Canadian Children's Literature Awards: INFORMATION BOOK AWARD Began 1987. Annual. Recognizes excellence in the writing of information books in English for children and young people from ages 5 to 15. Authors must be Canadian citizens. Sponsored by the Children's Literature Roundtables of Canada. The 30+ Roundtables across Canada vote on the shortlist in late October. The award is announced in time for Canadian Children's Book Week in November. 2006 Slavin, Bill TRANSFORMED: HOW EVERYDAY THINGS ARE MADE
HONOUR BOOK: Trottier, Maxine FINALISTS: Ali, Dominic Bateman, Robert Becker, Helaine Kyi, Tanya Lloyd 2005 Brewster, Hugh
Terry Fox: A story of hope
Our stories, our songs Backyard birds: an introduction Are you psychic? The blue jean book ON JUNO BEACH: CANADA’S DDAY HEROES
HONOUR BOOK: Zhang, Ange
Red land, yellow river: A story from the cultural revolution
FINALISTS: Bowers, Vivien Ellis, Deborah Graydon, Shari MacLeond, Elizabeth
That’s very Canadian! Three wishes: Palestinian and Israeli children speak In your face: The culture of beauty and you Helen Keller: A determined life
2004
Graydon, Shari
MADE YOU LOOK: HOW ADVERTISING WORKS AND WHY YOU SHOULD KNOW
HONOUR BOOK: Bogart, Jo Ellen SHORTLIST: Galloway, Priscilla
Emily Carr: at the edge of our world
MacLeod, Elizabeth Ross, Val
Archers, alchemists and 98 other medieval jobs you might have loved or loathed Albert Einstein: a life of genius The road to there: mapmakers and their stories HANA=S SUITCASE =
2003
Levine, Karen HONOUR BOOK: LeBox, Annette SHORTLIST: Bailey, Linda Bogart, Jo Ellen
Salmon creek
Adventures in ancient Greece Capturing Joy: the story of Maud Lewis
Moore, Christopher
The big book of Canada: exploring the provinces and territories WHERE POPPIES GROW: A WORLD WAR I COMPANION
2002
Granfield, Linda
HONOUR BOOK: Rhodes, Richard 2001 Hodge, Deborah
A first book of Canadian art THE KIDS BOOK OF CANADA'S RAILWAY : AND HOW THE CPR WAS BUILT
SHORTLIST
Archbold, Rick Bailey, Linda Bannatyne-Cugnet, Jo Fitch, Sheree Granfield, Linda Tanaka, Shelley 2000 Bowers, Vivien
Canada: our history: an album through time Adventures in the Middle Ages From far and wide: a Canadian citizenship scrapbook Writing maniac: how I grew up to be a writer Pier 21: gateway of hope In the time of the knights WOW CANADA! EXPLORING THIS LAND FROM COAST TO COAST TO COAST
HONOUR BOOK: Wistow, David
Meet the group of seven
1999
Greenwood, Barbara HONOUR BOOK: Kaplan, William and Shelley Tanaka
THE LAST SAFE HOUSE: A STORY OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
One more border: the true story of one family's escape from war-torn Europe THE BURIED CITY OF POMPEII
1998
Tanaka, Shelley HONOUR BOOK: Bowers, Vivien SHORTLIST: Granfield, Linda Greenwood, Barbara Springer, Jane Swanson, Diane
Crime Science
Circus The kids book of Canada Listen to us: the world's working children Bug bites
1997
Tanaka, Shelley (text) and Ken Marschall (illustration) SHORTLIST:
ON BOARD THE TITANIC
Ahmad, Nyla (text) and Martha Newbigging (illustration) Drake, Jane and Ann Love (text) and Heather Collins (illus) Farris, Katherine (editor) Owens, Ann-Maureen and Jane Wealland (text) and Don Kilby (illustration) Tanaka, Shelley (text) and Laurie McGaw (illustration) 1996 Granfield, Linda (text) and Janet Wilson (illustration)
Cybersurfer: the Owl internet guide for kids The kids campfire book You asked? over 300 great questions and answers
Forts of Canada Discovering the iceman
IN FLANDERS FIELDS: THE STORY OF THE POEM BY JOHN MCCRAE
SHORTLIST: Godkin, Celia Gryski, Camilla Merrit, Susan E. Newlands, Anne Tanaka, Shelley 1995 Greenwood, Barbara
Ladybug garden Let's play Her story II: women from Canada's past The group of seven and Tom Thompson The illustrated Father Goose A PIONEER STORY: THE DAILY LIFE OF A CANADIAN FAMILY IN 1840
SHORTLIST: Funston, Sylvia Mackay, Claire Swanson, Diane Swanson, Diane 1994 Bondar, Barbara Granfield, Linda Lunn, Janet & Moore, Chrisopher Thornhill, Jan Gryski, Camilla Godkin, Celia Dickinson, Terence
A kid's guide to the brain Touching all the bases: baseball for kids Coyotes in the crosswalk Safari beneath the sea ON THE SHUTTLE: EIGHT DAYS IN SPACE COWBOY: A KID'S ALBUM THE STORY OF CANADA A TREE IN A FOREST HANDS ON, THUMBS UP WOLF ISLAND EXPLORING THE SKY BY DAY
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1988
Parry, Caroline
LET'S CELEBRATE: CANADA'S SPECIAL DAYS! LOOKING AT INSECTS
1987
Suzuki, David
Burnaby Public Library Children's Department