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Creator: Marie-Louise Gay
Publication date: 2003-10-01

Review Maddie on TV (First Novel Series) / Formac:

Maddie jumps at the chance to audition for a tv commercial with the stars of her favourite show. She plans it all with the help of her grandmother. She is furious when she sees her classmate Clementine is also at the audition. To her surprise, Maddie is picked to do the commercial but finds she is allergic to the product and is ill. Her biggest disappointment comes when she sees the ad on tv. This is a story for anyone who dreams of being a star.

Publication date: 1993-11
Price: $9.94

Review Billy Jean / Maya Publishers Pvt. Ltd.:


Publication date: 1998-07
Price: $14.95

Review Jesus Goes to Grandma's House / Betty Jean Wehmeyer:


Review Livres Toundra  / Maisons de bois (Habitations Amerindiennes : Cote Nord-Ouest Du Pacifique) Publication date: 1994-02-07
Dewey code: 920
Price: $13.95

Review Maisons de bois (Habitations Amerindiennes : Cote Nord-Ouest Du Pacifique) / Livres Toundra:


Review Weigl Educational Publishers Limited  / Ontario (Eye on Canada series) Publication date: 2003-09-01
Dewey code: 994
Price: $7.95

Review Ontario (Eye on Canada series) / Weigl Educational Publishers Limited:

The Eye on Canada series takes young readers on a journey through the 13 provinces and territories that shape that vast country. Each book focuses on a particular province or territory, describing the environment, history, industry, tourist attractions, arts, sports, and cultures that make that region unique. Statistics, brain teasers, and interesting trivia on the province or territory encourage young people to learn more about this fascinating country. The exciting diversity of Canada and its people is celebrated through engaging narratives, colorful photographs, descriptive maps, and fun facts.

Creator: Rudolph Lee
Publication date: 1998-07
Price: $6.95

Review Hi! Let's Meet Billy / Different Friends:


Publication date: 1975-06
Dewey code: 468.6421
Price: $5.95

Review Poco / Blaine/Ethridge Books:

Poco, a tiny cactus wren, flies to the market in Mexico City to find his uncle who has been caged by a bird seller.

Review Borealis Press  / Silverwolf: Son of the Iroquois Publication date: 1998-03-13

Review Silverwolf: Son of the Iroquois / Borealis Press:

Enter the world of Silverwolf, a ten year old Mohawk boy growing upon a modern reserve. Learn about him as Grandfather's tales of the Old Ones, and events in the community, begin to teach him about Native peoples and his own place in the world. Read along in this collection of stories as Silverwolf learns about totem animals, dances at the PowWoW, and works on the reserve's ceremonial War Canoe. And when hard times hit the village, see how Silverwolf and his people work together in their own unique way to come through their troubles as a stronger, prouder people, bound together in tradition and love.

Publication date: 1996-10
Price: $5.95

Review Dillon's Revenge / Four Seasons Pr:


Publication date: 1978-07
Dewey code: 441.1
Price: $9.95

Review Mon Premier Alphabet / E P Dutton:


Review Smart Kids Publishing  / Allowance System Tool Kit: Easy to Use Tools That Teach Kids Money Values and Responsibilities (Allowance) Publication date: 2000-01
Dewey code: 302
Price: $14.95

Review Allowance System Tool Kit: Easy to Use Tools That Teach Kids Money Values and Responsibilities (Allowance) / Smart Kids Publishing:


Review Red Reef Publishing, Inc.  / Mitsie the Meekest Mouse Publication date: 2001-08
Price: $7.95

Review Mitsie the Meekest Mouse / Red Reef Publishing, Inc.:

Mitsie the Meekest Mouse is a story about a very small, very shy mouse who hides away in her pretend world because she thinks she is so different. Until one day when she finds out that she's not the smallest mouse on the farm anymore. She realizes she doesn't have to live in her pretend world anymore (well, maybe not as much) and that she's not so different after all!.

Publication date: 1994-09-29
Price: $17.95

Review Des os dans un panier (Native Legends) / Livres Toundra:


Publication date: 1998-11-01
Price: $16.95

Review The Hollow Locust Trees / Black Moss Press:


Review Price Stern Sloan  / Sliding Surprise Books: Whose Mommy Is This? (Sliding Surprise Books) Creator: Charles Reasoner
Publication date: 2002-11-11
Price: $7.99

Review Sliding Surprise Books: Whose Mommy Is This? (Sliding Surprise Books) / Price Stern Sloan:

With combined sales of over one million copies, the Sliding Surprise books are a proven favorite. So stock up on these time-tested, interactive kid-pleasers.

Creator: Sophie Casson
Publication date: 2003-10-01

Review Toby's Best Friend (First Novel Series) / Formac:

Toby's parents think he worries too much and they want to get something that will be good for him. He's very pleased when they get him a dog who can be his companion. They sit up half the night looking at the snowstorm. In the morning Toby and his friends make a snow fort. In his excitement, he forgets about his puppy. His friend takes care of the puppy. Toby learns how people care for one another.

Publication date: 2001-12-01
Dewey code: 940.28
Price: $29.99

Review Years of Ambition: European History 1815-1914 (Years of...) / Hodder & Stoughton:

This title covers themes such as diplomacy, revolutions, "realpolitik," and the origins of the Great War. It also charts the political, economic, and social development of states such as Germany, Italy, France, Russia, and Austria.

Creator: Adjoa J. Burrowes
Publication date: 1999-01
Dewey code: 973
Price: $5.95

Review Paul Robeson (Autobiographical) / Third World Pr:


Creator: Peter A. Thomas
Publication date: 2003-06
Price: $7.95

Review Baby's First Laugh / Salina Bookshelf:

Who will make baby laugh? Will it be father, older sister, grandma, or someone else in the family? Easy and fun to read, this baby book helps young children learn basic family relationships. Written in both Navajo and English.

Authors
  • Maria Artigas Sierra
  • Alma Flor Ada
  • Fernando Alonso
Edition: Big
Publication date: 1998-07
Price: $21.95

Review Spring and the Forgotten City (Superbooks/Superlibros) / Santillana USA Publishing Company:


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Maddie on TV (First Novel Series), Billy Jean, Jesus Goes to Grandma's House, Maisons de bois (Habitations Amerindiennes : Cote Nord-Ouest Du Pacifique), Ontario (Eye on Canada series), Hi! Let's Meet Billy, Poco, Silverwolf: Son of the Iroquois, Dillon's Revenge, Mon Premier Alphabet, Allowance System Tool Kit: Easy to Use Tools That Teach Kids Money Values and Responsibilities (Allowance), Mitsie the Meekest Mouse, Des os dans un panier (Native Legends), The Hollow Locust Trees, Sliding Surprise Books: Whose Mommy Is This? (Sliding Surprise Books), Toby's Best Friend (First Novel Series), Years of Ambition: European History 1815-1914 (Years of...), Paul Robeson (Autobiographical), Baby's First Laugh, Spring and the Forgotten City (Superbooks/Superlibros)

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