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L. E. Carmichael

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L. E.
Last Name
Carmichael
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Ontario
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L. E. Carmichael is a multi-award-winning author of more than 20 books for young readers. A former wildlife geneticist and life-long questioner, she uses facts to reveal truths about nature, the environment, and the human condition. Whether educational nonfiction or whimsical flights of fancy, Lindsey’s books encourage critical thinking and cultivate a sense of wonder. Her work empowers young readers to dig deep, to dream and discover, to seek social justice, and to protect our planet.

Lindsey loves beaches, platypuses, and reading fairy tales by firelight. She lives in Ontario with her husband and the ghost of a six-toed cat.
Available For
school visits
presentations for educators
workshops for adult writers
keynotes and panels
School Visits
Lindsey offers interactive science programs and writing workshops for all ages. Her science presentations draw from her expertise as a wildlife geneticist and from her award-winning books, including THE BOREAL FOREST: A YEAR IN THE WORLD'S LARGEST LAND BIOME and POLAR: WILDLIFE AT THE ENDS OF THE EARTH. Lindsey's programs encourage participation and experiential learning, and are tailored to specific grade ranges, providing connections to curriculum topics including habitats, diversity of life, cell biology/genetics, climate change, and the scientific method. Lindsey provides personal attention in small groups and engaging performances for auditoriums. She lives in Ontario, but offers virtual presentations throughout the world. To schedule an appearance, contact Lindsey via her website, www.lecarmichael.ca
Publications
Polar: Wildlife at the Ends of the Earth (2023) Kids Can Press.

The Boreal Forest: A Year In the World's Largest Land Biome (2020) Kids Can Press.

Fuzzy Forensics: DNA Fingerprinting Gets Wild. (2015)

Fox Talk: How Some Very Special Animals Helped Scientists Understand Communication. (2015)
Awards
POLAR

2024 Lane Anderson Award

2024 Top 10 OLA Best Bets

2024 Green Earth Book Award, The Nature Generation, Long-Listed

2024 Red Cedar Book Award, Short-Listed

2024 Skipping Stones Honor Award, Commended

2023 Science Writers and Communicators of Canada Book Awards, Winner

2023 Eureka! Nonfiction Children's Book Award, Honour Book

2023 Best Informational Books for Older Readers, The Chicago Public Library

2023 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award (Nonfiction), Recommended


THE BOREAL FOREST

2022 Red Cedar Book Award, Short-listed

2021 Best Children's Book List, Bank Street College

2021 Vancouver Children's Literature Roundtable Information Book Award

2021 Yellow Cedar Honour Book, Forest of Reading, Ontario Library Association

2021/22 Red Cedar Award, short-listed

2021 Skipping Stones Honor Award

2021 Top Ten Sustainability Themed Children's Books, Sustainability Roundtable of the American Library Association

2020 Best Informational Books for Older Readers, Chicago Public Library

2020 OLA Best Best, Ontario Library Association

FUZZY FORENSICS

2014 Lane Anderson Award

2014 Silver INDIEFAB Award

FOX TALK

2015 Gelett Burgess Honour

2014 Silver IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award
Other Memberships
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
The Writers' Union of Canada
    

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