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Table of Contents

Volume XV Number 20
May 29, 2009

Book Reviews
   
Can Wenda the Wacky Wiggler. (The Rainbow Collection).
  Christopher Aslan.
Illustrated by Emily Mullock.
Review by Ellen Heaney.
Preschool-grade 2 / Ages 4-7.
   
Can Gonzalo Grabs the Good Life.
  Janice Levy. Illustrated by Bill Slavin with Esperçana Melo.
Review by Suzanne Pierson.
Preschool-grade 3 / Ages 4-8.
   
Can Meet My Neighbor, the Chef. (Meet My Neighbor).
  Marc Crabtree.
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Kindergarten-grade 2 / Ages 5-7.
   
Can Meet My Neighbor, the Taekwondo Master. (Meet My Neighbor).
  Marc Crabtree.
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Kindergarten-grade 2 / Ages 5-7.
   
Can Meet My Neighbor, the Builder. (Meet My Neighbor).
  Marc Crabtree.
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Kindergarten-grade 2 / Ages 5-7.
   
Can Meet My Neighbor, the Artist. (Meet My Neighbor).
  Marc Crabtree.
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Kindergarten-grade 2 / Ages 5-7.
   
Can Bruno for Real. (Orca Echoes).
  Caroline Adderson. Illustrated by Helen Flook.
Review by Jonine Bergen.
Kindergarten-grade 3 / Ages 5-8.
   
Can Penny Picks the Perfect Pet.
  Carol Szuminsky. Illustrated by Jenny Prest.
Review by Linda Ludke.
Grades 1-3 / Ages 6-8.
   
Can Angels, Inc.
  Bruce McBay. Illustrated by Kim La Fave.
Review by Suzanne Pierson.
Grades 2-4 / Ages 7-9.
   
Can Animal, Aha! Thrilling Discoveries in Wildlife Science.
  Diane Swanson.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 2-4 / Ages 7-9.
   
Can My Stone Lion.
  Ruowen Wang. Illustrated by Hechen Yu.
Review by Elaine Fuhr.
Grades 3-7 / Ages 8-12.
   
Can Special Effects. (Crabtree Contact).
  Frances Ridley.
Review by Marilynne V. Black.
Grades 3-8 / Ages 8-13.
   
Can Martial Arts Legends. (Crabtree Contact).
  Clive Gifford.
Review by Dana L. Coates.
Grades 3 and up / Ages 8 and up.
   
Can Why Do Cats Have Whiskers?
  Elizabeth MacLeod.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades 3 and up / Ages 8 and up.
   
Can Canadian Girls Who Rocked the World. [Revised and Expanded Edition].
  Tanya Lloyd Kyi. Illustrated by Tom Bagley. Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 4-6 / Ages 9-11.
   
Can The Odds Get Even.
  Natale Ghent.
Review by Andrea Galbraith.
Grades 4-7 / Ages 9-12.
   
Can Tabloidology.
  Chris McMahen.
Review by Michelle Superle.
Grades 4-7 / Ages 9-12.
   
Can Are You Afraid Yet? The Science Behind Scary Stuff.
  Stephen James O’Meara. Illustrated by Jeremy Kaposy.
Review by Barbara McMillan.
Grades 4-7 / Ages 9-12.
   
Can Air War. (Crabtree Contact).
  Antony Loveless.
Review by Ian Stewart.
Grades 4-8 / Ages 9-13.
   
Can Tank Warfare. (Crabtree Contact).
  Antony Loveless.
Review by Ian Stewart.
Grades 4-8 / Ages 9-13.
   
Can Blue Mountain Trouble.
  Martin Mordecai.
Review by Kay Weisman.
Grades 5-7 / Ages 10-12.
   
Can Tragic Links. (Canadian Disaster Series).
  Cathy Beveridge.
Review by Tanya Boudreau.
Grades 5-8 / Ages 10-13.
   
Can Canada and the United States. (Canada Past Present Future).
  Nick Winnick, ed.
Review by Shannnon Ratcliffe.
Grades 5-8 / Ages 10-13.
   
Can Political Issues. (Canada Past Present Future).
  Nick Winnick, ed.
Review by Shannnon Ratcliffe.
Grades 5-8 / Ages 10-13.
   
Can Economy. (Canada Past Present Future).
  Nick Winnick, ed.
Review by Shannnon Ratcliffe.
Grades 5-8 / Ages 10-13.
   
Can Immigration. (Canada Past Present Future).
  Nick Winnick, ed.
Review by Shannnon Ratcliffe.
Grades 5-8 / Ages 10-13.
   
Can Science and Technology. (Canada Past Present Future).
  Nick Winnick, ed.
Review by Shannnon Ratcliffe.
Grades 5-8 / Ages 10-13.
   
Can Sports. (Canada Past Present Future).
  Nick Winnick, ed.
Review by Shannnon Ratcliffe.
Grades 5-8 / Ages 10-13.
   
Can Snakes & Ladders.
  Shaun Smith.
Review by Karen Rankin.
Grades 7-8 / Ages 12-13.
   
Can Impact. (Orca Soundings).
  James C. Dekker.
Review by Christina Pike.
Grades 7-9 / Ages 12-14.
   
Can Amy by Any Other Name.
  Maureen Garvie.
Review by Joan Marshall.
Grades 9-12 / Ages 14-17.
   
Can Democracy. (A Groundwork Guide).
  James Laxer.
Review by Greg Bak.
Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up.
   
Can

Hard Air: Adventures From the Edge of Flying.

  W. Scott Olsen.
Review by Bruce Dyck.
Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
   

Professional Reading

Can The Picture Book Experience: Choosing and Using Picture Books in the Classrooms.
  Larry Swartz.
Review by Reesa Cohen.
   
Can Math Memories You Can Count On: A Literature-based Approach to Teaching Mathematics in the Primary Classroom.
  Jo-Anne Lake.
Review by Thomas Falkenberg.

DVD Reviews

Can Is My Story Hurting You?
  David Homel (Director).
Marcel Simard (Producer).
Review by Frank Loreto.
Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
   
Can Stronger Than Fire: The Eva Olsson Story.
  Review by Frank Loreto.
Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
   

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