Elizabeth MacLeod

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Elizabeth MacLeod is a Canadian writer of nonfiction for children and young readers. She has written numerous biographies and educational titles for elementary and middle-grade readers on subjects including Alexander Graham Bell, Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, Lucy Maud Montgomery, and contemporary Canadian figures. MacLeod has worked as an editor (including at OWL Magazine and Kids Can Press) and is a prolific freelance author of kids' nonfiction and craft titles.

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Awards

['Norma Fleck Award (recipient, Canada Year by Year)', 'Silver Birch Award (shortlist entries)', 'Hackmatack Award (shortlist entries)', 'NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book designation', 'Society of School Librarians International Honor Book designation']

Notable Works

['Alexander Graham Bell: An Inventive Life', 'Albert Einstein: A Life of Genius', "Lucy Maud Montgomery: A Writer's Life", 'Marie Curie: A Brilliant Life', 'Canada Year by Year']