Features
- Canadian Children's Book Week 1997.
- November 1 - 8, 1997.
Conferences and Events
- Prairie Fire's 1997-1998 Writing Contests.
- Awards, Prizes and Rules.
- Prairie Fire's Young Adult Writing Issue.
- Call for Submissions.
- Make Art, Get Wired, Get Paid.
May 22 - 24, 1997. - Bridging the Gap:
Information Rich but Knowledge Poor.
July 6 -11, 1997.
Best of 1996
Table of Contents
Volume III Number 19May 23, 1997
Book Reviews
Mister Got To Go - The cat that wouldn't leave.
- Lois Simmie. Illustrated by Cynthia Nugent.
- Review by Leslie Millar.
- Kindergarten - grade 3 / Ages 5 - 8.
- Review by Leslie Millar.
- How Smudge Came.
- Nan Gregory. Illustrated by Ron Lightburn.
- Review by Leslie Millar.
- Kindergarten - grade 3 / Ages 5 - 8.
- Review by Leslie Millar.
Toots and the Upside Down House.
- Carol Hughes. Illustrated by J. Garett Sheldrew, Richard Moore, Anthony
Stacchi, John Stevenson.
- Review by Donna Doyle.
- Grades 1 - 4 / Ages 6 - 9.
- Review by Donna Doyle.
- Over the Top of the World - Explorer Will Steger's Trek across the
Arctic.
- Will Steger and Jon Bowermaster. Illustrated by Allison Russo.
- Review by Jo-Anne Mary Benson.
- Grades 3 - 7 / Ages 8 - 12.
- Review by Jo-Anne Mary Benson.
- Elephants.
Series: Untamed World. - Karen Dudley. Illustrated by Warren Clark.
- Review by Luella Sumner.
- Grades 3 - 8 / Ages 8 - 13.
- Review by Luella Sumner.
- The Secret Under the Whirlpool.
- Elaine Breault Hammond.
- Review by Irene Gordon.
- Grades 5 - 8 / Ages 10 - 13.
- Review by Irene Gordon.
- Colouring the Road - Adventures in Everyday Life.
- Donna Doyle.
- Review by Joan Payzant.
- Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
- Review by Joan Payzant.
- If Sarah Will Take Me.
- Dave Bouchard. Paintings by Robb Terrence Dunfield.
- Review by Jo-Anne Mary Benson.
- Grade 12 and up / Ages 17 and up.
- Review by Jo-Anne Mary Benson.
- Dead Man's Ticket.
- Peter Trower.
- Review by Floyd Spracklin.
- Grade 12 and up / Ages 17 and up.
- Review by Floyd Spracklin.
- Death in October.
- Lowell Green.
- Review by Floyd Spracklin.
- Grade 12 and up / Ages 17 and up.
- Review by Floyd Spracklin.