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Table of Contents

Book Reviews

	It’s a Tiger!
	David LaRochelle. Illustrated by Jeremy Tankard. Review by Amber Allen. Preschool-grade 1 / Ages 2-6.
	My Dinosaur Dad.
	Ruth Paul. Review by Claire Perrin. Preschool-grade 1 / Ages 3-6.
	The Mermaid and the Shoe.
	K. G. Campbell. Review by Reesa Cohen. Preschool-grade 2 / Ages 3-7.
	Slam! A Tale of Consequences.
	Adam Stower. Review by Ellen Heaney. Preschool-grade 2 / Ages 4-7.
	Norman, Speak!
	Caroline Adderson. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Review by Rhiannon Jones. Preschool-grade 3 / Ages 4-8.
	Whoosh! A Watery World of Wonderful Creatures.
	Marilyn Baillie. Illustrated by Susan Mitchell. Review by Gillian Richardson. Kindergarten-grade 2 / Ages 5-7.
	Rumpelstiltskin’s Child.
	Bonnie Ferrante. Review by Dave Jenkinson. Grades 1-3 / Ages 6-8.
	Tiger Trap.
	Eric Walters. Review by Tanya Boudreau. Grades 3-6 / Ages 8-11.
	28 Tricks for a Fearless Grade 6.
	Catherine Austen. Review by Karen Rankin. Grades 4-5 / Ages 9-10.
	The Great Depression. (Crabtree Chrome).
	Robin Johnson. Review by Myra Junyk. Grades 4-7 / Ages 9-12.
	Graves of Ice: The Lost Franklin Expedition. (I Am Canada).
	John Wilson. Review by Mary Thomas. Grades 5-10 / Ages 10-15.
	Rabbit Ears.
	Maggie de Vries. Review by Ann Ketcheson. Grades 7-10 / Ages 12-15.
	Hoop Dreams. (Podium Sports Academy).
	Lorna Schultz Nicholson. Review by Sherry Faller. Grades 7-10 / Ages 12-15.
	Canadian Disasters: 43 True Stories.
	René Schmidt. Review by Amy Trepanier. Grades 7-11 /Ages 12-16.
	Annaleise Carr: How I Conquered Lake Ontario to Help Kids Battling Cancer. (Recordbooks).
	Annaleise Carr as told to Deborah Ellis. Review by Val Ken Lem. Grades 7-11 / Ages 12-16.
	Lockdown.
	Maggie Bolitho. Review by Rob Bittner. Grades 8-12 / Ages 13-17.

Professional Reading

	Nonfiction Writing Power: Teaching Information Writing With Intent and Purpose.
	Adrienne Gear. Review by Kristen Ferguson.

DVD Review

	The Hole Story.
	Richard Desjardins & Robert Monderie (Directors). Colette Loumede (Producer). Review by Frank Loreto. Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.