Robert heidbreder biography
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Robert Heidbreder of Vancouver was a primary and kindergarten school teacher for thirty years and received the Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence in 2002.
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From maple syrup to Saskatoon, Eenie Meenie Manitoba (Kids Can 1997 $14.95) Heidbreder puts a Canadian spin on classroom rhymes, with illustrations by Scott Ritchie. It was followed by I Wished for a Unicorn (Kids Can, 2000), Drumheller Dinosaur Dance (Kids Can, 2004) abd See Saw Saskatchewan (Kids Can Press, 2005).
Crocodiles Say... (Tradewind, 2005) and Crocodiles Play! (Tradewind, 2008) are illustrated by Rae Maté.
Kids must fight for their fun In Black and Bittern Was Night Kids Can 2013) after the spooky 'skul-a-mug-mugs' force grown-ups to call off trick-or-treating. Illustrated by John Martz) $18.95 978-1-55453-302-2
Song For A Summer Night: A Lullaby (Groundwood 2015) is a gentle bedtime story for ages 3 to 7, illustrated by Qin Leng. The book was shortlisted for a Christie Harris illustrated children's literature prize. $17.95 978-1-55498-493-0
In his picture book, Catch the Sky (Greystone 2020) Heidbreder captures the magic of all the things kids around the world observe when looking up: from birds and balloons to snow and shooting stars. $22.9
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Heidbreder, Robert 1947-
Personal
Surname is pronounced "Hide-bred-er"; born March 3, 1947, in Quincy, IL; immigrated to Canada, 1970; became Canadian citizen, 1975; son of Harry J. (a salesman) and Bernice M. (a homemaker) Heidbreder; married Jane M. Flick (a university professor), 1972. Education: Grinnell College, B.A. (classical languages and literature), 1969; graduate study at University of Washington—Seattle, 1969-70; attended University of British Columbia, 1970-73 (classics) and 1974-75 (teacher education program). Hobbies and other interests: Gardening, reading, writing, bicycling, swimming, hiking, cat-caring.
Addresses
Home—Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. E-mail—[email protected].
Career
Writer. Vancouver School Board, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, primary school teacher, 1975-2005; has given numerous readings, lectures, workshops, and conferences on poetry and language development, 1986—.
Member
Writer's Union of Canada, Children Writers and Illustrators, British Columbia Teachers' Federation, Phi Beta Kappa.
Awards, Honors
Our Choice selection, Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC), 2000, for Python Play and Other Recipes for Fun; Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award shortlist, 2000, Parent's Choice award, 2000, and CCBC Our C
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