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Table of Contents

Volume XVI Number 8
October 23, 2009

Book Reviews
   
Can Froggy.
  Ruowen Wang. Illustrated by Hechen Yu.
Review by Chris Laurie.
Preschool-grade 1 / Ages 2-6.
   
Can Proud as a Peacock, Brave as a Lion.
  Jane Barclay. Illustrated by Renné Benoit.
Review by Reesa Cohen.
Preschool-grade 2 / Ages 4-7.
   
Can Mad About Perfect Puppies and Cute Kittens.
  Review by Devon Greyson.
Preschool-grade 2 / Ages 4-7.
   
Can When Wishes Come True.
  Per-Henrik Gürth.
Review by Christine Torchia.
Kindergarten-grade 2 / Ages 5-7.
   
Can Clever Rachel.
  Debby Waldman. Illustrated by Cindy Revell.
Review by Kimberley Siwak & Gregory Bryan.
Grades 2-5 / Ages 7–10.
   
Can Alberta. (Canada Close Up).
  Katie Bailey.
Review by Wendy Williams.
Grades 3-6 / Ages 8-11.
   
Can Acids and Bases. (Why Chemistry Matters).
  Lynnette Brent.
Review by Barbara McMillan.
Grades 3-7 / Ages 8-12.
   
Can Atoms and Molecules. (Why Chemistry Matters).
  Molly Aloian.
Review by Barbara McMillan.
Grades 3-7 / Ages 8-12.
   
Can Chemical Changes. (Why Chemistry Matters).
  Lynnette Brent.
Review by Barbara McMillan.
Grades 3-7 / Ages 8-12.
   
Can Elements and Compounds (Why Chemistry Matters).
  Lynnette Brent.
Review by Barbara McMillan.
Grades 3-7 / Ages 8-12.
   
Can Mixtures and Solutions. (Why Chemistry Matters).
  Molly Aloian.
Review by Barbara McMillan.
Grades 3-7 / Ages 8-12.
   
Can States of Matter. (Why Chemistry Matters).
  Lynnette Brent.
Review by Barbara McMillan.
Grades 3-7 / Ages 8-12.
   
Can Galileo’s Telescope. (Stories of Great People).
  Gerry Bailey & Karen Foster. Illustrated by Leighton Noyes & Karen Radford.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 4-6 / Ages 9-11.
   
Can Julius Caesar’s Sandals. (Stories of Great People).
  Gerry Bailey & Karen Foster. Illustrated by Leighton Noyes & Karen Radford.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 4-6 / Ages 9-11.
   
Can Mozart’s Wig. (Stories of Great People).
  Gerry Bailey & Karen Foster. Illustrated by Leighton Noyes & Karen Radford.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 4-6 / Ages 9-11.
   
Can Queen Victoria’s Diamond. (Stories of Great People).
  Gerry Bailey & Karen Foster. Illustrated by Leighton Noyes & Karen Radford.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 4-6 / Ages 9-11.
   
Can Blitz: A Wartime Girl’s Diary 1940-1941. (My Story).
  Vince Cross.
Review by Mary Thomas.
Grades 4-7 / Ages 9-12.
   
Can Torrie and the Dragonslayers. (Torrie Quests; 5).
  K.V. Johansen.
Review by Janet Johnson.
Grades 4-7 / Ages 9-12.
   
Can Endymion Spring.
  Matthew Skelton.
Review by Vikki VanSickle.
Grades 6-9 / Age 11-14.
   
Can Picture This. (Orca Soundings).
  Norah McClintock.
Review by Laura Dunford.
Grades 7-10 / Ages 12-15.
   
Can Trail of Secrets.
  Brenda Chapman.
Review by Dana L. Coates.
Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up.
   
Can The Eyes of a King. (The Last Descendants Trilogy: Book I).
  Catherine Banner.
Review by Ronald Hore.
Grades 8 and up / Ages 13 and up.
   
Can Isle of Mirage.
  M.D. Meyer, ed.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up.
 
Can Simply Going Green in 3 Years or Less.
  Kaayla Canfield.
Review by Thomas F. Chambers.
Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up.

DVD Review

   
Can Cure for Love.
 

Franine Pelletier (Director). Christina Willings (Writer & Co-director). Christina Willings (Earth to Sky Pictures Producer). Bonnie Thompson (NFB Producer). Nancy Laing (Earth to Sky Pictures Executive Producer). David Christensen (NFB Executive Producer).
Review by Frank Loreto.
Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.

 

 



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