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Maple Tree Press is pleased to announce that free Teacher Resouce Guides for books in the Canadian Flyer Adventures series are now available for download. Click here to access the guides.
Maple Tree Press joins Owlkids Books
Maple Tree Press has joined Bayard Canada, publishers of Chirp, chickaDEE and OWL magazines, and Owlkids Books. Click here to read the press release. Click here to visit the Owlkids website!
New Teacher Resource Guides Posted
Teacher Resource Guides for Canadian Flyer Adventures series titles Hurry, Freedom! and A Whale Tale are now up! Follow the links or go to the Canadian Flyer Adventures microsite to check them out.
I is for Inuksuk
An Arctic Celebration
by
Ages 5+
COMING SEPTEMBER 2009!
I is for Inuksuk, a messenger made of stone
N is for Nanuq, a powerful polar bear
U is for Umiak, a summer sea boat
K is for Kamik, a warm waterproof boot
S is for Siku, the Artic sea ice
U is for Ummimaq, a shaggy muskoxen
K is for Kuni, a soft nose-to-cheek kiss
2010 Rocky Mountain Book Award Finalists Announced
Inside Hockey! by Keltie Thomas and Animals at the EDGE by Jonathan Baillie and Marilyn Baillie are both finalists for Alberta's 2010 Rocky Mountain Book Award. The winner will be announced in May. Good luck Keltie, Jonathan, and Marilyn!
2008/2009 Red Cedar Award Wrap-Up
Congratulations to all of our authors and illustrators who were nominated for the 2008/2009 Red Cedar Book Award and a special congratulations to Helaine Becker and Dave Whamond, as Secret Agent Y.O.U. was awarded the first ever Honour Book Award due to an extremely close vote!
Recent Honors for Animals at the EDGE
Animals at the EDGE: Saving the World's Rarest Creatures by Jonathan and Marilyn Baillie has just been named a finalist for the Diamond Willow Award in Saskatchewan and for the Rocky Mountain Book Award in Alberta (winners announced next spring). The book has also just been honored with a Silver Award at the Nautilus Book Awards and with a spot on the VOYA Non-fiction 2008 Honor List. Congratulations Jonathan and Marilyn!
Red Cedar Shortlist Announced for 2009/2010
The list of nominees has just been released for the 2009/2010 Red Cedar Book Awards and Maple Tree Press has two mentions! This is my Planet by Jan Thornhill and How Soccer Works by Keltie Thomas have both made the list (winner annouced May 2010).
