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cdnGabrielle Roy: Creation and Memory.
Linda M. Clemente and William A. Clemente.
Review by Carol Harvey.
Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.

cdnGage Canadian Dictionary.
Gage Educational Publishing Company.
Review by Mark Morton.
Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.

cdnGalena's Gift.
Rosemary Nelson.
Review by Noreen Paterson
Grades 4 - 6 / Ages 10 - 13.

cdnThe Gallant Cause - Canadians in the Spanish Civil War, 1936 - 1939.
Mark Zuehlke.
Review by Joan Payzant.
Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.

cdnThe Gambler's Daughter.
Shirlee Smith Matheson.
Review by Mary Thomas.
Grades 3 - 7 / Ages 8 - 12.

The Game.
Teresa Toten.
Review by Anne Letain.
Grades 9-12 / Ages 14-17.

cdnGarbage Creek and Other Stories.
W. D. Valgardson.
Review by Alison Mews.
Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 12.

cdnThe Garden.
Carol Matas.
Review by Deborah Mervold.
Grades 6 - 9 / Ages 10 - 15.

intThe Gardener.
Sarah Stewart. Illustrated by David Small.
Review by Shannon Nesdoly.
Grades K - 6 / Ages 5 - 12.

canGeeta's Day: From Dawn to Dust in an Indian Village.
Prodeepta Das.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades preschool - 3 / Ages 4 - 8.

canGeorge Grant: Redefining Canada. (The Quest Library, 15).
William Chalmers.
Review by Alexander Gregor.
Grades 9 - 12 / Ages 14 - 17.

canGeorge Mercer Dawson: Geologist, Scientist, Explorer. (The Quest Library, 8).
T.F. Rigelhof.
Review by Alexander Gregor.
Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.

CDNThe Germans. (We Came to America).
Greg Nickles.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 5-8 / Ages 10-13.
cdnGermany: The Culture. (The Lands, Peoples, and Cultures Series).
Kathryn Lane.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 4-9 / Ages 9-14.

cdnGermany: The Land. (The Lands, Peoples, and Cultures Series).

Kathryn Lane.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 4-9 / Ages 9-14.

cdnGermany: The People. (The Lands, Peoples, and Cultures Series).

Kathryn Lane.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 4-9 / Ages 9-14.

cdnGet Started: Stamp Collecting for Canadian Kids.

Elizabeth Macleod. Illustrated by Bill Slavin and Esperança Melo
Review by Katherine Matthews.
Grades 3 and up / Ages 8 and up.

cdnGetting It All Together: Curriculum Integration in the Transition Years.

The Metropolitan Toronto School Board.
Review by Gail Lennon.
Professional: Grades 7 - 10.

cdnGetting Rid of Mr. Ribitus.
Alison Lohans. Illustrated by Barbara Hartmann.
Review by Liz Greenaway.
Grades 2 - 5 / Ages 7 - 10.

canGhost Cat.
Mark Abley. Illustrated by Karen Reczuch.

Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Kindergarten-grade 3 / Ages 5-8.

canGhost Children.

Lillian Boraks-Nemetz.
Review by Val Nielsen.
Grades 6 and up / Ages 11 and up.

cdnThe Ghost Dance.
Alice McLerran. Illustrated by Paul Morin.
Review by MaryLynn Gagne.
Grades 1 - 6 / Ages 6 - 10.

canA Ghost in the Attic.
Suzan Reid. Illustrated by Susan Gardos.
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Grades 3 - 5 / Ages 8 - 11.

canGhost Liners: Exploring the World's Greatest Lost Ships.
Robert D. Ballard & Rick Archbold. Illustrated by Ken Marschall.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 4 and up / Ages 9 and up.

canThe Ghost of Captain Briggs. (Sam, Dog Detective Series, 2).
Mary Labatt
Review by Jennifer Johnson.
Grades 3 - 5 / Ages 7 - 10.

cdnGhost Train.
Paul Yee. Illustrated by Harvey Chan.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades 3 - 7 / Ages 8 - 12.

can Ghost Voyages.
Cora Taylor.
Review by Mary Thomas.
Grades 3-7 / Ages 8-12.

can Ghost Voyages II: The Matthew.
Cora Taylor.
Review by Mary Thomas.
Grades 3-7 / Ages 8-12.

can Ghosts. (A Strange Science Book).
Sylvia Funston.
Review by Janice Foster.
Grades 4-8 / Ages 9 to 13.

Ghosts of the Bay: A Guide to the History of Georgian Bay.
Russel Floren and Andrea Gutsche.
Review by Tom Chambers.
Grades 8 and up / Ages 12 and up.

cdnThe Ghouls' Night Out.
Janice MacDonald. Illustrated by Pamela Breeze Currie.
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Grades 2 - 4 / Ages 7 - 10.

cdnA Gift For Ampato.
Susan Vande Griek. Illustrated by Mary Jane Gerber.
Review by Joan Marshall.
Grades 3 - 5 / Ages 8 - 10.

The Gift of Reading.
David Bouchard & Wendy Sutton.
Review by Lorraine Douglas.
Professional.

cdnGifts.
Jo Ellen Bogart. Illustrated by Barbara Reid.
Review by Wendy Zwaal.
Grades Preschool - 2 / Ages 3 - 7.

cdnGifts to Make with Crayola Model Magic.
Kim Fernandes. Photos by Wally Randall.
Review by Joan Payzant.
Grades Preschool - 4 / Ages 4 - 10.

can Give Maggie a Chance.
Frieda Wishinsky.
Review by Catherine Hoyt.
Kindergarten grade 2 / Ages 5-8.

canThe Giggler Treatment.
Roddy Doyle. Illustrated by Brian Ajhar.
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Grades 1 - 3 / Ages 6 - 9.

cdnGiraffes.
Bobbie Kalman and Greg Nickles.
Review by Shannon Nesdoly.
Grades K - 5 / Ages 5 - 10.

can The Girl on Evangeline Beach.
Anne Carter.
Review by Betsy Fraser.
Grades 7 - 9 / Ages 12 - 15.

intGo for It, Carrie.
Lesley Choyce. Illustrated by Mark Thurman.
Review by Irene Gordon.
Grades 2 - 4 / Ages 7 - 9.

cdnGod's Little Ships: A History of the Columbia Coast Mission.
Michael L. Hadley.
Review by John D. Crawford.
Grades 10 and up / Ages 14 and up.

canGogol's Coat.
Cary Fagan. Illustrated by Regolo Ricci.
Review by Valerie Nielsen.
Grades 1 - 4 / Ages 6 - 10.

can Going on a Journey to the Sea.
Jane Barclay.
Review by Catherine Hoyt.
Preschool-grade 2 / Ages 3-7.

cdnGoing to the Fair.
Sheryl McFarlane. Illustrated by Sheena Lott.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades Preschool - 2 / Ages 5 - 7.

cdnGoing to University: A Canadian Guide for Students in Grades 9 to 12 and Their Parents.
Beverly Cameron.
Review by Duncan Thornton.
Grades 9 - 12 / Ages 14 and up.

cdnGoing to Visit Kou-Kum.
Della Owens. Illustrated by Donna Cameron.
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Grades K - 3 / Ages 4 - 8.

cdnGold Diggers of the Klondike: Prostitution in Dawson City, Yukon,1898-1908.
Bay Ryley.
Review by Ian Stewart.
Grades 10 and up / Ages 16 and up.

Gold Rush Fever: A Story of the Klondike, 1898.
Barbara Greenwood.
Review by Gillian Richardson.
Grades 3-7 / Ages 8-11.

intGold Rush Women.
Claire Rudolph Murphy and Jane G. Haigh.
Review by Ian Stewart.
Grades 9 and up / 14 and up.

cdn The Golden Goose.
Barbara Reid.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades Preschool - 3 / Ages 4 - 8.

cdnThe Golden Grasshopper.
Rosemary Nelson.
Review by Noreen Paterson.
Grades 4 - 6 / Ages 9 - 12.

cdnGoldfish Don't Take Bubble Baths. (Abby and Tess Pet-Sitters Series).
Trina Wiebe. Illustrated by Maisol Sarrazin.
Review by Joan C. Simpson.
Grades 1 - 3 / Ages 6 - 8.

cdnGoldilocks and the Three Bears
Lilly Barnes. Illustrated by Lindsay Grater.
Review by Carol Carver
Grades Preschool - K / Ages 3 - 5

canGolf in Action. (Sports in Action).
Hannelore Sotzek. Illustrated by Bonna Rouse.
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Grades 3 - 4 / Ages 8 - 10.

cdnThe Good Companion.
Joan Skogan. Illustrated by Stephen McCallum.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 11.

cdn Good for What Ails You:
Self-help Remedies from 19th Century Canada.
Jim Cameron.
Review by Bob Haxton.
Grades 8 and up / Ages 14 and up.

cdnGood For You, Mikey Mite!
Gilles Gauthier. Illustrated by Pierre-Andre Derome.
Review by Joan Payzant.
Grades 4 - 7 / Ages 9 - 12.

can Good Times Travel Agency Series.
Adventures in Ancient Egypt.
Adventures in the Middle Ages.
Linda Bailey. Illustrated by Bill Slavin.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 3 - 7 /Ages 8 - 12.

cdnGood-bye Marianne: A Story of Growing Up in Nazi Germany.
Irene N. Watts.
Review by Mary Thomas.
Grades 4 - 7 / Ages 9 - 12.

Goodbye to Atlantis.
Troon Harrison.
Review by Kristin Butcher.
Grades 7 and up /Ages 12 and up.

intGordon Loggins and the Three Bears.
Linda Bailey. Illustrated by Tracy Walker.
Review by Jennifer Johnson.
Grades Preschool - 3 / Ages 4 - 8.

intGory & Gruesome History.
Jim Hatfield.
Review by Ian Stewart.
Grades 5 - 9 / Ages 10 - 15.

intGrace and Family.
Mary Hoffman. Illustrated by Caroline Binch.
Review by Elizabeth Buckland.
Grades Preschool - 2 / Ages 4 - 7.

int Graduation Day. (Baby-Sitters Club).
Ann M. Martin.
Review By Deborah Mervold.
Grades 4 - 9 / Ages 9 - 12.

canThe Gramma War.
Kristin Butcher.
Review by Val Nielsen.
Grades 4 - 6 / Ages 9 - 12.

canGrampa's Snowman.
Gary Barwin. Illustrated by Kitty Macaulay.
Review by Catherine Hoyt.
Grades Preschool - 1 / Ages 3 - 6.

cdnGrandfather Bear: A Story Told in Cree.
Madeline Davis, Sr. Translated by Della Owens and Harriet Landry. Illustrated by Donna Cameron.
Review by Brian Rountree.
Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 12.

can The Grandmother Doll.
Alice L. Bartels. Illustrated by Dusan Petricic.
Review by Catherine Hoyt.
Grades K - 2 / Ages 4 - 7.

cdnAt Grandpa's Sugar Bush.
Margaret Carney. Illustrated by Janet Wilson.
Review by Michele F. Kallio.
Grades Preschool - 3 / Ages 3 - 8.

cdnGrave Danger.
Gisela Tobien Sherman.
Review by Marsha Kaiserman.
Grades 8 - 10 / Ages 13 - 16.

cdnGrave Secrets.
Sylvia McNicoll.
Review by Betsy Fraser.
Grades 5 - 8 / Ages 9 - 13.

canGraveyard Girl: Stories.
Wendy A. Lewis.
Review by Joanne Peters.
Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.

cdnGraveyards of the Dinosaurs: What It's Like to Discover Prehistoric Creatures. (I Was There Series).
Shelley Tanaka. Illustrated by Alan Barnard, Mark Hallett & John Sibbick.
Review by Val Nielsen.
Grades 4 - 7 / Ages 9 - 12.

cdnThe Great Blue Grump.
Jill Creighton. Illustrated by Kitty Macaulay.
Review by Jennifer Johnson.
Grades K - 2 / Ages 4 - 7.

canThe Great Canadian Book of Lists.
Mark Kearney and Randy Ray.
Review by Mary Thomas.
Grades 5 and up / Ages 10 and up.

cdnGreat Canadian Fishing Stories: That Didn't Get Away.
Edited by David E. Scott.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up.

cdnGreat Canadian Scientists.
Barry Shell.
Review by Kendall Neufeld and Ian Stewart.
Grades 8 and up / Ages 14 and up.

cdnGreat Canadian Scientists: Teachers Resource Package.
Kyle Kirkwood and Barry Shell.
Review by Ian Stewart.
Professional.

cdnThe Great Canadian Trivia Book 2.
Mark Kearney & Randy Ray.
Review by Mary Thomas.
Grades 5 and up / Ages 10 and up.

cdnGreat Events That Changed the World.
Richard Platt. Illustrated by Brian Delf.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 4 - 8 / Ages 9 - 13.

canThe Great Golden Easter Egg Hunt.
Illustrated by Barbara Lanza.
Review by Joan Payzant.
Grades Preschool - 2 / Ages 4 - 7.

canThe Great Laundry Adventure.
Margie Rutledge.
Review by Joan Marshall.
Grades 1 - 4 / Ages 6 - 9.

Great Maritime Inventions, 1833-1950.
Mario Theriault.
Review by Alexander Gregor.
Grades 10 and up / Age 15 and up.

cdnGreat Northern Ontario Mines.
Michael Barnes.
Review by Luella Sumner.
Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up.

cdnThe Great Race.
David Bouchard. Illustrated by Zhong-Yang Huang.
Review by Elizabeth Buckland.
Grades 1 - 4 / Ages 6 - 10.

cdnGreat White Sharks.
Marie Levine. Illustrated by Warren Clark.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 3 - 7 / Ages 8 - 12.

intThe Greatest: Muhammad Ali.
Walter Dean Myers.
Review by Ian Stewart.
Grades 7 and up / Ages 14 and up.

can The Greatest Goal.
Mike Leonetti. Illustrated by Sean Thompson.
Review by Lorraine Douglas.
Grades 1-4 / Ages 6-9.

canThe Greatest Zoo on Earth.
Frank B. Edwards. Illustrated by John Bianchi.
Review by L.M. Sykes.
Kindergarten-grade 4 / Ages 5-10.

canGreece, the Culture.
Sierra Adare.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 4 - 9 / Ages 9 - 14.

canGreece, the Land.
Sierra Adare.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 4 - 9 / Ages 9 - 14.

canGreece, the People.
Sierra Adare.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 4 - 9 / Ages 9 - 14.

can Green Cat.
Dayal Kaur Khalsa.
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Preschool-grade 3 / Ages 4-8.

can Grizzly Pete and the Ghosts.
Janet Amsden.
Review by Catherine Hoyt.
Kindergarten-grade 2 / Ages 5-7.

cdnLe Gros Cadeau du petit Marcus.
Gilles Gauthier. Illustrated by Pierre-Andrérome.
Review by Kathleen Kellett-Betsos.
Grades 6 - 8 / Ages 11 - 13.

A Group of One.
Rachna Gilmore.
Review by Joanne Peters.
Grades 8 and up / Ages 12 and up.

cdnGrow It Again. (Kids Can Do It Series).
Elizabeth MacLeod. Illustrated by Caroline Price.
Review by Susan Fonseca.
Grades 2 - 7 / Ages 7 - 12.

Growing Up Royal: Life in the Shadow of the British Throne.
Jane Billinghurst.
Review by Helen Norrie.
Grades 4-7 / Ages 9-13.

cdnGruntle Piggle Takes Off.
Jean Little. Illustrated by Johnny Wales.
Review by Michele F. Kallio.
Grades K - 3 / Ages 5 - 8.

canThe Guardian of Isis.
Monica Hughes.
Review by Darleen Golke.
Grades 5 - 9 / Ages 10 - 14.

cdnGuardian of the Dark.
Bev Spencer.
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Grades 5 - 7 / Ages 11 - 13.

cdnGuiding the Reading Process: Techniques and Strategies for Successful Instruction in K-8 Classrooms.
David Booth.
Review by Deborah L. Begoray.
Professional.

intThe Gummi Bear Counting Book.
Lindley Boeghold. Illustrated by Pam Wall.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades Preschool - K / Ages 2 - 5.

canGymnastics.
Bobbie Kalman.
Review by Irene Gordon.
Grades 1 - 6 / Ages 6 - 11.

The Gypsy Princess.
Phoebe Gilman.
Review by T.S. Causabon.
Grades K - 3 / Ages 5 - 8.

intGypsy Rizka.
Lloyd Alexander.
Review by Joan C. Simpson.
Grades 4 - 6 / Ages 9 - 12.

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