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Table of Contents

Volume XIX Number 9
November 2, 2012

Book Reviews
   
Can Humpty Dumpty, and Humpty Dumpty at Sea. (Tadpoles Nursery Rhymes).
  Brian Moses, reteller. Illustrated by Jan Lewis.
Review by Carrie Subtelny.
Preschool-kindergarten / Birth-age 5.
   
Can Canada in Words.
  Per-Henrick Gürth.
Review by Reesa Cohen.
Preschool-grade 1 / Ages 2-6.
   
Can The Pancake Express. (Justin Time).
  Brandon James Scott, Adapter and Illustrator.
Review by Claire Perrin.
Preschool-grade 1 / Ages 3-6.
   
Can Maggie's Chopsticks.
  Alan Woo. Illustrated by Isabelle Malenfant.
Review by Meredith Cleversey.
Preschool-grade 2 / Ages 3-7.
   
Can Gus the Tortoise Takes a Walk.
  Erin Arsenault. Illustrated by Richard Rudnicki.
Review by Rebecca King.
Preschool-grade 4 / Ages 3-9.
   
Can Itsy Bitsy Spider, and Itsy Bitsy Beetle. (Tadpoles Nursery Rhymes).
  Wes Magee, reteller. Illustrated by Tomislav Zlatic.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Preschool-grade 1 / Ages 4-6.
   
Can Counting on Fall. (Math in Nature 1).
  Lizann Flatt. Illustrated by Ashley Barron.
Review by Natalie Schembri.
Kindergarten-grade 2 / Ages 5-7.
   
Can Lumpito and the Painter from Spain.
  Monica Kulling. Illustrated by Dean Griffiths.
Review by Valerie Nielsen.
Kindergarten-grade 4 / Ages 5-9.
   
Can Judy Moody's Mini-Mysteries and Other Sneaky Stuff for Super-Sleuths.
  Megan McDonald. Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds.
Review by Todd Kyle.
Grades 1-4 / Ages 6-9.
   
Can That One Spooky Night.
  Dan Bar-el. Illustrated by David Huyck.
Review by Sherry Faller.
Grades 2-5 / Ages 7-10.
   
Can The Quiz Book for BFFs.
  H. Becker.
Review by Tanya Boudreau.
Grades 2-6 / Ages 7-11.
   
Can Hockey Science. 25 Winning Experiments.
  Shar Levine & Leslie Johnstone. Illustrated by Lorenzo Del Bianco.
Review by Barbara McMillan.
Grades 2-6 / Ages 7-11.
   
Can Mimi's Village and How Basic Health Care Transformed It. (CitizenKid).
  Katie Smith Milway. Illustrated by Eugenie Fernandes.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 3-6 / Ages 8-11.
   
Can Twas the Night Before Christmas.
  Clement C. Moore. Edited by Santa Claus for the benefit of children of the 21st century. Illustrated by Elena Almazova & Vitaly Shvarov.
Review by Gail de Vos.
Grades 4-6 / Ages 9-11.
   
Can The Secret of the Stone Frog: A Toon Graphic Novel.
  David Nytra.
Review by Crystal Sutherland.
Grades 4-9 / Ages 9-14.
   
Can Nobody's Dog.
  Ria Voros.
Review by Saeyong Kim.
Grades 5-8 / Ages 10-13.
   
Can The Century for Young People: Becoming Modern America: 1901-1936.
  Peter Jennings & Todd Brewster. Adapted by Jennifer Armstrong.
Review by Heidi Henkenhaf.
Grades 6-10 / Ages 11-15.
   
Can The Century for Young People: Defining America: 1936-1961.
  Peter Jennings & Todd Brewster. Adapted by Jennifer Armstrong.
Review by Heidi Henkenhaf.
Grades 6-10 / Ages 11-15.
   
Can The Century for Young People: Changing America: 1961-1999.
  Peter Jennings & Todd Brewster. Adapted by Jennifer Armstrong.
Review by Heidi Henkenhaf.
Grades 6-10 / Ages 11-15.
   
Can The Scratch on the Ming Vase.
  Caroline Stellings.
Review by Mary Thomas.
Grades 7-9 / Ages 12-14.
   
Can Breakaway.
  Maureen Ulrich.
Review by Ann Ketcheson.
Grades 7-10 / Ages 12-15.
   
Can The Emerald Key.
  Christopher Dinsdale.
Review by Ruth Latta.
Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up.
   
Can Drummer Girl.
  Karen Bass.
Review by Kris Rothstein.
Grades 9-12 / Ages 14-17.
   
Can Crusher.
  Niall Leonard.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up.
   
Can The Reasonable Ogre: Tales for the Sick and Well.
  Mike Barnes. Illustrated by Segbingway.
Review by Jenice Batiforra.
Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up.
   



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