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Laurie Coulter

Author

Toronto, Ontario
Email: laurie@lauriecoulter.net
Web: www.lauriecoulter.net

Biography

Laurie writes non-fiction for 8- to 12-year-olds. She is also a book editor and indexer. In her spare time she enjoys canoeing, hiking, gardening and exploring museums. Laurie and her husband have two grown children and divide their time between their home in Toronto and a cottage near Algonquin Park.

Published Works

882 ½ Amazing Answers to Your Questions about the Titanic (with Hugh Brewster, 1998)
To Be a Princess: The Fascinating Lives of Real Princesses (with Hugh Brewster, 2000)
When John and Caroline Lived in the White House (2000)
Secrets in Stone: All about Maya Hieroglyphs (2001)
Cowboys and Coffin Makers: One Hundred 19th-Century Jobs You Might Have Feared or Fancied (2007)
Ballplayers and Bonesetters: One Hundred Ancient Aztec and Maya Jobs You Might Have Adored or Abhorred (Fall 2008)

Awards

Red Cedar Award nominee for To Be a Princess
Silver Birch and Hackmatack Award nominee for Secrets in Stone
Honor Award, National Parenting Publications for Cowboys and Coffin Makers

Other Memberships

The Canadian Children's Book Centre

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