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Information Book Award

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Administered By:

Children's Literature Roundtables of Canada

Scope:

national

Award Status:

Active

Website:

Link

Contact Info:

Samantha Pearson
Chair, Information Book Award Committee

Sponsored by the Children's Literature Roundtables of Canada, the Information Book Award is given to recognize an outstanding information book for children and young people 5 to 15 years of age written in English by a Canadian citizen. The book will be drawn from the following types: cultural, concept, life cycle, science, biography, history and geography. The book must have been published in Canada during the previous year by a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant. The award carries a cash prize of $1000.

Submitted by lily on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 12:03.

Award Recipients

Yearsort iconDetailRecipient
2012Susan Vande Griek, Loon. Illustrated by Karen Reczuch. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2011.
2011Tanya Lloyd Kyi, 50 Burning Questions: A Sizzling History of Fire. Illustrated by Ross Kinnaird. Toronto: Annick Press, 2010.
2010Valerie Wyatt, How to Build Your Own Country. Illustrated by Fred Rix. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2009.
2009Janet Wilson, One Peace: True Stories of Young Activist. Victoria: Orca Book Publishers, 2008.
2008Rochelle Strauss, One Well: The Story of Water on Earth. Illustrated by Rosemary Woods. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2007.
2007 Jan Thornhill, I Found a Dead Bird: The Kids’ Guide to the Cycle of Life & Death. Toronto: Maple Tree Press, 2006.
2006 Bill Slavin with Jim Slavin, Transformed: How Everyday Things Are Made. Illustrated by Bill Slavin. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2005.
2005 Hugh Brewster, On Juno Beach: Canada’s D-Day Heroes. Markham, ON: Scholastic Canada, 2004.
2004 Shari Graydon, Made You Look: How Advertising Works and Why You Should Know. Toronto: Annick Press, 2003.
2003 Karen Levine, Hana’s Suitcase. Toronto: Second Story Press, 2002.
2002 Linda Granfield, Where Poppies Grow: A World War One Companion. Toronto: Stoddart Kids, 2001.
2001 Deborah Hodge, The Kids Book of Canada and How the CPR was Built. Illustrated by John Mantha. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2000.
2000 Vivien Bowers, Wow Canada! Exploring This Land From Coast to Coast to Coast. Illustrated by Dan Hobbs and Diane Eastman. Toronto: Owl Books/Greey de Pencier, 1999.
1999 Barbara Greenwood, The Last Safe House: A Story of the Underground Railroad. Illustrated by Heather Collins. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1998.
1998 Shelley Tanaka, The Buried City of Pompeii. Illustrated by Greg Ruhl. Richmond Hill, ON: Scholastic Canada, 1997.
1997 Shelley Tanaka, On Board the Titanic. Illustrated by Ken Marschall. Richmond Hill, ON: Scholastic Canada, 1996.
1996 Linda Granfield, In Flanders Fields: The Story of the Poem by John McCrae. Illustrated by Janet Wilson. Toronto: Lester Publishing, 1995.
1995 Barbara Greenwood, A Pioneer Story: The Daily Life of a Canadian Family in 1840. Illustrated by Heather Collins. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1994.
1994 Barbara Bondar, On the Shuttle: Eight Days in Space. Toronto: Greey de Pencier, 1993.
1994Linda Granfield, Cowboy: A Kid's Album. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 1993.
1993 Janet Lunn & Christopher Moore, The Story of Canada. Illustrated by Alan Daniel. Toronto: Key Porter, 1992.
1992 Jan Thornhill, A Tree in a Forest. Toronto: Greey de Pencier, 1991.
1991 Camilla Gryski, Hands On, Thumbs Up. Illustrated by Pat Cupples. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1990.
1990 Celia Godkin, Wolf Island. Markham, ON: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 1989.
1989 Terence Dickinson, Exploring the Night Sky by Day. Camden East, ON: Camden House, 1988.
1988 Caroline Parry, Let's Celebrate!. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1987.
1987 David Suzuki, Looking at Insects. Toronto: Stoddart Publishing, 1986.
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