Author: sharon

1995 – Children’s Writing Conference

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1995 Alberta-Saskatchewan Children’s Writing Conference at Jackfish Lake

 

A blast from the past!

This is a photo of the participants at the first Alberta-Saskatchewan Children’s Writing Conference in 1995. It was held at Jackfish Lake, and is the forerunner of the CANSCAIP Prairie Horizons conferences that now take place every two years at Lumsden. (Both places are in Saskatchewan.)

Who are these mystery people? We’ve identified some of them, but if you know others, please leave a comment below. Click on the photo for a larger view.

The people we have identified:

Back row:

Theresa Heuchert, Gillian Richardson, ?, Bev Watson, Jo Bannatyne-Cugnet, Sue Bland, ?, ?, ?, Merle Harris, Mary Woodbury, Irene Morck, Myrna Guymer

Front row:

?, Dave Glaze, Dianne Young, Alison Lohans, Joyce Henderson, ?, ?, Jacolyn Caton, Betty (Dorion) Fitzpatrick

“10 Plants” wins de Bary Science award!

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10 Plants that Shook the World, by Gillian Richardson
10 Plants that Shook the World, by Gillian Richardson

Congratulations to Gillian Richardson, whose book 10 Plants that Shook the World has won the de Bary Children’s Science Book Award for older readers.

The award is presented by The American Phytopathological Society, which is dedicated to high-quality, innovative plant pathology research.

The judges say,

This book discusses 10 economically or historically important plants in a chatty episodic format. It covers a lot of information in an edgy style (with edgy illustrations) that sarcastic children will enjoy, and mentions many important plant pathogens along the way.

 

Leaving Mr. Humphries

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Leaving Mr. Humphries, by Alison Lohans
Leaving Mr. Humphries, by Alison Lohans

Author: Alison Lohans

Illustrator: Gretchen Ehrsam

Publisher: Your Nickel’s Worth Publishing

ISBN: 978-1-927756-07-2

Josh takes his teddy bear and companion, Mr. Humphries, to visit Grandpa at the lake, even though his mom thinks he’s too old for a teddy bear. Mr. Humphries does all sorts of things with Josh. But what will Josh do when Mr. Humphries is ready for an adventure of his own?

Read a CM Review.

Buy from Chapters or Your Nickel’s Worth Publishing. 

Download Alison’s Leaving Mr Humphries – curriculum tie-in .

Shorlisted for the 2014 Saskatchewan Book Awards in the SaskEnergy Children’s Literature category.

“10 Plants” wins Eureka! award

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10 Plants that Shook the World, by Gillian Richardson
10 Plants that Shook the World, by Gillian Richardson

Congratulations to Gillian Richardson, whose book 10 Plants that Shook the World has won a  Eureka! Nonfiction Award from the California Reading Association.

10 Plants that Shook the World

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10 Plants that Shook the World, by Gillian Richardson
10 Plants that Shook the World, by Gillian Richardson

Author: Gillian Richardson

Illustrator: Kim Rosen

Publisher: Annick Press

Release Date: February 26, 2013

Plants are all around us, but if you dig a little deeper, they have some amazing stories to tell! Would you believe some plants have even played a dramatic role in world history?

Gillian Richardson’s new book will open your eyes to the world-changing effects of “ordinary” plants like chocolate, tea, sugarcane, cotton, potatoes and corn, and unusual ones like rubber, cinchona, and papyrus. Learn how plants have inspired research and new products, opened up paths to profits for businesses and smugglers alike, saved lives, led to trouble for people who grow them, started a war, and made it possible for you to read this book.

Download 10 Plants Curriculum Links .

Order from Chapters, Amazon.ca, Amazon.com

Jo Bannatyne-Cugnet receives Queen’s Jubilee Medal

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Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal
Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal

Congratulations to Jo Bannatyne-Cugnet and her husband Ken, who both received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in a ceremony at Government House in Regina.

They were among 33 Saskatchewan recipients who were chosen because they made a significant contribution to their fellow man, their community, or their country.

Jo is best known for writing A Prairie Alphabet, a best-selling picture book illustrated by Yvette Moore. The book showcases Saskatchewan farm life and has received many honours and awards since it was first published in 1993.

See a photo of Jo and Ken and three other Weyburn area recipients at discoverweyburn.com .

Prairie Alphabet in Saskatchewan Time Capsule

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Jo Bannatyne-Cugnet with the Time Capsule
Jo Bannatyne-Cugnet placing “A Prairie Alphabet” into the time capsule at the Saskatchewan Legislature.

A Prairie Alphabet, the bestselling and much-loved book written by Jo Bannatyne-Cugnet and illustrated by Yvette Moore, will be read again a hundred years from now!

The book was recently chosen to be placed inside the new time capsule at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building. The Legislature is one hundred years old, and a time capsule buried when it was built was unearthed in October  2012. The new time capsule will be buried sometime later this fall, once all the articles have been collected and properly prepared to last a century.

Jo and Yvette were on hand for a ceremony at the Legislature on October 11, 2012.

You can read more in an article in Weyburn This Week.

Ghosts of Government House book trailer

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Join author Judith Silverthorne has she takes us on a short tour of the historic Government House in Regina, Saskatchewan Canada. As she reads from her book, Ghosts of Government House, two young girls explore the haunted house to see if the ghosts really do roam the halls and bedrooms of this enchanted old mansion.

 

http://vimeo.com/49357530