The Children’s Literature Roundtables of Canada are pleased to announce the finalists for the 2013 Information Book Award. The deadline for voting is November 18, 2013 with the winner being announced on November 22, 2013. The award will be presented on March 8, 2014 at Serendipity. The finalists are listed below.

City Critters: Wildlife in the Urban Jungle
Written by Nicholas Read
Orca Books Publishers

Kate and Pippin: An Unlikely Love Story
Written by Martin Springett
Photographs by Isobel Springett
Puffin canada

How to Raise Monarch Butterflies: A Step-by-Step Guide for Kids
Written by Carol Pasternak
Firefly Books

Potatoes on Rooftops: Farming in the City
Written by Hadley Dyer
Annick Press

Rescuing the Children: The Story of the Kindertransport
Written by Deborah Hodge
Tundra Books

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