Red Cedar Book Award

British Columbia's Young Readers' Choice Award

Category: Information

  • The 2017/2018 Red Cedar nominees for Information are…

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    5 Giraffes by Anne Innis Dagg (Fitzhenry and Whiteside) Adrift at Sea: A Vietnamese Boy’s Story of Survival by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch with Tuan Ho (pajamapress) All the Dirt: A History of Getting Clean by Katherine Ashenburg (Annick) Deep Roots: How Trees Sustain Our Planet by Nikki Tate (Orca) Diwali: Festival of Lights by Rina…

  • 2016-2017 Gala

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    We had a wonderful afternoon at our Gala on May 6, and were so grateful to share the day with so many wonderful students, teachers and writers.  In the end, the winners were Kevin Sands for The Blackthorn Key and Julia Coey for Animal Hospital! We are especially grateful to our generous sponsors for the…

  • 2016-2017 Gala

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    We had a wonderful afternoon at our Gala on May 6, and were so grateful to share the day with so many wonderful students, teachers and writers.  In the end, the winners were Kevin Sands for The Blackthorn Key and Julia Coey for Animal Hospital! We are especially grateful to our generous sponsors for the…

  • Animal Hospital: Rescuing Urban Wildlife

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    ​Julia Coey’s Animal Hospital: Rescuing Urban Wildlife covers the easily overlooked world of wildlife rehabilitation efforts around the world.  Coey focuses on city animals such as birds, squirrels, raccoons, and skunks that have been injured or orphaned, often because of human interference. Unlike zoos or wildlife sanctuaries that are long-term animal homes, the goal of…

  • Animal Hospital: Rescuing Urban Wildlife

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    ​Julia Coey’s Animal Hospital: Rescuing Urban Wildlife covers the easily overlooked world of wildlife rehabilitation efforts around the world.  Coey focuses on city animals such as birds, squirrels, raccoons, and skunks that have been injured or orphaned, often because of human interference. Unlike zoos or wildlife sanctuaries that are long-term animal homes, the goal of…

  • Manoah Steves Elementary Interviews Tanya Lloyd Kyi

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    We are super excited that Tanya Lloyd Kyi, author of the fascinating book DNA Detective, will be at the Red Cedar Gala at Vancouver Public Library on May 6. Ahead of her appearance, students from Manoah Steves Elementary interviewed her and asked her some thought-provoking questions. MSE: Did you know any of these facts before?…

  • Another fabulous booktrailer! This one is for…

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    …Give Me Wings by Kathy Lowinger. Grace Kejo of Victoria West Elementary created this emotionally stirring book trailer. Many thanks to Rachel Speller, Victoria West’s teacher-librarian for sending it our way. Haven’t read Give Me Wings yet?  There’s still time!  Red Cedar voting opens on April 17. -Patricia

  • Colossal Canada

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    Colossal Canada: 100 Epic Facts and Feats, by Elizabeth Macleod and Frieda Wishinsky Canada is colossal – no one would doubt that after reading this lively and fascinating compendium of facts about what makes our country unique. The facts include impressive natural phenomena, historical firsts, inventions, flight and space, myth and mystery, events and people…

  • Trash Talk

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    Trash Talk by Michelle Mulder This jam-packed, accessible information book will take you around the world and back through time, exploring how different societies have chosen to manage their garbage. Did you know that ancient Minoans buried their garbage in huge pits? That’s not what they did in New York City though, where people tossed…