Norma Fleck Award
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The Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction is a lucrative literary award for children's non-fiction. It was founded in 1990 by Jim Fleck and named after his mother Norma Fleck, an avid reader. Each year's winner receives $10,000.
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1999
Winner:
- Andy Turnbull and Debora Pearson, By Truck to the North: My Winter Adventure
Other Finalists:
- Gena K. Gorrell, Catching Fire: The Story of Firefighting
- Barbara Greenwood, The Last Safehouse: A Story of the Underground Railroad
- Larry Verstraete, Accidental Discoveries: From Laughing Gas to Dynamite
- Mary Wallace, The Inuksuk Book
2000
Winner:
- Simon Tookoome and Sheldon Oberman, The Shaman's Nephew: A Life in the Far North
Other Finalists:
- Sarah Ellis, The Young Writer's Companion
- Linda Maybarduk, The Dancer Who Flew: A Memoir of Rudolf Nureyev
- Irene Morck, Five Pennies: A Prairie Boy's Story
2001
Winner:
- Gena K. Gorrell, Heart and Soul: The Story of Florence Nightingale
Other Finalists:
- Linda Granfield, Pier 21: Gateway of Hope
- Ann Love and Jane Drake, The Kids Book of the Far North
- Ronald Orenstein, New Animal Discoveries
- Candace Savage, Born to be a Cowgirl: A Spirited Ride Through the Old West
2002
Winner:
- Jack Batten, The Man Who Ran Faster Than Everyone: The Story of Tom Longboat
Other Finalists:
- Karen Levine, Hana's Suitcase
- Susan Musgrave, Nerves Out Loud: Critical Moments in the Lives of Seven Teen Girls
- Jane Pavanel, The Sex Book: an alphabet of smarter love
- John Wilson, Righting Wrongs: The Story of Norman Bethune