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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

Kings and Carpenters: One Hundred Bible Land Jobs You Might Have Praised or Panned (Annick Press, 2010)
Ballplayers and Bonesetters: One Hundred Ancient Aztec and Maya Jobs You Might Have Adored or Abhorred (Annick Press, 2008
Cowboys and Coffin Makers: One Hundred 19th-Century Jobs You Might Have Feared or Fancied (Annick Press, 2007)
Secrets in Stone: All About Maya Hieroglyphs (Scholastic, 2001)
When John and Caroline Lived in the White House (Hyperion, 2000)
To Be A Princess: The Fascinating Lives of Real Princesses (with Hugh Brewster, Scholastic, 2000)
882 1/2 Amazing Answers to Your Questions about the Titanic (with Hugh Brewster, Scholastic, 1998)

Awards

Ballplayers and Bonesetters, Red Cedar nominee 2010/11
Cowboys and Coffin Makers, Red Cedar nominee 2009/10
Cowboys and Coffin Makers, Honor Award, National Parenting Publications 2008
Secrets in Stone, Silver Birch nominee 2003
Secrets in Stone, Hackmatack nominee 2004
To Be a Princess, Red Cedar nominee 2001

Other Memberships

The Writers' Union of Canada, The Canadian Children's Book Centre

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