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Table of Contents

Volume XIX Number 7
October 19, 2012

Book Reviews
   
Can The Munschworks Grand Treasury.
  Robert N. Munsch. Illustrated by Michael Kusugak, Michael Martchenko, Hélène Desputeaux & Vladyana Krykorka.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Preschool-grade 3 / Ages 2-8.
   
Can I'm Bored.
  Michael Ian Black. Illustrated by Debbie Ridpath Ohi.
Review by Inderjit Deogun.
Preschool-grade 1 / Ages 3-6.
   
Can Baxter and Bloom's Birthday: A Surprising Tale of Friendship.
  Gwen Smales. Illustrated by Connie Fisher.
Review by Inderjit Deogun.
Kindergarten-grade 1 / Ages 5-6.
   
Can Cross Katie Kross.
  Donna Morrissey. Illustrated by Bridgette Morrissey.
Review by Elizabeth Walker.
Kindergarten-grade 3 / Ages 5-8.
   
Can Foul Play. [Original title: One Cold Armpit.]
  Karen Edwards. Illustrated by Bojan Redzic.
Review by Meredith Cleversey.
Grades 1-3 / Ages 6-8.
   
Can Plants Are Alive! (Plants Close-Up).
  Molly Aloian.
Review by Barbara McMillan.
Grades 1-3 / Ages 6-8.
   
Can What Are Bulbs and Roots? (Plants Close-Up).
  Molly Aloian.
Review by Barbara McMillan.
Grades 1-3 / Ages 6-8.
   
Can What Are Seeds? (Plants Close-Up).
  Molly Aloian.
Review by Barbara McMillan.
Grades 1-3 / Ages 6-8.
   
Can What Are Stems? (Plants Close-Up).
  Molly Aloian.
Review by Barbara McMillan.
Grades 1-3 / Ages 6-8.
   
Can Prince for a Princess. (Orca Echoes).
  Eric Walters. Illustrated by David Parkins.
Review by Meredith Cleversey.
Grades 1-4 / Ages 6-9.
   
Can Justine McKeen, Pooper Scooper. (Orca Echoes).
  Sigmund Brouwer. Illustrated by Dave Whamond.
Review by Robert Groberman.
Grades 2-4 / Ages 7-9.
   
Can Going Up! Elisha Otis's Trip to the Top. (Great Ideas).
  Monica Kulling. Illustrated by David Parkins.
Review by Ellen Heaney.
Grades 2-4 / Ages 7-9.
   
Can How to be a Rock Collector. (Let's Rock).
  Natalie Hyde.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 3-6 / Ages 8-11.
   
Can What are Crystals? (Let's Rock).
  Mollie Aloian.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 3-6 / Ages 8-11.
   
Can What are Fossils? (Let's Rock).
  Natalie Hyde.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 3-6 / Ages 8-11.
   
Can What are Minerals? (Let's Rock).
  Natalie Hyde.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 3-6 / Ages 8-11.
   
Can Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World.
  Laurie Lawlor. Illustrated by Laura Beingessner.
Review by Alicia Cheng.
Grades 3-7 / Ages 8-12.
   
Can Road Block. (Orca Young Readers).
  Yolanda Ridge.
Review by Elizabeth Walker.
Grades 4-7 / Ages 9-12.
   
Can The Mask of Destiny. (The Archer Legacy, Book Three).
  Richard Newsome.
Review by Kay Weisman.
Grades 5-8 / Ages 10-13.
   
Can The Encyclopedia of Me.
  Karen Rivers.
Review by Tara Stieglitz.
Grades 5-8 / Ages 10-13.
   
Can Shade & Sorceress. (The Last Days of Tian Di, Book One).
  Catherine Egan.
Review by Ronald Hore.
Grades 5-10 / Ages 10-15.
   
Can Robbers! True Stories of the World's Most Notorious Thieves. (It Actually Happened).
  Andreas Schroeder. Illustrated by Rémy Simard.
Review by Daphne Hamilton-Nagorsen.
Grades 6-9 / Ages 11-14.
   
Can Grows That Way.
  Susan Ketchen.
Review by Kim Aippersbach.
Grades 7-9 / Ages 12-14.
   
Can The Dark Lady.
  R. J. Hore.
Review by Joan Marshall.
Grades 7-9 / Ages 12-14.
   
Can First Spring Grass Fire.
  Rae Spoon.
Review by Rob Bittner.
Grades 7-12 / Ages 12-17.
   
Can Coming Clean. (Orca Soundings).
  Jeff Ross.
Review by B. MacDougall.
Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up.
   
Can Dead Run. (Orca Soundings).
  Sean Rodman.
Review by Stacey Matson.
Grades 8-11 / Ages 13-16.
   
Can If I Tell.
  Janet Gurtler.
Review by Courtney Novotny.
Grades 8 and up / Ages 13 and up.
   
Can Rat. (Orca Soundings).
  Lesley Choyce.
Review by Erika Heesen.
Grades 9-12 / Ages 14-17.
   
Can My Book of Life by Angel.
  Martine Leavitt.
Review by Darleen Golke.
Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up.
   

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