The Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction is a lucrative literary award founded in May 1999 by the Fleck Family Foundation and the

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, and presented to the year's best

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book for a youth audience. Each year's winner receives

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10,000. The award is one of several presented by the Canadian Children's Book Centre each year; others include the

Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award The Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award is an annual Canadian literary award, presented to the year's best illustrated picture book for children. Sponsored by A. Charles Baillie and administered by the Canadian Children's Book Centre, the award car ...

, the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People and the

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."Sask., Man. writers win for children's books"
cbc.ca, November 11, 2010.

Awards and winners

1999

* Andy Turnbull and Debora Pearson, ''By Truck to the North: My Winter Adventure'' *Gena K. Gorrell, ''Catching Fire: The Story of Firefighting'' *

Barbara Greenwood Barbara Greenwood (born September 14, 1940) is a Canadian educator and author of children's books. She has served as president of the Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers (CANSCAIP). Biography The daughter of Geo ...

, ''The Last Safehouse: A Story of the Underground Railroad'' * Larry Verstraete, ''Accidental Discoveries: From Laughing Gas to Dynamite'' * Mary Wallace, ''The Inuksuk Book''

2000

* Simon Tookoome and Sheldon Oberman, ''The Shaman's Nephew: A Life in the Far North'' * Sarah Ellis, ''The Young Writer's Companion'' * Linda Maybarduk, ''The Dancer Who Flew: A Memoir of

Rudolf Nureyev Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev ( ; Tatar/ Bashkir: Рудольф Хәмит улы Нуриев; rus, Рудо́льф Хаме́тович Нуре́ев, p=rʊˈdolʲf xɐˈmʲetəvʲɪtɕ nʊˈrʲejɪf; 17 March 19386 January 1993) was a Soviet ...

'' * Irene Morck, ''Five Pennies: A Prairie Boy's Story''

2001

* Gena K. Gorrell, ''Heart and Soul: The Story of Florence Nightingale'' * Linda Granfield, ''Pier 21: Gateway of Hope'' * Ann Love and Jane Drake, ''The Kids Book of the Far North'' * Ronald Orenstein, ''New Animal Discoveries'' *Candace Savage, ''Born to be a Cowgirl: A Spirited Ride Through the Old West''

2002

Jack Batten Jack Batten (born January 23, 1932) is a Canadian writer and broadcaster, author of more than 40 fiction and non-fiction books and winner of book and magazine awards. Early life Jack Hubert Batten was born in Montreal to Jack and Kathleen Batte ...

, ''The Man Who Ran Faster Than Everyone: The Story of Tom Longboat'' *

Karen Levine Karen Levine (born 1955) is a Canadian radio producer and writer. Her radio documentaries have won two Peabody Awards. She has worked for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) for over thirty years, working on shows such as '' The Sunday ...

, ''Hana's Suitcase'' *

Susan Musgrave Susan Musgrave (born March 12, 1951) is a Canadian poet and children's writer. She was born in Santa Cruz, California, to Canadian parents, and currently lives in British Columbia, dividing her time between Sidney and Haida Gwaii. She has been n ...

, ''Nerves Out Loud: Critical Moments in the Lives of Seven Teen Girls'' * Jane Pavanel, ''The Sex Book: an alphabet of smarter love'' *John Wilson, ''Righting Wrongs: The Story of Norman Bethune''

2003

* Larry Loyie with Constance Brissenden, ''As Long as the Rivers Flow'' * Kathy Conlan, ''Under the Ice'' * Chan Hon Goh with

Cary Fagan Cary Fagan (born 1957) is a Canadian writer of novels, short stories, and children's books. His novel, ''The Student,'' was a finalist for the Toronto Book Award and the Governor General's Literary Award. Previously a short-story collection, ''My ...

, ''Beyond the Dance: A Ballerina's Life'' *

Candace Savage Candace Sherk Savage (born December 2, 1949) is a Canadian non-fiction writer. Early life Candace Sherk was born in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada on December 2, 1949. Both of her grandmothers were born in the United States and married Canadia ...

, ''Wizards: An Amazing Journey through the Last Great Age of Magic'' *

Roderick Stewart Sir Roderick David Stewart (born 10 January 1945) is a British rock and pop singer and songwriter. Born and raised in London, he is of Scottish and English ancestry. With his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart is among the List of best- ...

, ''Wilfrid Laurier: A Pledge for Canada''

2004

* Val Ross, ''The Road to There: Mapmakers and Their Stories'' *

Nicolas Debon Nicolas or Nicolás may refer to: People Given name * Nicolas (given name) Mononym * Nicolas (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer * Nicolas (footballer, born 2000), Brazilian footballer Surname Nicolas * Dafydd Nicolas (c.1705–1774), ...

, ''Four Pictures by Emily Carr'' *

Anne Dublin Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the ...

, ''Bobbie Rosenfeld: The Olympian Who Could Do Everything'' * Reva Marin, ''Oscar: The Life and Music of Oscar Peterson'' * John Wilson, ''Discovering the Arctic: The Story of John Rae''

2005

* Shari Graydon, ''In Your Face: The Culture of Beauty and You'' * Hazel Hutchins, ''A Second Is a Hiccup'' * Marthe Jocelyn, ''A Home for Foundlings'' *Kathy Kacer, ''The Underground Reporters'' *

Ange Zhang Ange Zhang (; born March 19, 1951) is a Chinese-born Canadian illustrator and animation artist. The son of Guang Weiran, a famous Chinese writer, he was born in Beijing and studied at the Central Academy of Drama in China and the Banff Centre in ...

, ''Red Land, Yellow River: A Story from the Cultural Revolution''

2006

Bill Slavin Bill(s) may refer to: Common meanings * Banknote, paper cash (especially in the United States) * Bill (law), a proposed law put before a legislature * Invoice, commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer * Bill, a bird or animal's beak Plac ...

and Jim Slavin, ''Transformed: How Everyday Things Are Mad'' *

Deborah Ellis Deborah Ellis (born August 7, 1960) is a Canadian fiction-writer and activist. Her themes are often concerned with the sufferings of persecuted children in the Third World. Early life Born in Cochrane Ontario, Ellis and her family moved several ...

, ''Our Stories, Our Songs: African Children Talk About AIDS'' * Nadja Halilbegovich, ''My Childhood Under Fire: A Sarajevo Diary'' *

Susan Hughes Susan Hughes (born 1960) is a Canadian author of children's books A child ( : children) is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty, or between the developmental period of infancy and puberty. The legal definition of ''c ...

, ''Coming to Canada: Building a Life in a New Land'' *

Kathy Kacer Kathy Kacer (born 6 September 1954) is a Canadian author of fiction and non-fiction for children about The Holocaust, and has written one adult fiction book (''Restitution''). She has won several awards and her books have been translated into a var ...

, '' Hiding Edith: A True Story''

2007

Jan Thornhill Jan Thornhill (born 1955 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a Canadian writer and illustrator of educational books on science and nature for children. She was the 2015 winner of the Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People, a lifetime achievemen ...

, ''I Found a Dead Bird: The Kids’ Guide to the Cycle of Life & Death''

2008

* Hugh Brewster, ''At Vimy Ridge: Canada's Greatest World War I Victory''

2009

Mariatu Kamara Mariatu Kamara (born 25 May 1986 in Yonkro, Sierra Leone) is a UNICEF Special Representative, author and survivor of the civil war in Sierra Leone. Early life Mariautu Kamara was raised in the small village of Magborou in the West African countr ...

with

Susan McClelland Susan is a feminine given name, from Persian "Susan" (lily flower), from Egyptian '' sšn'' and Coptic ''shoshen'' meaning "lotus flower", from Hebrew ''Shoshana'' meaning "lily" (in modern Hebrew this also means "rose" and a flower in general), ...

, ''The Bite of the Mango''

2010

* Priscilla Galloway with Dawn Hunter, ''Adventures on the Ancient Silk Road'' * Charis Cotter, Born to Write: The Remarkable Lives of Six Famous Authors *

Scot Ritchie Scot Ritchie is a Canadian author and illustrator. He specializes in children's literature and has over 65 books published. He also illustrates for the advertising, editorial and educational markets. His work can be found in publications including ...

, Follow That Map! A First Book of Mapping Skills *

William Gilkerson William Gilkerson (25 July 1936 — 29 November 2015) was an American-Canadian writer, editor and artist. Between the 1960s to 2000s, Gilkerson wrote over ten books including ''Pirate's Passage'', which won the 2006 Governor General's Award for E ...

, A Thousand Years of Pirates *

and Sharon E. McKay. Whispers from the Ghettos

2011

, ''Case Closed? Nine Mysteries Unlocked by Modern Science'' *

Daniel Loxton Daniel Loxton (born 1975) is a Canadian writer, illustrator, and skeptic. He wrote or co-wrote several books including ''Tales of Prehistoric Life,'' a children's science trilogy, and '' Abominable Science!'', a scientific look at cryptozoology. A ...

, Evolution: How We and All Living Things Came to Be * Elin Kelsey, Not Your Typical Book About the Environment * Jody Nyasha Warner, Viola Desmond Won't Be Budged * Hadley Dyer, Watch This Space: Designing, Defending and Sharing Public Spaces

2012

* Susan Vande Griek, ''Loon'' * Rafal Gerszak with Dawn Hunter, Beyond Bullets: A Photo Journal of Afghanistan * Dora Lee, Biomimicry: Inventions Inspired by Nature. Illustrated by Margot Thompson. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2011. *

, Off to Class: Incredible and Unusual Schools Around the World. Toronto: Owlkids Books Inc., 2011. * Marthe Jocelyn, Scribbling Women: True Tales from Astonishing Lives. Toronto: Tundra Books, 2011.

2013

, ''Kids of Kabul: Living Bravely Through a Never-Ending War'' * Monica Kulling, Going Up! Elisha Otis’s Trip to the Top * Bill Swan, Real Justice: Fourteen and Sentenced to Death – The Story of Steven Truscott * Deborah Hodge, Rescuing the Children: The Story of the Kindertransport.

2014

*Rona Arato, ''The Last Train: A Holocaust Story'' * Ken Setterington, Branded by the Pink Triangle * Elizabeth Macleod and Frieda Wishinsky, A History of Just About Everything: 180 Events, People and Inventions That Changed the World *

, Looks Like Daylight: Voices of Indigenous Kids *

Eric Walters Eric Robert Walters, (born March 3, 1957) is a Canadian author of young adult fiction and picture books. As of 2020, Eric Walters has written over 100 books. Background Walters was an elementary school teacher at Vista Heights Public School in ...

, My Name Is Blessing

2015

*Kira Vermond, ''Why We Live Where We Live'' * Hugh Brewster, From Vimy to Victory: Canada’s Fight to the Finish in World War I * David J. Smith, If: A Mind-Bending New Way of Looking at Big Ideas and Numbers * Larry Loyie with Wayne K. Spear and Constance Brissenden, Residential Schools, With the Words and Images of Survivors: A National History * Sarah Elton. Starting from Scratch: What You Should Know about Food and Cooking

2016

*Cory Silverberg, ''Sex Is a Funny Word: A Book About Bodies, Feelings, and You'' * Edward Keenan, The Art of the Possible: An Everyday Guide to Politics * Maria Birmingham, A Beginner’s Guide to Immortality: From Alchemy to Avatars * Jessica Dee Humphreys and Michel Chikwanine, Child Soldier: When Boys and Girls Are Used in War * Paula Ayer, Foodprints: The Story of What We Eat

2017

* Elizabeth MacLeod, ''Canada Year by Year'' * Laura Scandiffio, Fight to Learn: The Struggle to Go to School * Kristina Rutherford, Level the Playing Field: The Past, Present, a Future of Women’s Pro Sports *

, The Tragic Tale of the Great Auk * Antonia Banyard and Paula Ayer, Water Wow! An Infographic Exploration

2018

* Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale, ''#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women'' * Sarah Elton, Meatless? A Fresh Look at What You Eat * Hetxw’ms Gyetxw (Brett D. Huson), The Sockeye Mother * Jane Drake and Ann Love. Rewilding: Giving Nature a Second Chance * James Gladstone, When Planet Earth Was New

2019

*James Gladstone and Karen Reczuch, ''Turtle Pond''. * Merrie-Ellen Wilcox, After Life: Ways We Think About Death * Rob Laidlaw, Bat Citizen: Defending the Ninjas of the Night * Wab Kinew and Joe Morse, Go Show the World: A Celebration of Indigenous Heroes * Erica Fyvie snd Bill Slavin, Trash Revolution: Breaking the Waste Cycle

2020

* Serah-Marie McMahon and Alison Matthews David, ''Killer Style: How Fashion Has Injured, Maimed, & Murdered Through History'' * Rachel Poliquin, Beastly Puzzles: A Brain-Boggling Animal Guessing Game * Carolyn Fisher, Cells: An Owner’s Handbook * Ashley Spires, Fairy Science * Carey Newman and Kirstie Hudson, Picking Up the Pieces: Residential School Memories and the Making of the Witness Blanket

2021

* Karen Pheasant-Neganigwane. ''Powwow: A Celebration Through Song and Dance'' * Rina Singh. 111 Trees: How One Village Celebrates the Birth of Every Girl. Illustrated by Marianne Ferrer. * Kyla Vanderklugt. Crows: Genius Birds. * Hetxw’ms Gyetxw (Brett D. Huson). The Eagle Mother. Illustrated by Natasha Donovan. * Tanya Lloyd Kyi. This Is Your Brain on Stereotypes: How Science is Tackling Unconscious Bias. Illustrated by Drew Shannon.

2022

* The Power of Style: How Fashion and Beauty Are Being Used to Reclaim Cultures, written by Christian Allaire and illustrated by Jacqueline Li * ''Boy from Buchenwald: The True Story of a Holocaust Survivor'', by Robbie Waisman with Susan McClelland * ''The Girl Who Loved Giraffes and Became the World’s First Giraffologist'', by Kathy Stinson and by François Thisdale, ill. * ''Growing Up Trans: In Our Own Words'', by Dr. Lindsay Herriot and Kate Fry, eds. * ''Mad for Ads: How Advertising Gets (and Stays) in Our Heads'', by Erica Fyvie and Ian Turner, ill.

References

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External links

Norma Fleck Award – Canadian Children's Book Centre website
Canadian children's literary awards Canadian non-fiction literary awards Awards established in 1999 1999 establishments in Canada