Norma Fleck Award, 1999-2023
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 1999 -- honouring exceptional non-fiction Canadian books
Sponsored by Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC)

- 537 Resources including
- 37 Videos
- 20 Book Readings
- 30 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
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#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women
by Mary Beth Leatherdale and Lisa Charleyboy
(Winner, 2018)
23 Resources10 Awards

Sex Is a Funny Word: A Book about Bodies, Feelings, and You
by Cory Silverberg and Fiona Smyth
(Winner, 2016)
22 Resources5 Awards

As Long as the Rivers Flow
by Larry Loyie, Constance Brissenden, and Heather D. Holmlund
(Winner, 2003)
19 Resources4 Awards

111 Trees: How One Village Celebrates the Birth of Every Girl
by Rina Singh and Marianne Ferrer
(Finalist, 2021)
19 Resources4 Awards

This Is Your Brain on Stereotypes: How Science Is Tackling Unconscious Bias
by Tanya Lloyd Kyi and Drew Shannon
(Finalist, 2021)
16 Resources1 Awards

The Power of Style: How Fashion and Beauty Are Being Used to Reclaim Cultures
(Winner, 2022)
16 Resources7 Awards

The Witness Blanket: Truth, Art and Reconciliation
by Carey Newman and Kirstie Hudson
(Winner, 2023)
16 Resources6 Awards


Child Soldier: When Boys and Girls Are Used in War
by Jessica Dee Humphreys, Claudia Dávila, and Michel Chikwanine
(Finalist, 2016)
14 Resources5 Awards

Level the Playing Field: The Past, Present, and Future of Women's Pro Sports
(Finalist, 2017)
12 Resources2 Awards

Trash Revolution: Breaking the Waste Cycle
by Erica Fyvie and Bill Slavin
(Finalist, 2019)
12 Resources5 Awards

The Girl Who Loved Giraffes: And Became the World's First Giraffologist
by Kathy Stinson and François Thisdale
(Finalist, 2022)
12 Resources1 Awards

If...: A Mind-Bending New Way of Looking at Big Ideas and Numbers
by David J. Smith and Steve Adams
(Finalist, 2015)
11 Resources2 Awards

A Beginner's Guide to Immortality: From Alchemy to Avatars
by Maria Birmingham and Josh Holinaty
(Finalist, 2016)
11 Resources1 Awards



Pink, Blue, and You!: Questions for Kids about Gender Stereotypes
by Elise Gravel and Mykaell Blais
(Finalist, 2023)
11 Resources3 Awards

Better Connected: How Girls Are Using Social Media for Good
by Tanya Lloyd Kyi, Julia Kyi, and Vivian Rosas
(Finalist, 2023)
11 Resources2 Awards




Picking Up the Pieces: Residential School Memories and the Making of the Witness Blanket
by Carey Newman and Kirstie Hudson
(Finalist, 2020)
10 Resources1 Awards





Case Closed?: Nine Mysteries Unlocked by Modern Science
by Susan Hughes and Michael Wandelmaier
(Winner, 2011)
8 Resources1 Awards


Residential Schools: With the Words and Images of Survivors
by Larry Loyie, Constance Brissenden, and Wayne K. Spear
(Finalist, 2015)
8 Resources1 Awards

Rewilding: Giving Nature a Second Chance
by Ann Love and Jane Drake
(Finalist, 2018)
8 Resources4 Awards



Why Humans Build Up: The Rise of Towers, Temples and Skyscrapers
by Gregor Craigie and Kathleen Fu
(Finalist, 2023)
8 Resources3 Awards



Mad for Ads: How Advertising Gets (and Stays) in Our Heads
by Erica Fyvie and Ian Turner
(Finalist, 2022)
7 Resources1 Awards


By Truck to the North: My Arctic Adventure
by Andy Turnbull and Debora Pearson
(Winner, 1999)
6 Resources1 Awards

From Vimy to Victory: Canada's Fight to the Finish of World War I
(Finalist, 2015)
6 Resources2 Awards

Water Wow!: A Visual Exploration
by Paula Ayer, Antonia Banyard, and Belle Wuthrich
(Finalist, 2017)
6 Resources2 Awards



Killer Style: How Fashion Has Injured, Maimed, and Murdered Through History
by Alison Matthews David, Serah-Marie McMahon, and Gillian Wilson
(Winner, 2020)
6 Resources2 Awards

Beastly Puzzles: A Brain-Boggling Animal Guessing Game
by Rachel Poliquin and Byron Eggenschwiler
(Finalist, 2020)
6 Resources1 Awards



I Found a Dead Bird: The Kids' Guide to the Cycle of Life and Death
(Winner, 2007)
5 Resources1 Awards
