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Margriet Ruurs
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margriet [at] margrietruurs [dot] com
Salt Spring Island BC
p. 250-537-2440
f. 250-537-4969
Selected Bibliography
In My Backyard
(Tundra Books, 2007)
Wake Up, Henry Rooster!
(Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2006)
Me & Martha Black
(Penumbra Press, 2005)
No Dogs Allowed
(Chestnut Pub. Group, 2005)
Emma at the Fair
(Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2005)
My Librarian is a Camel
(Boyds Mills Press, 2005)
Animal Alphabed
(Boyds Mills Press, 2005)
Ms. Bee’s Magical Bookcase
(Chestnut Pub. Group, 2004)
Wild Babies
(Tundra Books, 2003)
Emma’s Cold Day
(Stoddart Kids, 2001)
Logan’s Lake
(Hodgepog Books, 2001)
A Pacific Alphabet
(Whitecap Books, 2001)
When We Go Camping
(Tundra Books, 2001)
The Power of Poems: Teaching the Joy of Writing Poetry
(Maupin House, 2001)
Virtual Maniac: Silly and Serious Poems for Kids
(Maupin House, 2001)
Emma and The Coyote
(Stoddart Kids, 1999)
Emma’s Eggs
(Stoddart, 1996)
A Mountain Alphabet
(Tundra Books, 1996)
Spectacular Spiders
(Pacific Edge Publishing, 1995)
On The Write Track! A Guide to Creative Writing
(Pacific Educational Press, 1993)
Big Little Dog
(Penumbra Press, 1992)
| Location: Salt Spring Island, BC | Availability: national | Available: any time |
Reading Location:
libraries, schools
Grades:
1 to 6
Audience Size:
75 to 120
Fees:
$250.00 for one 1-hour reading, $750.00 for one full-day (4 presentations), plus travel, accommodations and meals.
Language:
English
Readings
An upbeat, interesting slideshow/talk about the entire process of writing: from getting ideas to published pages. This includes the editing and illustrating process. Adapted to different age levels.I do picture book, poetry and non-fiction talks and am available for children as well as educators’ professional development workshops, parent & family evenings.
Special Equipment:
Book Sales:
Copies of books can be brought to be sold and autographed, if requested
Workshop Location:
schools
Grades:
3 to 6
Audience Size:
25 to 50
Fees:
$250.00 for one 1-hour reading, $750.00 for one full-day (4 presentations), plus travel, accommodations and meals.
Language:
English
Workshops
Select from:
Students will brainstorm ideas, learn about planning and plotting, develop a character and write in a picture book format, or write several different styles of poetry, or create a school newspaper.
Special Equipment:
Book Sales:
Copies of books can be brought to be sold and autographed, if requested
Biography
Margriet Ruurs is the author of 25 books for children. With a Master of Education degree from Simon Fraser University, she teaches writing workshops at elementary schools across North America and has been a guest lecturer at several universities. She won the 2005 Region West Presidential Award for Reading & Technology of the International Reading Association, has conducted writing workshops in Lahore, Pakistan and author visits to International Schools in Indonesia and Malaysia. She writes a regular column about writing, as well as freelance articles, for Reading Today, the magazine of IRA.
Margriet is a popular speaker at conferences each year, including provincial and state Reading Conferences as well as Young Author Conferences. She also conducts school visits throughout the school year, sharing her love of reading and writing with thousands of students and teachers.
Several of her books have won awards, including the Storytellers World Award Honor Title for Emma’s Eggs and short listings for the Mr. Christie Award of Excellence, the Shining Willow and the Chocolate Lily, Blue Spruce, Utah Information Book Award and National Crown Awards. My Librarian is a Camel was awarded Teacher’s Choice Award and named IRA’s Notable Book for Global Awareness.
Many of Margriet’s books reflect her interest in the natural environment: A Mountain Alphabet, When We Go Camping, Wild Babies and Logan’s Lake. She likes humour as you can tell by reading Virtual Maniac, Silly & Serious Poems for Kids and Ms. Bee’s Magical Bookcase.
Margriet, her husband and two sons have lived in many different places: The Netherlands, where she was born, Alberta, the Yukon and many other parts of the U.S. and Canada. Even though B.C. is still home, she currently lives in Oregon with her park ranger husband. When she’s not busy writing and speaking, Margriet likes to hike or knit. But what she likes best is getting children excited about writing and reading good books!
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