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CANSCAIP Members Helaine BeckerAuthor
Toronto, ON
Born: August 9, 1961. Plainview, New York BiographyHelaine Becker is an award-winning writer of books, articles, and educational materials. Boredom Blasters was published in 2004 by Mapletree Press and was selected as a Top Children's Pick by both BookSense and Indigo. It was shortlisted for the Rocky Mountain Book Awards and was the winner of the Silver Birch Award for non-fiction. Are You Psychic? (Mapletree Press, 2005), was selected as a "Top Ten Children's Book" by the Ontario Library Association and was shortlisted for Information Children's Book of the Year. Funny Business was published by Mapletree Press in September, 2005. Both Are You Psychic? And Funny Business are currently shortlisted for the Red Cedar Award. Like a Pro! (Mapletree, 2006) offers kids how-tos for 101 absolutely necessary skills, from how to skip a stone to how to survive on a desert island. New titles include Secret Agent Y.O.U., Mother Goose Unplucked and The Emperor Strikes Out, the fifth volume in a popular chapter book series, The Looney Bay All-Stars (Scholastic). In addition, she is the author of nine phonic-based picture books published by Learning Resources (Vernon Hills, IL, 2004) for beginning readers. Titles include Rosa's Cold, Peanut-Free and Ben's Tent. Drew features a pre-schooler who is learning to skateboard; Twirly Girl is the story of a would-be ballet dancer who must buy new shoes. She contributed to Learning Resources' Phonics Program (2005), writing poems and stories for beginning readers for whom English is a second language. Spelling Puzzlers for Grade 1 was published by Rigby Publishers in 2000. Collaborative Teaching in the Middle Grades: Inquiry Science was published in 2005 by Libraries Unlimited; Daily Skill Builders: Science and Technology was published in 2004 by J. Weston Walch. Ms. Becker is a frequent contributor to major consumer publications such as Today's Parent and Canadian Living. She has taught a seminar in Writing for Children for the Canadian Authors Association and is in demand as a presenter and performer at schools across Canada. She toured the Yukon for 2004 Canadian Children's Book Week, and appeared on the Main Stage at Harbourfront's ALOUD Children's Festival.Published WorksChildren's Non-fiction
Mother Goose Unplucked, Mapletree Press (2007) Children's Fiction
Looney Bay All-Stars Fiction Series,Scholastic Canada: PoetryMama Likes to Mambo: A Collection of Verse, Stoddart Kids (2001) Educational
Spelling Puzzlers for Grade 1 Rigby Publishers(2000) 96 pp.
Reading Rods Reader – Superdude 2004 Flip Over Math: Story Problems Flip Over Math – Multiplication & Division Decoding Math Vol 1. (2005) Decoding Math Vol 2. (2005) Decoding Math Vol. 3 (2005) Graphing K-4 (2006) Collaborative Teaching in the Middle School Inquiry: Science, Libraries Unlimited (2005) 200 pp. Daily Skill Builders: Science and Technology, J. Weston Walch (2004) 160 pp. Awards
Secret Agent Y.O.U.
Like a Pro
Funny Business
Boredom Blasters
Are You Psychic?
Mama Likes to Mambo: A Collection of Verse Other MemebershipsThe Writers Union. Available ForAuthor Readings at school, libraries, museums, events! Always fun, always educational readings include puppetry and music. |
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