mail	Vancouver, BC
e	dhodge@shaw.ca
web	www.deborahhodge.com

Biography

Deborah Hodge is the award-winning author of 25 books for children. She specializes in writing nature and wildlife books for the youngest readers and selected history topics for older children.

Her most recent title is Watch Me Grow! A Down-to-Earth Look at Growing Food in the City. Her other work includes: The Kids Book of Canada's Railway, winner of the Information Book Award of Canada, and Lily and the Mixed-up Letters, named an Outstanding Book for Young People with Disabilities.

Deborah is a former primary teacher and curriculum writer for the BC Ministry of Education. She lives in Vancouver, Canada.

For more detailed information, please see Deborah's website at: www.deborahhodge.com.

Book types: picture books, juvenile nonfiction, educational books

Guest speaker/presentation information

Deborah has been speaking in schools and libraries for over a decade. She is a former teacher who loves to talk to students about writing books. She has developed a variety of presentations for different age-groups and will be pleased to forward you her detailed presentation information.

Deborah is also an experienced presenter at writing festivals, literacy conferences and Professional Development Days. She enjoys the opportunity to speak to adults and has a range of presentations she can offer. For more information, please email her at: dhodge@shaw.ca.

Presentation geographic range: Vancouver, Coast, Lower Mainland, Gulf and Vancouver Islands, Thompson Okanagan, Northern British Columbia, Cariboo Chilcotin Coast, Kootenay Rockies, The Territories, Canada - beyond BC, USA

Presentation audience age groups: primary school, grades K-3, grades 4-6, grades 7-8, college/university/adult

Published work

Watch Me Grow! A Down-to-Earth Look at Growing Food in the City, Kids Can Press, 2011
Up We Grow! A Year in the Life of a Small Local Farm, Kids Can Press, 2010
Savanna Animals, Kids Can Press, 2009
Forest Animals, Kids Can Press, 2009
Desert Animals, Kids Can Press, 2008
Wetland Animals, Kids Can Press, 2008
Rain Forest Animals, Kids Can Press, 2008
Polar Animals, Kids Can Press, 2008
Looking at Bears, Kids Can Press, 2008
Looking at Wild Cats, Kids Can Press, 2008
Lily and the Mixed-up Letters, Tundra Books, 2007
The Kids Book of Canadian Immigration, Kids Can Press, 2006
Ants, Kids Can Press, 2004
Bees, Kids Can Press, 2004
Emma's Story, Tundra Books, 2003.
Salmon, Kids Can Press, 2002.
The Kids Book of Canada's Railway and How the CPR was Built, Kids Can Press, 2000.
Eagles, Kids Can Press, 2000.
Beavers, Kids Can Press, 1998.
Deer, Moose, Elk and Caribou, Kids Can Press, 1998.
Whales: Killer Whales, Blue Whales and More, Kids Can Press,1997.
Wild Dogs: Foxes, Wolves and Coyotes, Kids Can Press, 1997.
Simple Machines, Kid Can Press, 1996.
Wild Cats: Cougars, Bobcats and Lynx, Kids Can Press, 1996.
Bears: Polar Bears, Black Bears and Grizzly Bears, Kids Can Press, 1996.

Awards & recognition

Recent Honours:

2010 Finalist, Information Book Award, Children's Literature Roundtables of Canada for Up We Grow! A Year in the Life of a Small Local Farm
2010 Finalist, Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Book Award, BC Book Prizes for Up We Grow!
2010, Top Ten Best Environmental Books for Youth by American Library Association for Up We Grow!
2010, Finalist, Crystal Kite Awards by SCBWI for Up We Grow!
2007 Finalist, Information Book Award, Children's Literature Roundtables of Canada for The Kids Book of Canadian Immigration
2007 Finalist, Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize (BC Book Prizes) for The Kids Book of Canadian Immigration
2007 Honor Book for Outstanding Trade Books in Social Studies: K-6, Society of School Librarians International (SSLI) for The Kids Book of Canadian Immigration.
Outstanding Book for Young People with Disabilities, IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People) 2007, for Lily and the Mixed-up Letters.
2001 Information Book Award, Children's Literature Roundtables of Canada, for The Kids Book of Canada's Railway and How the CPR was Built