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Gena K. Gorrell
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Contact Information
http://www.netrover.com/~gorrell
gorrell [at] isp [dot] com
504 Merton Street
Toronto ON
M4S 1B3
p. (416) 486-6242
Selected Bibliography
Heart and Soul: The Story of Florence Nightingale (Tundra Books, 2005)
North Star to Freedom : The Story of the Underground Railroad (Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2004)
Working Like a Dog : The Story of Working Dogs Through History (Tundra Books, 2003)
Catching Fire: The Story of Firefighting (Tundra Books, 1999)
| Location: Toronto, ON | Availability: local | Available: anytime |
Reading Location:
libraries, schools
Grades:
6 to 9
Audience Size:
10 to 70
Fees:
$150.00 per reading.
Language:
English
Readings
Gena provides general commentary on a particular book's content, reading passages to illustrate points and showing pictures from book. Gena will comment on writing if desired and allows for a question and answer period.
Biography
Gena K. Gorrell is a book editor and an award-winning writer of nonfiction for young people. Her third book, Heart and Soul: The Story of Florence Nightingale, won the Norma Fleck Award for Nonfiction. In her spare time she is a first-aid instructor and a volunteer officer in the Toronto Police Marine Unit. She lives in Toronto with her husband and her dog.
Submitted by CCBC Guest on Sat, 05/24/2008 - 02:10.