Gillian Richardson

Take Me With You, by Gillian Richardson

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Take My With You cover

A gift of friendship brings unexpected rewards.

As a young hummingbird delays facing his first migration south, he comes across a timid wood mouse fleeing a gang of cats. Humm rejects Nothing’s plea to carry him away, but offers to guide the mouse overland to safety. Their unlikely friendship becomes a test of courage as they discover how to help each other. With the cats in hot pursuit, they must trust another new friend to make their final watery escape possible. Humm gains the confidence needed for his solo migration. Nothing has a safe new home. Both know they would never have made it without the other. Travel with these spirited animal characters in this chapter book adventure for ages 6-8.

See Gillian’s website for more!

Buy this book at your favorite bookstore (ebook only).

Ollie Buggins, Detective? by Gillian Richardson

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Olllie Buggins is part bloodhound—but is he brave like Sherlock Bones (um…Holmes)?

His boy, Harry, thinks so. At their new country home, Ollie is expected to sleep in a doghouse, even in a thunderstorm! But there are strange new smells. Spooky noises! Shadowy figures! If he can’t solve these mysteries—even with help from a pair of zany crows and a wisecracking scarecrow—will Harry think he’s a coward? Meet Ollie, the reluctant dog detective, and his animal character friends in this chapter book mystery for ages 6-8.

See Gillian’s website for some great reviews!

Ollie is available to buy all over the place! Find your favourite store at https://books2read.com/OllieBuggins

Alison Lohans Reflects on 35 Years of Robins

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In 1984 Alison Lohans and Gillian Richardson, both emerging children’s authors who lived in Regina, Saskatchewan, decided to start a writing group. Thirty-five years and well over 150 books later, the Children’s Writers’ Round Robin is still going strong — and Alison and Gillian are both still a part of it while other writers have come and gone (and sometimes come again).

Here is Alison’s blog post reflecting on the past 35 years of being a Robin, and here’s to many more years to come!

The Saskatchewan Children’s Writers’ Round Robin: 35 Years of Writing and Growing Together

 

10 Routes That Crossed the World, by Gillian Richardson

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10 Routes that Crossed the World, by Gillian Richardson
10 Routes that Crossed the World, by Gillian Richardson

Author: Gillian Richardson
Illustrator: Kim Rosen
Publisher: Annick Press
ISBN: 978-1-55451-875-3 (softcover), 978-1-55451-876-0 (hardcover)

Also available as an e-book!

What it’s about:

People have always blazed trails across the land. They’ve followed them in search of power, riches, adventure, or simply a better life.

In these ten globe-spanning stories, you’ll walk beside the first people who crossed Beringia into America, and follow wild animals across the Serengeti migration route. You’ll navigate the cobbled network of British Roman roads and the engineering marvel of the Inca roads, which allowed empires to flourish. Meet the pioneers that raced for gold on the icy Chilcoot Trail, faithful pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago, Russian prisoners who built the trans-Siberian railway, and hopeful Americans flocking west on Route 66. If you dare, venture through the Khyber Pass and Ho Chi Minh Trail, pathways for wars and invasions.

Pack your bags for a surprising journey along the routes that have shaped our world today.

Read a 4* Review from CM.

As with its companions in the series, 10 Routes that Changed the World informs and also instils more wonder (and sometimes sorrow) at the world around us, and is indeed, as Richardson’s dedication hopes it would be, a book for those who blaze trails, and for the curious who follow them.  Highly Recommended.

 

Other Books in the ’10’ Series:

10 Plants that Shook the World, by Gillian Richardson

10 Rivers that Shaped the World, by Marilee Peters

10 Ships that Rocked the World, by Gillian Richardson

10 Ships that Rocked the World, by Gillian Richardson

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10 Ships that Rocked the World, by Gillian Richardson
10 Ships that Rocked the World, by Gillian Richardson

Author: Gillian Richardson

Illustrator: Kim Rosen

Publisher: Annick Press

ISBN: 978-1-55451-781-7

 

About 10 Ships:

Ships have always sailed through human history. Sometimes, they’ve even changed its course. For centures, ships have brought cultures together in peace or conflict, played a role in wars and revolutions, and even transformed societies.

Travel around the world with Gillian on 10 world-shifting ships. Meet pirates, explorers, desperate immigrants, eco-warriors, and more. All aboard for an ocean adventure through history!

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10 Plants Wins Green Book Festival Award

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

Gillian Richardson’s book 10 Plants that Shook the World has won first place in the 2014 Green Book Festival in the Children’s Literature category.

The Green Book Festival honours books that “contribute to greater understanding, respect for and positive action on the changing worldwide environment”. Congratulations, Gillian!

“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.