Anna Swan biography among the best
We are pleased to learn that The Extraordinary Life of Anna Swan, by Anne Renaud (CBU Press, 2013), has been long-listed for the Information Book Award from Children’s Literature Roundtables of Canada.
The Children’s Literature Roundtables of Canada Information Book Award is given to a book that arouses interest, stimulates curiosity, captures the imagination and fosters concern for the world around us. The award’s aim is to recognize excellence in both Canadian writing and publishing of nonfiction for children and young people ages 5-to-15 years. The criteria include accuracy, clarity, imaginative approach, appropriateness of organization and format and sensitivity to ethnocentric and gender biases.
A national committee based in Vancouver sends member Roundtables a selective list of titles judged as the best of the preceding year across Canada. The regional Roundtables consider this preliminary list, resulting in 5 to 7 finalists. The award is presented annually.
Congratulations Anne!