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Table of Contents

Volume XII Number 5
October 28, 2005

Book Reviews

Three Tall Trees.

David Weale. Illustrated by Dale McNevin.
Review by Alison Mews.
Preschool-grade 3 / Ages 3-8.

Shout, Show and Tell! (Green Bananas).

Kate Agnew. Illustrated by Lydia Monks.
Review by Stacie Edgar.
Preschool-Grade 3 / Ages 4-8.

Hoppy Birthday, Jo-J! (Green Bananas).

Pippa Goodhart. Illustrated by Georgie Birkett.
Review by Stacie Edgar.
Preschool-Grade 3 / Ages 4-8.

The Sandcastle Contest.

Robert Munsch. Illustrated by Michael Martchenko.
Review by Christina Neigel.
Preschool-grade 3 / Ages 4-8.

Doggie in the Window.

Elaine Arsenault. Illustrated by Fanny.
Review by Catherine Hoyt.
Preschool-grade 3 / Ages 4-8.

Mixed Beasts, or A Miscellany of Rare and Fanastic Creatures.

Kenyon Cox. Illustrated by Wallace Edwards.
Review by Valerie Nielsen.
Preschool and up / Ages 4 and up.

The Nutcracker.

Karen Kain. Illustrated by Rajka Kupesic.
Review by Valerie Nielsen.
Kindergarten and up / Ages 5 and up.

Frogs and Other Amphibians. (What Kind of Animal Is It?).

Bobbie Kalman.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 1-2 / Ages 6-7.

Birds of All Kinds. (What Kind of Animal Is It?).

Rebecca Sjonger & Bobbie Kalman.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 1-2 / Ages 6-7.

Animals Called Mammals. (What Kind of Animal Is It?).

Bobbie Kalman & Kristina Lundblad.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 1-2 / Ages 6-7.

Animals Called Fish. (What Kind of Animal Is It?).

Kristina Lundblad & Bobbie Kalman.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 1-2 / Ages 6-7.

Reptiles of all Kinds. (What Kind of Animal Is It?).

Kelley MacAulay & Bobbie Kalman.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 1-2 / Ages 6-7.

Many Kinds of Animals. (What Kind of Animal Is It?).

Molly Aloian & Bobbie Kalman.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 1-2 / Ages 6-7.

Lilly Makes a Friend. (First Novels, 29).

Brenda Bellingham. Illustrated by Clarke MacDonald.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades 1-3 / Ages 6-8.

Robyn’s Party in the Park. (First Novels, No. 31).

Hazel Hutchins. Illustrated by Yvonne Cathcart.
Review by Caitlin Fralick.
Grades 1-3 / Ages 6-8.

Lilly’s Special Gift. (First Novels, No. 32).

Brenda Bellingham. Illustrated by Clarke MacDonald.
Review by Caitlin Fralick.
Grades 1-3 / Ages 6-8.

Discover Space. (Kids Can Read).

Cynthia Pratt Nicolson. Illustrated by Bill Slavin.
Review by Lori Walker.
Grade 1-3 / Ages 6-8.

Discover the Planets. (Kids Can Read).

Cynthia Pratt Nicolson. Illustrated by Bill Slavin.
Review by Lori Walker.
Grade 1-3 / Ages 6-8.

101 Cool Canadian Jokes.

Erin O’Connor. Illustrated by Bill Dickson.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades 2-5 / Ages 7-10.

The Kids’ Horse Book.

Sylvia Funston.
Review by Janice Foster.
Grades 2-7 / Ages 7-12.

The Kids Book of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada.

Diane Silvey. Illustrated by John Mantha.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 3-6 / Ages 8-11.

Lost Goat Lane.

Rosa Jordan.
Review by Kristin Butcher.
Grades 4-7 / Ages 9-12.

Now You See Them, Now You Don’t. (On the Run, #3).

Gordon Korman.
Review by Marina Cohen.
Grades 4-7 / Ages 9-12.

The Highwayman. (Visions in Poetry).

Alfred Noyes. Illustrated by Murray Kimber.
Review by Lorraine Douglas.
Grades 4-8 / Ages 9-13.

The Sower of Tales.

Rachna Gilmore.
Review by Libby McKeever.
Grades 5-9 / Ages 10-14.

Canada Moves West: An Omnibus. (Pierre Berton’s History for Young Canadians).

Pierre Berton.
Review by Val Ken Lem.
Grades 5-10 / Ages 10-15.

Thirst.

Catherine Taylor.
Review by Ann Ketcheson.
Grades 6-9 / Ages 11-14.

Four Steps to Death.

John Wilson.
Review by Rita Rebizant.
Grades 6-10 / Ages 11-15.

Home Before Dark.

Jo Hammond.
Review by Ruth Latta.
Grades 7-10 / Ages 12-15.

Dead and Gone.

Norah McClintock.
Review by Rita Rebizant.
Grades 7-10 / Ages 12-15.

Split. (SideStreets).

Lori Weber.
Review by Georgie Perigny.
Grades 7-10 / Ages 12-15.

Ceiling Stars. (SideStreets).

Sandra Diersch.
Review by Susan Rose.
Grades 7-12 / Ages 12-17.

The Klondike Quest: A Photographic Essay, 1897-1899.

Pierre Berton.
Review by Ronald J. Hore.
Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up.

Rancour.

James McCann.
Review by Ann Ketcheson.
Grades 8-10 / Ages 13-15.

Every Move. (SideStreets).

Peter McPhee.
Review by Joan Marshall.
Grades 8-11 / Ages 13-16.

Growing Up With a Positive Outlook (And Having Fun Too!).

Virginia Sperl. Illustrated by Angie Zubrin.
Review by Linda Ludke.
Grades 8-11 / Ages 13-16.

At Risk. (SideStreets).

Jacqueline Guest.
Review by Joanne Peters.
Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up.

Canadian Spies and Spies in Canada: Undercover at Home & Abroad. (Great Canadian Stories).

Peter Boer.
Review by Thomas F. Chambers.
Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up.

Canadian Crimes & Capers: A Rogue’s Gallery of Notorious Escapades. (Great Canadian Stories).

Angela Murphy.
Review by Thomas F. Chambers.
Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up.

On the Game. (SideStreets).

Monique Polak.
Review by Christina Pike.
Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.

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