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As Long as the Rivers Flow wins 2003 Norma Fleck Award
(Toronto, September 2, 2003) - The Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) and the Fleck Family Foundation are delighted to announce the winner of the 5th annual Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction: As Long as the Rivers Flow by Larry Loyie with Constance Brissenden, illustrated by Heather D. Holmlund and published by Groundwood Books. The $10,000 Norma Fleck Award is the largest of its kind in Canadian children's books. Dr. Jim Fleck of the Fleck Family Foundation, and son of Norma Fleck, announced the winner on September 2nd, 2003.
The Norma Fleck Award jury's calls As Long as the Rivers Flow "... a joyous, heart-breaking memoir that recalls a Cree boy's last, idyllic summer with his family before he was taken away to attend a residential school... beautiful illustrations... kindles a sense of injustice and loss....";
The other finalists for the 2003 Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction were: Beyond the Dance: A Ballerina's Life by Chan Hon Goh with Cary Fagan (Tundra Books), Under the Ice by Kathy Conlan (Kids Can Press), Wilfrid Laurier: A Pledge for Canada by Roderick Stewart (XYZ Publishing), Wizards: An Amazing Journey through the Last Great Age of Magic by Candace Savage (Greystone Books)
Members of the 2003 Norma Fleck Award jury were: Deirdre Baker, Department of English, University of Toronto and children's book reviewer for The Toronto Star; Mary Anne Cree, librarian at The Bishop Strachan School; Polly Fleck, Governor-General's Award-nominated poet and member of the Fleck family; Sheila Koffman, owner of Another Story Bookshop; Michele Landsberg, author and Toronto Star columnist; and Susan Perren, children's book reviewer for The Globe and Mail.
The Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction was established by the Fleck Family Foundation in 1999 in honour of Norma Fleck, who inspired a deep love of reading in her children and grandchildren. The Award recognizes Canada's exceptional non-fiction books for young people. Norma Fleck was born in 1906 and died in 1998. The Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction is administered by the Canadian Children's Book Centre. The CCBC is a national, not-for-profit organization that was established in 1976 and is dedicated to promoting the reading, writing, and illustrating of Canadian books for children and young adults.
The Norma Fleck Award jury's calls As Long as the Rivers Flow "... a joyous, heart-breaking memoir that recalls a Cree boy's last, idyllic summer with his family before he was taken away to attend a residential school... beautiful illustrations... kindles a sense of injustice and loss....";
The other finalists for the 2003 Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction were: Beyond the Dance: A Ballerina's Life by Chan Hon Goh with Cary Fagan (Tundra Books), Under the Ice by Kathy Conlan (Kids Can Press), Wilfrid Laurier: A Pledge for Canada by Roderick Stewart (XYZ Publishing), Wizards: An Amazing Journey through the Last Great Age of Magic by Candace Savage (Greystone Books)
Members of the 2003 Norma Fleck Award jury were: Deirdre Baker, Department of English, University of Toronto and children's book reviewer for The Toronto Star; Mary Anne Cree, librarian at The Bishop Strachan School; Polly Fleck, Governor-General's Award-nominated poet and member of the Fleck family; Sheila Koffman, owner of Another Story Bookshop; Michele Landsberg, author and Toronto Star columnist; and Susan Perren, children's book reviewer for The Globe and Mail.
The Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction was established by the Fleck Family Foundation in 1999 in honour of Norma Fleck, who inspired a deep love of reading in her children and grandchildren. The Award recognizes Canada's exceptional non-fiction books for young people. Norma Fleck was born in 1906 and died in 1998. The Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction is administered by the Canadian Children's Book Centre. The CCBC is a national, not-for-profit organization that was established in 1976 and is dedicated to promoting the reading, writing, and illustrating of Canadian books for children and young adults.
Submitted on September 19, 2003 in By David.
