Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction

Given by Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC)

104 Works 9,252 Books 779 Reviews 4.3
The Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction was established in 1999 to recognize and honour exceptional non-fiction books. The $10,000 Norma Fleck Award is the largest of its kind show more dedicated to Canadian children’s book awards. show less
Stages:
All, Winner (25), Honour Book (43), Shortlist (45)
Categories:
All, No Category (104)
Years:
All, 2023 (5), 2022 (5), 2021 (5), 2020 (5), 2019 (5), 2018 (5), 2017 (5), 2016 (5), 2015 (5), 2014 (1), 2013 (1), 2012 (1), 2011 (1), 2010 (5), 2009 (5), 2008 (5), 2007 (5), 2006 (5), 2005 (5), 2004 (5), 2003 (4), 2002 (5), 2001 (4), 2000 (3), 1999 (4)

Winner 25

WorkYear
The Witness Blanket: Truth, Art and Reconciliation by Carey Newman2023
The Power of Style by Christian Allaire2022
Powwow: A Celebration Through Song and Dance by Karen Pheasant-Neganigwane2021
Killer Style: How Fashion Has Injured, Maimed, and Murdered Through History by Serah-Marie Mcmahon2020
Turtle Pond by James Gladstone2019
#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women by Lisa Charleyboy2018
Canada Year by Year by Elizabeth MacLeod2017
Sex is a Funny Word: A Book about Bodies, Feelings, and YOU by Cory Silverberg2016
Why We Live Where We Live by Kira Vermond2015
The Last Train: A Holocaust Story by Rona Arato2014
Kids of Kabul: Living Bravely Through a Never-Ending War by Deborah Ellis2013
Loon by Susan Vande Griek2012
Case Closed?: Nine Mysteries Unlocked by Modern Science by Susan Hughes2011
Adventures on the Ancient Silk Road by Priscilla Galloway2010
The Bite of the Mango by Mariatu Kamara2009
At Vimy Ridge: Canada's Greatest World War I Victory by Hugh Brewster2008
I Found a Dead Bird: The Kids' Guide to the Cycle of Life and Death by Jan Thornhill2007
Transformed: How Everyday Things Are Made by Bill Slavin2006
In Your Face: The Culture of Beauty and You by Shari Graydon2005
The Road to There: Mapmakers and Their Stories by Val Ross2004
As Long as the Rivers Flow by Larry Loyie2003
The Man Who Ran Faster Than Everyone: The Story of Tom Longboat by Jack Batten2002
Heart and Soul: The Story of Florence Nightingale by Gena K. Gorrell2001
The Shaman's Nephew: A Life in the Far North (Nature All Around Series) by Simon Tookoome2000
By Truck to the North: My Arctic Adventure (Adventure Travel) by Andy Turnbull1999

Honour Book 43

WorkYear
Born to Write: The Remarkable Lives of Six Famous Authors by Charis Cotter2010
A Thousand Years of Pirates by William Gilkerson2010
Whispers from the Ghettos by Kathy Kacer2010
Follow That Map!: A First Book of Mapping Skills by Scot Ritchie2010
No Girls Allowed: Tales of Daring Women Dressed as Men for Love, Freedom and Adventure by Susan Hughes2009
Royal Murder: The Deadly Intrigue of Ten Sovereigns by Elizabeth MacLeod2009
One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference by Katie Smith Milway2009
Inuksuk Journey: An Artist at the Top of the World by Mary Wallace2009
Eco-Diary of Kiran Singer by Sue Ann Alderson2008
Birds of Prey - An Introduction by Robert Bateman2008
Weird Weather: Everything You Didn't Want to Know About Climate Change But Probably Should Find Out by Kate Evans2008
This Is My Planet: The Kids' Guide to Global Warming by Jan Thornhill2008
Fire!: A Renewal of A Forest by Celia Godkin2007
Factory Girl by Barbara Greenwood2007
Ryan and Jimmy: And the Well in Africa That Brought Them Together by Herb Shoveller2007
Genocide (Groundwork Guides) by Jane Springer2007
Our Stories, Our Songs: African Children Talk about AIDS by Deborah Ellis2006
My Childhood Under Fire: A Sarajevo Diary by Nadja Halilbegovich2006
Coming to Canada: Building a Life in a New Land by Susan Hughes2006
Hiding Edith by Kathy Kacer2006
A Second Is a Hiccup: A Child's Book of Time by Hazel Hutchins2005
A Home for Foundlings by Marthe Jocelyn2005
The Underground Reporters (Holocaust Remembrance Series) by Kathy Kacer2005
Red Land Yellow River: A Story from the Cultural Revolution by Ange Zhang2005
Four Pictures by Emily Carr by Nicolas Debon2004
Bobbie Rosenfeld: The Olympian Who Could Do Everything by Anne Dublin2004
Oscar: The Life and Music of Oscar Peterson by Reva Marin2004
Discovering The Arctic: The Story of John Rae by John Wilson2004
Under the Ice: A Marine Biologist at Work by Kathy Conlan2003
Beyond the Dance: A Ballerina's Life by Chan Hon Goh2003
Wizards: An Amazing Journey Through the Last Great Age of Magic by Candace Savage2003
Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine2002
Nerves Out Loud: Critical Moments in the Lives of Seven Teen Girls by Susan Musgrave2002
Sex Book, The: An alphabet of smarter love (Millennium Generation Series) by Jane Pavanel2002
Righting Wrongs: The Story of Norman Bethune by John Wilson2002
The Kids Book of the Far North by Ann Love2001
New Animal Discoveries by Ronald Orenstein2001
Cowgirls by Candace Savage2001
The Young Writer's Companion by Sarah Ellis2000
The Dancer Who Flew: A Memoir of Rudolf Nureyev by Linda Maybarduk2000
Catching Fire: The Story of Firefighting by Gena K. Gorrell1999
The Last Safe House: A Story of the Underground Railroad by Barbara Greenwood1999
The Inuksuk Book by Mary Wallace1999

Shortlist 45

WorkYear
The Witness Blanket: Truth, Art and Reconciliation by Carey Newman2023
Sun in My Tummy by Laura Alary2023
Why Humans Build Up: The Rise of Towers, Temples and Skyscrapers (Orca Timeline, 1) by Gregor Craigie2023
Pink, Blue, and You!: Questions for Kids about Gender Stereotypes by Elise Gravel2023
Better Connected: How Girls Are Using Social Media for Good (Orca Think, 5) by Tanya Lloyd Kyi2023
The Power of Style by Christian Allaire2022
Mad for Ads: How Advertising Gets (and Stays) in Our Heads by Erica Fyvie2022
Growing Up Trans: In Our Own Words by Lindsay Herriot2022
The Girl Who Loved Giraffes: And Became the World's First Giraffologist by Kathy Stinson2022
Boy from Buchenwald by Robbie Waisman2022
Powwow: A Celebration Through Song and Dance by Karen Pheasant-Neganigwane2021
The Eagle Mother (Mothers of Xsan (3)) (Volume 3) by Hetxw’ms Gyetxw Brett D. Huson2021
This Is Your Brain on Stereotypes: How Science Is Tackling Unconscious Bias by Tanya Lloyd Kyi2021
111 Trees: How One Village Celebrates the Birth of Every Girl (CitizenKid) by Rina Singh2021
Science Comics: Crows: Genius Birds by Kyla Vanderklugt2021
Killer Style: How Fashion Has Injured, Maimed, and Murdered Through History by Serah-Marie Mcmahon2020
Cells: An Owner's Handbook by Carolyn Fisher2020
Picking Up the Pieces: Residential School Memories and the Making of the Witness Blanket by Carey Newman2020
Beastly Puzzles: A Brain-Boggling Animal Guessing Game by Rachel Poliquin2020
Fairy Science by Ashley Spires2020
Turtle Pond by James Gladstone2019
Trash Revolution: Breaking the Waste Cycle by Erica Fyvie2019
Go Show the World: A Celebration of Indigenous Heroes by Wab Kinew2019
Bat Citizens by Rob Laidlaw2019
After Life: Ways We Think About Death by Merrie-Ellen Wilcox2019
#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women by Lisa Charleyboy2018
Rewilding: Giving Nature a Second Chance by Jane Drake2018
Meatless?: A Fresh Look At What You Eat by Sarah Elton2018
When Planet Earth Was New by James Gladstone2018
The sockeye mother by Brett D. Huson2018
Canada Year by Year by Elizabeth MacLeod2017
Water Wow! (A Visual Exploration) by Paula Ayer2017
Level the Playing Field: The Past, Present, and Future of Women's Pro Sports by Kristina Rutherford2017
Fight to Learn: The Struggle to Go to School by Laura Scandiffio2017
The Tragic Tale of the Great Auk by Jan Thornhill2017
Sex is a Funny Word: A Book about Bodies, Feelings, and YOU by Cory Silverberg2016
Foodprints: The Story of What We Eat by Paula Ayer2016
A Beginner's Guide to Immortality: From Alchemy to Avatars by Maria Birmingham2016
Child Soldier: When Boys and Girls Are Used in War by Michel Chikwanine2016
The Art of the Possible: An Everyday Guide to Politics by Edward Keenan2016
Why We Live Where We Live by Kira Vermond2015
From Vimy to Victory: Canada's Fight to the Finish in World War I by Hugh Brewster2015
Starting From Scratch: What You Should Know about Food and Cooking by Sarah Elton2015
Residential Schools: With the Words and Images of Survivors by Larry Loyie2015
If: A Mind-Bending New Way of Looking at Big Ideas and Numbers by David J. Smith2015

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