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 Caduto, Michael J. and Bruchac, Joseph.
Keepers of Life: Discovering Plants through Native Stories and Earth Activities for Children.
Review by MaryLynn Gagne.
Adult: Grades 1 - 7 / Ages 5 - 12.

canCalder, Kate.
Figure Skating in Action. (Sports in Action).
Horseback Riding in Action. (Sports in Action).
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Grades 3 - 4 / Ages 8 - 10.

canCalder, Kate and Kalman, Bobbie.
Sports from A to Z. (AlphaBasiCs).
Review by Gillian Martin Noonan.
Grades 1 - 7 / Ages 6 - 12.

canCalder, Kate & Kalman, Bobbie.
Travel in the Early Days. (Historic Communities Series).
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 11.

 Callaghan, Morley.
Luke Baldwin's Vow.
Review by Irene Gordon.
Grades 4 - 7 / Ages 9 - 12.

cdnCalleja, Gina.
Bloor and Christie: The Mystery of the Bright Red Ribbon.
Review by Joan Payzant.
Grades Preschool / Ages 2 - 4.

cdnCameron, Anne.
Selkie.
Review by Joan Payzant.
Adult.

cdnCameron, Beverly.
Going to University: A Canadian Guide for Students in Grades 9 to 12 and Their Parents.
Review by Duncan Thornton.
Grades 9 - 12 / Ages 14 and up.

cdnCameron, Caren; Tate, Betty; MacNaughton, Daphne and Politano, Colleen.
Recognition Without Rewards. (Building Connections Series.)
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Professional.

Cameron, Eileen.

can Canyon.
Eileen Cameron.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 3-6 / Ages 8-11.

CDN Cameron, Jim.
Good for What Ails You:
Self-help Remedies from 19th Century Canada.
Review by Bob Haxton.
Grades 8 and up / Ages 14 and up.

 Cameron, Vicki.
Don't tell anyone, but - UFO experiences in Canada.
Review by Chris Rutkowski.
Grades 10 - 13 / Ages 14 and up.

canCampagna, Phil.
The Liberty Circle.
Review by Joanne Peters.
Grades 8 - 11 / Ages 12 - 15.

CDNCampbell, James.
Depth Markers: Selected Art Writings 1985-1994.
Review by Grace Shaw.
University / Adult.

cdnCarney, Margaret.
At Grandpa's Sugar Bush.
Review by Michele F. Kallio.
Grades Preschool - 3 / Ages 3 - 8.

cdnCarpenter-Davis, Sandra.
Bounce Me Tickle Me Hug Me: Lap Rhymes from Around the World.
Review by Lorraine Douglas.
Professional.

cdnCarrier, Roch.
The Basketball Player.
Review by Michele F. Kallio.
Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 7 - 9.

CDNCarroll J.A. and Broadhead, Rick.
Canadian Internet Handbook.
Review by Bob Haxton.
Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up.

cdnCarroll, Lewis.
Lewis Carroll's Alice: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass; A special centenary issue.
Review by Valerie Nielsen.
All grades / All ages.

intCarroll, Lewis.
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Bat: Poems and Songs from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass.
Review by Luella Sumner.
Grades 3 and up / Ages 8 and up.

canCarter, Anne.
From Poppa.
Review by Susan Fonseca.
Grades K - 4 / Ages 5 - 9.

can Carter, Anne.
The Girl on Evangeline Beach.
Review by Betsy Fraser.
Grades 7 - 9 / Ages 12 - 15.

Carter, Anne Laurel.

canCarter, Anne Laurel.
In the Clear.
Review by Sheila Alexander.
Grades 4 - 7 / Ages 9 - 12.

can Under a Prairie Sky.
Review by Wayne Serebrin.
Preschool-grade 2 / Ages 4-7.

cdnCaruso, Donna.
Under Her Skin.
Review by Joanne Peters.
Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up.

canCarver, Peter, editor.
Close Ups: Best Stories for Teens.
Review by Tom Knutson.
Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up.

CDNCarver, Peter, editor.
Notes Across the Aisle.
Review by Grace Shaw.
Grades 9 and Up / Ages 13 - 18.

cdnCase, Roland and Clark, Penny editors.
The Canadian Anthology of Social Studies: Issues and Strategies for Teachers.
Review by Gary Evans.
Professional.

intCave, Kathryn.
W is for World: A Round-the-World ABC.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades 2 - 5 / Ages 7 - 10.

canCecil, Nancy Lee.
For the Love of Poetry: Literary Scaffolds, Extension Ideas, and More.
Review by Terry Vatrt.
Professional.

canChalmers, William.
George Mercer Dawson: Geologist, Scientist, Explorer. (The Quest Library, 8).
Review by Alexander Gregor.
Grades 9 - 12 / Ages 14 - 17.

cdnChamberlain, Terry.
The ABC's of Farming.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up.

cdnChan, Arlene.
Spirit of the Dragon: The Story of Jean Lumb, A Proud Chinese-Canadian.
Review by Joan Payzant.
Grades 4 - 9 / Ages 10 - 15.

Chan, Gillian.

 The Carved Box.
Review by Kristin Butcher.
Grades 5-9 / Ages 10-14.

Charles, Norma.

cdn The Accomplice.
Review by Christina Pike.
Grades 7-9 / Ages 10-14.

cdnRunaway.
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Grades 5 - 7 / Ages 11 - 13.

Charles, Veronika Martenova.

cdnDon't Open the Door. (Easy-to-Read Spooky Tales).
Review by Deborah Mervold.
Grades 1-4 / Ages 6-9.

cdnStretch, Swallow & Stare.
Review by Alison Mews.
Grades Preschool - 3 / Ages 4 - 8.

intChase, Anna and Ford, Judy.
Wonderful Ways to be a Stepparent.
Review by Joan Payzant.
Grades 9 and up / Age 15 and up.

CDN Chase, Edith Newlin.
Secret Dawn.
Review by Janice Foster.
Grades Preschool- 3 / Ages 4 - 8.

Chataway, Carol.

 The Perfect Pet.
Review by Ian Stewart.
Kindergarten-grade 2 / Ages 5-7.

Cheshire, Gerard.

intThe Tropical Rainforest (Nature Unfolds).
 
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 3 - 7 / Ages 8 - 12.

Chinery, Michael.

intPeople and Places. (Secrets of the Rainforest.)
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 4 - 9 / Ages 9 - 14.

intResources and Conservation. (Secrets of the Rainforest.)
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 4 - 9 / Ages 9 - 14.

intChoyce, Leslie.
Big Burn.
Review by Jennifer Sullivan.
Grades 7 - 10 / Ages 12 - 15.

 Choyce, Leslie.
The Coastline of Forgetting.
Review by Pat Bolger.
Grades 9 - 13 / Ages 13 and up.

cdn Choyce, Lesley.
Falling Through the Cracks.
Review by Irene Gordon.
Grades 7 - 10 / Ages 12 - 15.

canChoyce, Lesley.
Go for It, Carrie.
Review by Irene Gordon.
Grades 2 - 4 / Ages 7 - 9.

intCimarusti, Marie Torres.
Peek-A-Moo!
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades Preschool / Ages 2-4.

cdnCitra, Becky.
Ellie's New Home.
Review by Lorraine Douglas.
Grades 2 - 3 / Ages 7 - 8.

canCitra, Becky.
The Freezing Moon.
Review by Betsy Fraser.
Grades 3 - 5 / Ages 7 - 9.

 Citra, Becky.
My Homework Is in the Mail!
Review by Leslie Millar.
Grades 2 - 3 / Ages 7 - 9.

canClark, Domini.
South Africa, the Land.
South Africa, the People.
South Africa, the Culture.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 4 - 9 / Ages 9 - 14.

cdnClark, Penny and Case, Roland editors.
The Canadian Anthology of Social Studies: Issues and Strategies for Teachers.
Review by Gary Evans.
Professional.

cdn Clemente, Linda M. and Clemente, William A.
Gabrielle Roy: Creation and Memory.
Review by Carol Harvey.
Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.

intClement-Davies, David.
Fire Bringer.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades 5 and up / Ages 10 and up.

 Climo, Linda.
Chester's Barn.
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Grades K - 4 / Ages 5 - 10.

cdnCobb, Jane.
I'm a Little Teapot! Presenting Preschool Storytime.
Review by Lorraine Douglas.
Professional Resource.

cdnCode, Susan.
A Matter of Honour and Other Tales of Early Perth.
Review by Irene Gordon.
Grades 10 and up / Ages 14 and up.

cdnCoffey, Maria.
A Cat in a Kayak.
Review by Alison Mews.
Grades Preschool - 2 / Ages 3 - 7.

cdn Coffey, Maria and Pearson, Debora.
Jungle Islands: My South Sea Adventure.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 3 - 7 / Ages 8 - 12.

cdnCoffey, Maria.
A Seal in the Family.
Review by Helen Arkos.
Grades K - 3 / Ages 5 - 8.

cdnCohen, Izhar.
A B C Discovery!
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades Preschool - 6 / Ages 4 - 12.

cdnColdwell, Michael.
Camp All-Star.
Review by Jennifer Johnson.
Grades 6 - 9 / Ages 11 - 14.

cdnColdwell, Michael.
Fast Break.
Review by Jennifer Johnson.
Grades 7 - 9 / Ages 12 - 14.

cdnCollier, Sandra.
Mind Power: ESP and Other Psychic Mysteries.
Review by Thomas Knutson.
Grades 7 and up / Ages 13 and up.

cdn Collins, Heather.
Traditional Nursery Rhymes Series.
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.
Row, Row, Row Your Boat.
Rock-A-Bye Baby.
Wee Willie Winkie.
Review by L.M. Sykes.
Grades Preschool / Ages 0 - 3.

 Collura, Mary-Ellen Lang.
Dreamers.
Review by Elaine Seepish.
Grade 10 - 12 / Ages 14 - 18.

cdn Comeau, Natalie Ann.
The Lobster Kids' Guide to Exploring Toronto. (The Lobster Kids' City Explorers Series).
Review by Joan C. Simpson.
Grades 4 and up / Ages 10 and up.

cdnComissiong, Lynette.
Mind Me Good Now!
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 11.

CDN Condy, Roy.
Shark Attacks and Spider Snacks.
Review by Leslie Millar.
Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 12.

cdnConrad, Pam.
The Rooster's Gift.
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 11.

Cook, Lyn.

can Pegeen and the Pilgrim.
Review by Mary Thomas.
Grades 4-8 / Ages 9-13.

cdnCook, Meira.
Toward a Catalogue of Falling.
Review by Willa Walsh.
Grades 12 and up / Ages 18 and up.

cdnCook, Ramsay and Hamelin, Jean editors.
Dictionary of Canadian Biography: Volume XIV, 1911-1920.
Review by Alexander Gregor.
Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.

canCooley, Brian and Wilson, Mary Ann.
Make-a-Saurus: My Life With Raptors and Other Dinosaurs.
Reviewed by Ian Stewart.
Grades 2 and up / Ages 7 and up.

cdnCooper, Helen.
The Baby Who Wouldn't Go To Bed.
Review by Leslie Millar.
Grades preschool / Ages 2 - 5.

intCooper, Susan.
The Boggart and the Monster.
Review by Irene Gordon.
Grades 3 - 7 / Ages 8 - 12.

cdnCorbeil, Jean-Claude and Archambault, Ariane.
The Junior Visual Dictionary.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades K - 6 / Ages 5 - 11.

can Corin, Michael.
J.R.R. Tolkien: The Man Who Created The Lord of the Rings.
Review by Valerie Nielsen.
Grades 6-9 / Ages 11-14.

cdnCoristine, Philip.
Serena and the Wild Doll.
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Grades Preschool to 2 / Ages 4 - 11.

cdnCosby, Bill.
The Little Bill Books for Beginning Readers Series.
The Treasure Hunt.
The Best Way to Play.
The Meanest Thing to Say.
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Grades 2 - 4 / Ages 6 - 10.

Cosentino, Frank.

cdnAlmonte's Brothers of the Wind. R. Tait McKenzie and James Naismith.
Review by Thomas F. Chambers.
Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.

Coster-Longman, Christina.

 The Human Body. (BLOW-UP! Junior Science).
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 4-8 / Ages 9-13.

 Planet Earth. (BLOW-UP! Junior Science).
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 4-8 / Ages 9-13.

Coulman, Valerie.

cdn When Pigs Fly.
Review by Ian Stewart.
Kindergarten-grade 2 / Ages 5-7.

Coulter, Laurie.

canSecrets in Stone: All About Maya Hieroglyphs.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 4-7 / Ages 9-12.

Cousins, Lucy.

intKaty Cat and Beaky Boo.
Review by Lorraine Douglas.
Grades Preschool and up / Ages 3 and up.

Cousins, Lucy (Illustrator).

intLucy Cousin's Big Book of Nursery Rhymes.
Review by Susan Fonseca.
Grades Preschool - 3 / Ages 2 - 8.

canCraats, Rennay.
The 1910s. (Canada Through the Decades).
The 1940s. (Canada Through the Decades).
The 1970s. (Canada Through the Decades).
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 4 - 9 / Ages 9 - 14.

canCraats, Rennay.
Prime Ministers. (Great Canadians).
Review by Ruth McMahon.
Grades 4 - 6 / Ages 9 - 11.

cdnCrabtree, Marc; Kalman, Bobbie and Gentile, Petrina.
Big Trucks, Big Wheels.
Review by Irene Gordon.
Grades K - 5 / Ages 5 - 10.

cdnCraddock, Chris.
Naked at School: Three Plays for Teens.
Review by Jocelyn A. Dimm.
Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up.

cdnCraddock, Sonia.
Rosemary for Remembrance.
Review by Joan Payzant.
Grades 4 - 7 / Ages 9 - 12.

cdn Cranston, Patty.
The Best on Ice: The World's Top Figure Skaters.
Review by Deborah Mervold.
Grades 2 - 5 / Ages 7 - 10.

cdnCranston, Patty.
Magic on Ice.
Review by Lorraine Douglas.
Grades 4 - 6 / Ages 9 - 11.

intCreech, Sharon.
Bloomability.
Review by Joan Marshall.
Grades 5 - 8 / Ages 10 - 13.

Creighton, Jill.

 8 O'Cluck.
Review by A. Edwardsson.
Grades K - 5 / Ages 5 - 9.

cdnThe Great Blue Grump.
Review by Jennifer Johnson.
Grades K - 2 / Ages 4 - 7.

Creith, Elizabeth.

intErik the Viking Sheep.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades Preschool - 2 / Ages 5 - 7.

Crespi, Francesca.

INTDing Dong! Merrily on High.
Review by Joan Payzant.
Grades Preschool - 4 / Ages 4 - 10.

Crew, Gary.

canMama’s Babies.
Review by Cora Lee.
Grades 5-9 / Ages 10-14.

Crook, Connie Brummel.

can The Hungry Year.
Review by Joan Marshall.
Grades 3-6 / Ages 8-11.

 Laura Secord's Brave Walk.
Review by Gail de Vos.
Grades 3-5 / Ages 8-10.

CDNMeyers' Creek.
Review by Irene Gordon.
Grades 6 and up / Ages 11 and up.

canNellie's Victory.
Review by Mary Thomas.
Grades 7 - 10 / Ages 12 - 15.

cdnCrook, Marion.
Riding Scared.
Review by Luella Sumner.
Grades 3 - 8 / Ages 8 - 13.

CDNCrook, Marion.
Summer of Madness.
Review by Jennifer Johnson.
Grades 6 - 10 / Ages 12 - 15.

Crossingham, John.

 Football in Action. (Sports in Action).
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Grades 3-4 / Ages 8-10.

Crossingham, John and Kalman, Bobbie.

canAlpaBasiCs Series.
The Earth from A to Z.
School from A to Z.
What is a Community?: from A to Z.
The Computer from A to Z.
Review by Janice Foster.
Grades 2 - 5 / Ages 7 - 10.

canColonial Home. (Historic Communities Series).
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 11.

 What is an Elephant? (The Science of Living Things).
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Grades 3-5 / Ages 8-11.

 What is Hibernation? (The Science of Living Things).
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Grades 3-5 / Ages 8-11.

 What is Migration? (The Science of Living Things).
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Grades 3-5 / Ages 8-11.

Crossingham, John; Walker, Niki and Dann, Sarah.

canSports in Action Series
Baseball in Action.
Volleyball in Action.
Basketball in Action.
Hockey in Action.
Soccer in Action.
Review by Joan Marshall.
Grades 3 - 7 / Ages 8 - 12.

Croteau, Marie-Danielle.

CDNFred's Dream Cat.
Translated by Sarah Cummins.
Review by Leslie Millar.
Grades 3 - 4 / Ages 8 - 10.

canFred's Midnight Prowler. (First Novel Series).
Review by Gillian Richardson.
Grades 3 - 5 / Ages 8 - 10.

Crum, Shutta.

canAll on a Sleepy Night.
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Preschool-grade 3 / Ages 4-8.

Crysler, Ian.

cdnThe Big City/Big Country Counting Book.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades Preschool - K / Ages 2 - 5.

CDNCulbert, Terry.
County Roads.
Review by Joan Payzant.
Grades 7 - 12 / Ages 12 and up.

intCullen, Lynn.
The Mightiest Heart.
Review by Helen Arkos.
Grades 1 - 8 / Ages 6 - 13.

CDNCurrie, Phillip J. and Mastin, Colleayn O.
The Newest and Coolest Dinosaurs.

Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 3 - 5 / Ages 8 - 10.

CDN Currie, Susan.
Basket of Beethoven.
Review by Sheila Alexander.
Grades 4 - 6 / Ages 9 - 11.

Curtis, Christopher Paul.

int Bud, Not Buddy.
Review by Mary Thomas.
Grades 5 - 8 / Ages 10 - 13.

int The Watson's Go to Birmingham.
Review by Mary Thomas.
Grades 5 - 9 / Ages 10 - 15.

Curtis, Jamie Lee.

cdn Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born.
Review by Irene Gordon.
Grades Preschool - 2 / Ages 3-7.

cdn When I Was Little: A Four-Year-Old's Memoir of Her Youth.
Review by Joan Payzant.
Grades Preschool - 2 / Ages 2 - 8.

Cuthbertson, Brian.

 The Halifax Citadel.
Review by Lisa Doucet.
Grades 4-7/Ages 9-12.

canCzernecki, Stefan.
The Cricket's Cage.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades Preschool - 4 / Ages 5 - 9.

cdnCzerneda, Julie E. editor.
All Aboard! Cross Curricular Design and Technology Strategies and Activities.
Review by Deborah Mervold.
Grades K - 6 / Ages 5 - 11.

canCzerneda, Julie E.
No Limits: Developing Scientific Literacy Using Science Fiction.
Review by Arthur Stinner.
Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.

cdnCzerneda, Julie E. (Ed.)
Packing Fraction.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades 6 and up / Ages 11 and up.

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