Information Book of the Year

Established 1987. Awarded each February for an outstanding information book for children ages 5 to 15, written in English by a Canadian citizen, and published in Canada during the previous year.

1998

Shelley Tanaka, illustrated by Greg Ruhl. The Buried City of Pompeii (Scholastic)

Honour book - Vivien Bowers, illustrated by Martha Newbigging. Crime Science (Owl Books)

1997

Shelley Tanaka, illustrated by Ken Marschall. On Board the Titanic (Scholastic)

Honour book - Shelley Tanaka, illustrated by Laurie McGaw. Discovering the Iceman (Scholastic)

1996

Linda Granfield, illustrated by Janet Wilson. In Flanders Fields: The Story of the Poem by John McCrae (Stoddart)

1995

Barbara Greenwood, illustrated by Heather Collins. A Pioneer Story: The Daily Life of a Canadian Family in 1840 (KidsCan)

1994

Barbara Bondar with Dr. Roberta Bondar. On the Shuttle: Eight Days in Space (Greey de Pencier,)

Linda Granfield. Cowboy: a Kid's Album (Douglas & McIntyre)

1993

Janet Lunn, Christopher Moore, illustrated by Alan Daniel. The Story of Canada (Lester)

1992

Jan Thornhill. A Tree in a Forest (Greey de Pencier)

1991

Camilla Gryski, illustrated by Pat Cupples. Hands On, Thumbs Up (KidsCan)

1990

Celia Godkin. Wolf Island (Fitzhenry & Whiteside)

1989

Terence Dickinson. Exploring the Sky by Day : the Equinox guide to weather and the atmosphere (Camden House)

1988

Caroline Parry. Let's Celebrate (KidsCan)

1987

David Suzuki with Barbara Hehner. Looking at Insects (Stoddart)

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