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Jeanne Bushey

Author

#215 4600 Westwater Drive
Richmond, B.C.
V7E 6S2
Phone: 604-244-0368
Fax: 604-233-0464
Email: jeannebushey@yahoo.ca

Born: March 22, 1944. Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
Married with two grown daughters

Biography

Jeanne Bushey moved to Iqaluit on Baffin Island from the U.S. in 1974. There she taught school and became interested in Inuit culture and language. In 1980, she moved to Yellowknife, N.W.T. where she began writing and directing original scripts for children's drama. In 1987, Jeanne started a parenting column in the "Yellowknifer" newspaper, and wrote the first of several education articles for Parenting Magazine and Today's Parent. Her first book, A SLED DOG FOR MOSHI, was published in 1994.

Jeanne currently lives in Richmond B.C. and is available for readings and talks in the Vancouver area.

Published Works

Inuit Still, (non-fiction) Scholastic, 2006
Wild Horses Couldn't Keep Me Away, Scholastic, 2006
Orphans in the Sky, Red Deer Press, 2004
The Polar Bear's Gift, Red Deer Press, 2000
Holiday Hang-Ups, Incentive Press, 1995
A Sled Dog For Moshi, Hyperion Press, 1994
Reading Tips For Teachers Troll Books 1993

Magazine Articles:
"The Boy Who Became A Caribou", ChickaDee Magazine, Nov/Dec. 2002
"Student-led Interviews", Learning ('97) 1997
"Time to Share", Learning ('94) 1994
"Cooperative Learning", Today's Parent, 1994
"Raising Your Child's Self-Esteem," Today's Parent 1994
"High Marks at Parent Interview Time", Parenting Magazine 1992
"Encouraging Your Child to Write", Today's Parent 1992
"Mother's Day All Year Round" Learning ('91) 1991
"Go for Gold", Breakthrough 1989
"Generation Gap", Lighthouse Magazine, 1988
"The Great Jumprope Contest" Children's Digest, 1988
"Boating to the Past", Up Here Magazine 1987

Awards

Orphans in the Sky: Canadian Toy Testing Council Great Books of 2006; nominated for Shining Willow Awards 2006
The Polar Bear's Gift: nominated for: the Shining Willow Award, 2001, Mr. Christie's Book Award 2001, and Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award 2001
The Polar Bear's Gift, nominated for the Willow Awards 2002
Southwest Writer's Contest, Third Place, August 2000
American Booksellers "Pick of the List" Fall 1995

Other Memberships

BCWILL

Available For

Readings, talks on Inuit culture or Canadian Arctic Workshops on Creative Writing, Teacher-in-Service for schools and libraries in Lower Mainland


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