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The Children's Literature Roundtables of Canada
Information Book Award is given to a book that arouses interest,
stimulates curiosity, captures the imagination, and fosters concern
for the world around us. The award's aim is to recognize excellence
in Canadian publishing of non-fiction for children. The criteria
include accuracy, clarity, imaginative approach, appropriateness of
organization and format, and sensitivity to ethnocentric and gender
biases.
The book, written in English by a Canadian citizen
or landed immigrant, must have been published the calendar year
previous to the award being granted. A national committee based in
Vancouver sends out a selective list of 24+ titles that have been
judged across Canada as the best of the preceding year. The
Roundtables consider this preliminary list and ballott and send back
their recommendations, resulting in 5 to 7 finalists. A majority of
Roundtables make time at their first fall meeting to discuss the
finalists and vote on their choices which are collated into one vote
per Roundtable. The winning book is announced in time for Canadian
Children's Book Week in November. The author and the illustrator of
the winning book receive award certificates and share a cash prize
of $1000.
Award Criteria
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2009 Information Book Award
The Children’s Literature Roundtables of Canada
Proudly Announces…..
THE 2009 INFORMATION BOOK AWARD RESULTS
WINNER:
One Peace: True Stories of Young Activists
by Janet Wilson. Orca.
HONOUR:
A Bear in War
by Stephanie Innes & Harry Endrulat. Illustrated by Brian Deines. Key Porter.
Robots: From Everyday to Out of This World
by the Editors of Yes Magazine. Kids Can Press.
FINALISTS:
The Delta Is My Home
by Tom McLeod & Mindy Willett. Photographed by Tessa Macintosh. Fifth House.
Everything but the Kitchen Sink (Weird Stuff You Didn’t Know about Food)
by Frieda Wishinsky & Elizabeth Macleod. Illustrated by Travis King. Scholastic.
Polar Worlds: Life at the Ends of the Earth
by Robert Bateman with Nancy Kovacs. Scholastic/Madison Press.
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2008 | 1990 -
1999 | 1987 -
1989
Award book stickers available here: pdf or doc
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