March 29, 2012

Red Cedar Book Award


Also known as B. C.'s Young Readers' Choice Awards, the Red Cedar Book Award Program is a readers' choice program for British Columbia students in Gr. 4 - 7.

Each fall, two short-lists of nominated titles are announced: one for fiction, and one for information books. To be included in the program, a book must have been:
  • written by and illustrated by a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant who has lived in Canada for at least two years;
  • published two calendar years before the nomination date;
  • published by a recognized publisher and available in print;
  • recognized by other reviewers of Canadian children’s literature; and 
  • recognized as being of general interest to students in Gr. 4 - 7.
Children vote in the month of April and the winners are announced annually in May. With voting coming up shortly, I thought I would list here the nominated titles for this year's awards.


Information (or Non-Fiction) Category
 
 
Out of This World: The Amazing Search for An Alien Earth  
by Jacob Berkowitz
Kids Can Press
2009








100% Pure Fake  
by Lyn Thomas
Kids Can Press
2009 





How to Build Your Own Country  
by Valerie Wyatt
Kids Can Press
2009 






Hoaxed! Fakes & Mistakes in the World of Science  
Editors of Yes Magazine
Kids Can Press
2009





Whispers from the Ghettos  
by Kathy Kacer
Puffin Canada
2009






 
Big Train: The Legendary Ironman of Sport, Lionel Conacher 
by Richard Brignall
Lorimer
2009 







It's A Snap! George Eastman's First Photograph  
by Monica Kulling
Tundra Books
2009





Animal Aha! Thrilling Discoveries in Wildlife Science 
by Diane Swanson
Annick Press
2009






Pharaohs and Foot Soldiers: One Hundred Ancient Egyptian Jobs You Might Have Desired or Dreaded
by Kristin Butcher
Annick Press
2009






Fighting for Gold: The Story of Canada's Sledge Hockey Paralympic Gold
by Lorna Schultz Nicholson
Lorimer
2009






The Insecto-files: Amazing Insect Science and Bug Facts You'll Never Believe
by Helaine Becker
Maple Tree Press
2009



 
Learn to Speak Music  
by John Crossingham
Owlkids Books
2009






Charlie: A Home Child's Life in Canada  
by Beryl Young
Key Porter
2009





You Are Weird! Your Body's Peculiar Parts and Funny Functions 
by Diane Swanson
Kids Can Press
2009

Kaboom! Explosions of All Kinds
by Gillian Richardson
Annick Press
2009








Fiction Category
 
Faery Rebels: Spell Hunter  
by R. J. Anderson
HarperCollins
2009
 
Walking Backward  
by Catherine Austen
Orca Books
2009
 
A Desperate Road to Freedom: The Underground Railroad Diary of Julia May Jackson  
by Karleen Bradford
Scholastic Canada
2009
 
After the Fire  
by Becky Citra
Orca Books
2010
 
The Prince of Neither Here Nor There  
by Seán Cullen
Penguin
2009
 
The Ship of Lost Souls  
by Rachelle Delaney
HarperCollins
2009
 
The Dread Crew: Pirates of the Backwoods  
by Kate Inglis
Nimbus
2009
 





Wanting Mor  
by Rukhsana Khan
Groundwood Books
2009
 
Zoobreak  
by Gordon Korman
Scholastic Canada
2009







Timothy and the Dragon's Gate 
by Adrienne Kress
Scholastic Canada
2009








The Giant-Slayer  
by Iain Lawrence
Delacorte Books for Young Readers
2009
 







Rex Zero the Great Pretender 
by Tim Wynne-Jones
Groundwood Books
2009

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