondary
1983 July

April Raintree
Beatrice Culleton
Reviewed by Lillian M. Turner
Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up
1985 November

Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich
Stephen Leacock
Reviewed by Jo Anna Burns Patton
Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up
1989 September

Arches in British Columbia
Chuen-yan David Lai
Reviewed by Joyce Brown
Grades 11 and up
1983 March

Archibald and the Crunch Machine
Jenny Nelson
Reviewed by Patricia Fry
Grades 1-5 / Ages 6-11
1990 November

The Architecture of Animals: The Equinox Guide to Wildlife Structures
Adrian Forsyth
Reviewed by Fred Leicester
Grades 7-9 / Ages 12-14
1990 January

The Arctic 1927
A. Y. Jackson
Reviewed by Lee Thirlwill
Grades 9 and up
1983 May

Arctic Adventures: Exploring Canada's North By Canoe and Dog Team
Ian and Sally Wilson
Reviewed by Fred Leicester
Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up
1993 March

Arctic Animals
Fred Bruemmer
Reviewed by Hugh A. Cook
Grades 9 and up
1987
An Arctic Diary
Georgia
Reviewed by Ingrid vonHausen
Grades 12 and up
1983 November

Arctic Exodus: The Last Great Trail Drive
Dick North
Reviewed by Lillian M. Turner
Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up
1991 September

The Arctic Grail: The Quest For The North West Passage And The North Pole 1818-1909
Pierre Berton
Reviewed by Robin Lewis
Grades 8 and up / Ages 13 and up
1989 January

Arctic Imperative
John Honderich
Reviewed by Howard Hurt
Grades 12 and up
1988 July

Arctic Memories
Normee Ekoomiak
Reviewed by William F. Benson
Grades 4 and up / Ages 9 and up
1989 March

Arctic Whalers, Icy Seas
Ross W. Gilles
Reviewed by Adele case
Grades 7 and up
1986 March

Arctic Wildlife
Monte Hummel
Reviewed by Robin Lewis
Grades 8 and up
1985 March

Are We There Yet?
Nancy Crystal
Reviewed by Irene Aubrey
Preschool to Grade 2 / Ages 3-7
1992 January

Are You Too Fat, Ginny?
Karin Jasper
Reviewed by Theo Hersh
Grades 3-5 / Ages 8-10
1990 May

The Argo Bounce
Jay Teitel
Reviewed by Michael Freeman
Grades 10 and up
1983 March

An Armadillo is Not a Pillow
Lois Simmie
Reviewed by Joanne Robertson
Kindergarten-grade 6 / Ages 5-11
1987 March

Armand Bombardier: Inventor of the Snowmobile
Edited by Michael Webb
Reviewed by Hugh A. Cook
Grades 4-6 / Ages 9-11
1991 September

Arms Canada: The Deadly Business of Military Exports
Ernie Regehr
Reviewed by J.D. Ingram
Post-Secondary
1988 January

Army Without Banners
John Beames
Reviewed by Adele M. Fasick
Grades 11 and up
1988 November

Art in Everyday Life: Observations in Conteporary Canadian Design
Peter Day and Linda Lewis
Reviewed by William F. Benson
Grades 9 and up
1989 March

The Art of Art Works
Cyril Welch
Reviewed by James E. Simpson
Post-Secondary
1983 January

The Art of Complaining
Phil Edmonston
Reviewed by John D. Crawford
Grades 9 and up
1985 January

The Art of Darkness
David McFadden
Reviewed by Pat Bolger
Grades 12 and up
1985 March

The Art of Japanese Cooking for all Seasons
Mary Haji and Reiko Takashimi
Reviewed by Bessie Condos Egan
Grades 10 and up
1987 March

The Art of Len Gibbs
Betty Gibbs
Reviewed by James E. Simpson
Grades 3 and up
1982 September

Art of War: Painting It Out of the Picture
Geoff Butler
Reviewed by J.E. Simpson
Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up
1991 March

Art Roebuck Comes to Born With a Tooth
Daniel McBain
Reviewed by Brenda Reed
Adult
1991 October

Art, Sight and Language: A Reading/Writing of Some Contemporary Canadian Art
Asheleigh Moorhouse
Reviewed by Walter Kalyn
Post-secondary/Adult
1989 September

The Artemesia Book: Poems Selected and New
Colleen Thibaudeau
Reviewed by Pat Bolger
Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up
1991 October

Arthur Throws a Tantrum
Ginette Anfousse
Reviewed by Donna Doyle
Grades 3-5/Ages 8-10
1993 September

Arthur's Dad
Ginette Anfousse
Reviewed by Dave Jenkinson
Grades 2-4 / Ages 7-9
1992 March

The Artist's Eye: an Anthology of 40 Years of Essays on Canadian Art
Reviewed by James E. Simpson
Grades 12 and up
1982 November

Arts and the Curriculum for the 80s
Judith Strand Major
Reviewed by Clare A. Darby
Professional
1983 November

Arts Manitoba: a Quaterly Review of the Arts
Reviewed by A. L. Florence
Grades 10 and up
1983 May

As Birds Bring Forth the Sun and Other Stories
Alistair MacLeod
Reviewed by E. Robson
Grades 11 and up
1986 September

As for Me and My House
Sinclair Ross
Reviewed by Elinor Kelly
Grades 12 and up/Ages 17 and up
1989 May

As Long As the Sun Shines and Water Flows: a Reader in Canadian Native Studies
A. L. Getty and Antoine Lussier (Edited by)
Reviewed by David Chadwick
Grades 11 and up
1984 May

As She Began: an Illustrated Introduction to Loyalist Ontario
Bruce Wilson
Reviewed by Jack Brown
Grades 10 and up
1982 September

Asha's Mums
Rosamund Elwin and Michele Paulse
Reviewed by Marilyn Aldworth
Kindergarten-grade 3 / Ages 5-8
1991 May

Ashbourn
John Reibetanz
Reviewed by Warner Winter
Grades 10 and up
1988 May

The Ashley Dictionary
Edited by K.L. Cordner et al.
Reviewed by Elizabeth Lockett
Grades 3 and up / Ages 8 and up
1989 July

Aska's Animals
David Day
Reviewed by Brenda Partridge
Kindergarten and up / Ages 5 and up
1992 March

Asking for More
Raymond Souster
Reviewed by Ian Dempsey
Grades 9 and up/Ages 14 and up
1989 May

Aspects of the Culture of the French Minority of Newfoundland's West Coast
Gerald Thomas
Reviewed by G. J. Casey
Grades 10 and up
1983 November

Aspects of Irish Halifax at Confederation
Terrence M. Punch
Reviewed by G. J. Casey
Grades 10 and up
1983 November

The Asphalt Octopus
Lola Sneyd
Reviewed by Fran Newman
Grades K-6
1983 July

The Asphalt Octopus
Lola Sneyd
Reviewed by Gudrun Wight
Grades 4 and up
1984 March

Assu of Cape Mudge: Recollections of a Coastal Indian Chief
Harry Assu with Joy Inglis
Reviewed by Joan Skogan
Grades 8-12 / Ages 13-17
1990 November

The Astounding Long-Lost Letters of Dickens of the Mounted
Edited by Eric Nicol
Reviewed by Howard Hurt
Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up
1990 January

At the Alter: Matrimonial Tales
L. M. Montgomery, Edited by Rea Wilmshurst
Reviewed by Darleen R. Golke
Grades 7-10 / Ages 12-15
1994 September

At the Cottage: A Fearless Look at Canada's Summer Obsession
Charles Gordon
Reviewed by Dave Jenkinson
Post-secondary/Adult
1989 September

At Face Value: The Life and Times of Eliza McCormack/John White
Don Akenson
Reviewed by Louise Dick
Grades 12 and up / Ages 17 and up
1991 January

At My Heart's Core & Overlaid: Two Plays
Robertson Davies
Reviewed by Gina Varty
Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up
1992 March

An Atlantic Album: Photographs of the Atlantic Provinces, Before 1920
Scott Robson and Shelagh Mackenzie
Reviewed by Catherine R. Cox
Grades 7 and up
1986 January

The Atlantic Anthology, Volume 1: Prose
Fred Cogswell (Edited by)
Reviewed by Clare A. Darby
Grades 10 and up
1984 November

The Atlantic Anthology. Volume 2: Poetry
Fred Cogswell (Edited by)
Reviewed by Tony Cosier
Grades 10 and up
1986 March

Atlantic Wild-Flowers
Diane Griffin
Reviewed by Catherine R. Cox
Grades 4 and up
1985 May

Atlas
Paul Montpellier
Reviewed by Barbara Egerer
Kindergarten to Grade 3
1988 July

Atmosfear
sean o'huigin
Reviewed by Patricia Fry
Grades 2-5 / Ages 7-10
1986 January

Atomic Archers Target: Terror
Harold Turner
Reviewed by Bessie Condos Egan
Grades 5 and up
1984 May

The Attic of All Sorts
Diane Carmel Leger
Reviewed by J.E. Simpson
Grades 2-5 / Ages 7-10
1991 September

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

The Auction
Jan Andrews
Reviewed by Kay Kerman
Kindergarten-grade 6 / Ages 5-11
1991 March

Audio Visual Media for Children in the Public Library
Linda Pearse
Reviewed by P.J. Hammel
Adult
1988 March

August Nights
Hugh Hood
Reviewed by Barbara J. Graham
Adult
1986 March

Aunt Abigail's Beau
Amy Jo Cooper
Reviewed by Kay Kerman
Grades 5-8 / Ages 10-13
1992 March

Aunt Armadillo
Robin Lewis
Reviewed by Christine Buchanan
Kindergarten-grade 2 / Ages 5-7
1986 January

Auntie's Knitting a Baby
Lois Simmie
Reviewed by Dianne Harke
Kindergarten-grade 6 / Ages 5-11
1985 September

Aurora: A History in Pictures
John W. McIntyre
Reviewed by Jack Brown
Grades 7 and up
1989 January

Author & Editor: a Working Guide
Rick Archbold, et al.
Reviewed by Adèle Ashby
Grades 12 and up
1983 July

Autobiographies By Elizabeth Smart
Christina Burridge (Edited by)
Reviewed by Irene J. Karasick
Grades 8 and up
1989 January

Autobiography of Oliver Goldsmith: A Chapter in Canada's Literary History
Oliver Goldsmith
Reviewed by Joan M. Payzant
Grades 10 and up
1986 March

The Automobile Sage of British Columbia 1864-1914
G.W. Taylor
Reviewed by Yoskyl Webb
Grades 9 and up
1985 May

The Avro Canada C102 Jetliner
Jim Floyd
Reviewed by Alfred F. Greenwood
Grades 9 and up
1987 July

Away From Home: Canadian Writers in Exotic Places
Kildare Dobbs (Selected and Edited by)
Reviewed by Esther Hutchison
Grades 11 and up
1986 July

The Axe's Edge
Kristjana Gunnars
Reviewed by Margaret MacLean
Grades 12 and up
1984 May

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