Cynthia pratt nicholson biography for kids

PERSONAL: Born August 2, 1949, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; married Donald Nicolson (an architect); children: Sara, Ian, Vanessa. Education: University of Winnipeg, B.Sc. Hobbies and other interests: Kayaking, snow-shoeing.

ADDRESSES: Home—Box C-5 Bowen Island, British Columbia VON 1GO, Canada. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER: Writer and elementary school teacher.

AWARDS, HONORS: Shortlisted for Silver Birch, Red Cedar, and Hackmatack awards; science-writing award, American Institute of Physics, 2001, for Exploring Space.

WRITINGS:

for children

Earthdance: How Volcanoes, Earthquakes, TidalWaves, and Geysers Shake Our Restless Planet, illustrated by Bill Slavin, Kids Can Press (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1994.

The Earth, illustrated by Bill Slavin, Kids Can Press (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1996.

The Stars, illustrated by Bill Slavin, Kids Can Press (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1998.

The Planets, illustrated by Bill Slavin, Kids Can Press (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1998.

Comets, Asteroids, and Meteorites, illustrated by Bill Slavin, Kids Can Press (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1999.

Exploring Space, illustrated by Bill Slavin, Kids Can Press (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 2000.

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Great books to complement the Grade 6 Science and Technology Unit. 

Our Children's Librarian columnist, Julie Booker, brings us a new view from the stacks every month.

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Take off! These books about flight complement the Grade 6 Science & Technology unit.

The first of the nonfiction titles us Generating Wind Power, by Niki Walker. A pleasure to read and well laid out with photos and text boxes, it covers the gamut: the definition of energy, how wind is harnessed, why wind is a viable alternative to fossil fuel, how wind turbines work, wind farms, the history of harnessing wind (windmills), its drawbacks, and the future of wind power. Includes a timeline and glossary.

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In The Wright Brothers: A Flying Start, by Elizabeth MacLeod, well-chosen historical details beautifully animate the Wright Brothers’ story; their close relationship, lack of high school education, money-making schemes growing up. One such business included bicycle repair, resulting in a redesign of the bicycle of the time—small back wheel/large front wheel. (Their same-size tires meant a much easier ride). The reader learns the science of flight through the brothers’ pursuit, beginning with gliders. The scientific method is made personal through their failures and unrelen