Information Book Award
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Administered By:
Children's Literature Roundtables of Canada
Scope:
national
Award Status:
Active
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Contact Info:
Dr. Margot Filipenko Co-Chair, Vancouver Children's Literature Roundtable Department of Language and Literacy Education Ponderosa Annex E 225 2125 Main Mall University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC V6T 1W5 Tel: 604 827-5680 margot.filipenko@ubc.ca or Lois Brymer Chair, Information Book Award Committee jmbrymer@axion.netSponsored 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.
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Submitted by lily on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 12:03.
Award Recipients
Year | Detail | Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Janet Wilson, One Peace: True Stories of Young Activist. Victoria: Orca Book Publishers, 2008. | |
| 2008 | Rochelle 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. | |
| 1994 | Linda 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. |