Yellow Cedar Award

Given by OLA Forest of Reading

50 Works 1,099 Books 118 Reviews 4.2
The Yellow Cedar Award program is the only Forest of Reading list that is composed of non-fiction books geared to readers from Grades 4-8. Readers will learn about real-life stories and facts – show more these books are definitely conversation starters!

Award Given: Forest of Reading Festival in Toronto in May show less
Stages:
All, Winner (4), Honour Book (2), Nominee (50)
Categories:
All, No Category (50)
Years:
All, 2024 (10), 2023 (10), 2022 (10), 2021 (10), , 2020 (10)

Winner 4

WorkYear
Fred & Marjorie: A Doctor, a Dog, and the Discovery of Insulin by Deborah Kerbel2023
Wild Outside: Around the World with Survivorman by Les Stroud2022
Trending: How and Why Stuff Gets Popular by Kira Vermond2021
Too Young to Escape by Van Ho2020

Honour Book 2

WorkYear
Growing Up Trans: In Our Own Words by Lindsay Herriot2023
Amazing Athletes: An All-Star Look at Canada's Paralympians by Marie-Claude Ouellet2023

Nominee 50

WorkYear
IsThisAnOlogy? by Amanda Dorothy Jean Bulman2024
Becoming Bionic and Other Ways Science Is Making Us Super by Heather Camlot2024
Why Humans Build Up: The Rise of Towers, Temples and Skyscrapers (Orca Timeline, 1) by Gregor Craigie2024
Kepmite'taqney Ktapekiaqn - Le chant d'honneur - The honour song by Paul George2024
The Raven Mother by Hetxw’ms Gyetxw Brett D. Huson2024
Mi’kmaw Moons: The Seasons in Mi'kma'ki by Cathy LeBlanc2024
Meet Buffy Sainte-Marie (Scholastic Canada Biography) by Elizabeth MacLeod2024
Mountain of Fire: Into the Heart of Volcanoes by Julie Roberge2024
The science and superpowers of seaweed : a guide for kids by Amanda Swinimer2024
Animal Eyes : How Creatures See and How Their Eyes Have Adapted to Their World2024
Fred & Marjorie: A Doctor, a Dog, and the Discovery of Insulin by Deborah Kerbel2023
Growing Up Trans: In Our Own Words by Lindsay Herriot2023
Amazing Athletes: An All-Star Look at Canada's Paralympians by Marie-Claude Ouellet2023
Arab Fairy Tale Feasts: A Literary Cookbook by Karim Alrawi2023
The Science of Song: How and Why We Make Music by Alan Cross2023
Can You Believe It?: How to Spot Fake News and Find the Facts by Joyce Grant2023
The Hanmoji Handbook: Your Guide to the Chinese Language Through Emoji by Jason Li2023
Snoozefest: The Surprising Science of Sleep by Tanya Lloyd Kyi2023
The Witness Blanket: Truth, Art and Reconciliation by Carey Newman2023
Sky Wolf's Call: The Gift of Indigenous Knowledge by Eldon Yellowhorn2023
Wild Outside: Around the World with Survivorman by Les Stroud2022
The Power of Style by Christian Allaire2022
In the Dark: The Science of What Happens at Night by Lisa Deresti Betik2022
Mad for Ads: How Advertising Gets (and Stays) in Our Heads by Erica Fyvie2022
It Takes Guts: How Your Body Turns Food Into Fuel (and Poop) by Jennifer Dr. Gardy2022
Chasing Bats and Tracking Rats: Urban Ecology, Community Science, and How We Share Our Cities by Cylita Guy PhD2022
The International Day of the Girl: Celebrating Girls Around the World (CitizenKid) by Jessica Dee Humphreys2022
This Is Your Brain on Stereotypes: How Science Is Tackling Unconscious Bias by Tanya Lloyd Kyi2022
Finding Home (Wild Heart Book 3) by Miya Lee2022
111 Trees: How One Village Celebrates the Birth of Every Girl (CitizenKid) by Rina Singh2022
Trending: How and Why Stuff Gets Popular by Kira Vermond2021
The Boreal Forest: A Year in the World's Largest Land Biome by L. E. Carmichael2021
Gone is Gone: Wildlife Under Threat (Orca Wild) by Isabelle Groc2021
Under Pressure: The Science of Stress by Tanya Lloyd Kyi2021
It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way by Kyo Maclear2021
An Earthling's Guide to Outer Space: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Black Holes, Dwarf Planets, Aliens, and More by Bob McDonald2021
Powwow: A Celebration Through Song and Dance by Karen Pheasant-Neganigwane2021
One Earth: People of Color Protecting Our Planet by Anuradha Rao2021
Hawks Kettle, Puffins Wheel: And Other Poems of Birds in Flight by Susan Vande Griek2021
Science Comics: Crows: Genius Birds by Kyla Vanderklugt2021
Too Young to Escape by Van Ho2020
Hubots: Real-World Robots Inspired by Humans by Helaine Becker2020
My River: Cleaning up the LaHave River by Stella Bowles2020
Highrise: The Towers in the World and the World in the Towers by Katerina Cizek2020
Be Prepared: The Frankie MacDonald Guide to Life, the Weather, and Everything by Frankie MacDonald2020
Killer Style: How Fashion Has Injured, Maimed, and Murdered Through History by Serah-Marie Mcmahon2020
Hayley Wickenheiser by Lorna Schultz Nicholson2020
Beavers (Superpower Field Guide) by Rachel Poliquin2020
Follow Your Stuff: Who Makes It, Where Does It Come From, How Does It Get to You? by Kevin Sylvester2020
Extreme Abilities: Amazing Human Feats and the Simple Science Behind Them by Galadriel Watson2020

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