Norma Fleck Award facts for kids

The Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction is a special prize given to the best non-fiction book for young people in Canada. It was started in May 1999 by the Fleck Family Foundation and the Canadian Children's Book Centre. Each year, the winner gets CDN$10,000! This award is one of many given out by the Canadian Children's Book Centre. Other awards include the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award and the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People.

Award Winners: A Look Back

This section highlights the amazing books that have won the Norma Fleck Award over the years. These books teach us about many different topics, from history to science and more!

Winners from 1999 to 2004

• 1999: Andy Turnbull and Debora Pearson won for By Truck to the North: My Winter Adventure.
• 2000: Simon Tookoome and Sheldon Oberman won for The Shaman's Nephew: A Life in the Far North.
• 2001: Gena K. Gorrell won for Heart and Soul: The Story of Florence Nightingale. This book tells the story of the famous nurse.
• 2002: Jack Batten won for The Man Who Ran Faster Than Everyone: The Story of Tom Longboat. It's about a famous runner.
• 2003: Larry Loyie with Constance Brissenden won for As Long as the Rivers Flow.
• 2004: Val Ross won for The Road to There: Mapmakers and Their Stories. This book explores how maps are made and their history.

Winners from 2005 to 2010

• 2005: Shari Graydon won for In Your Face: The Culture of Beauty and You.
• 2006: Bill Slavin and Jim Slavin won for Transformed: How Everyday Things Are Made.
• 2007: Jan Thornhill won for I Found a Dead Bird: The Kids’ Guide to the Cycle of Life & Death.
• 2008: Hugh Brewster won for At Vimy Ridge: Canada's Greatest World War I Victory. This book shares the story of a key battle.
• 2009: Mariatu Kamara with Susan McClelland won for The Bite of the Mango.
• 2010: Priscilla Galloway with Dawn Hunter won for Adventures on the Ancient Silk Road.

Winners from 2011 to 2015

• 2011: Susan Hughes won for Case Closed? Nine Mysteries Unlocked by Modern Science.
• 2012: Susan Vande Griek won for Loon.
• 2013: Deborah Ellis won for Kids of Kabul: Living Bravely Through a Never-Ending War.
• 2014: Rona Arato won for The Last Train: A Holocaust Story.
• 2015: Kira Vermond won for Why We Live Where We Live. This book explores why people choose certain places to live.

Winners from 2016 to 2019

• 2016: Cory Silverberg won for *** Is a Funny Word: A Book About Bodies, Feelings, and You.
• 2017: Elizabeth MacLeod won for Canada Year by Year. This book looks at Canadian history year by year.
• 2018: Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale won for #NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women.
• 2019: James Gladstone and Karen Reczuch won for Turtle Pond.