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- ↑ "Paulette Bourgeois Biography". Scholastic. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
- ↑ "Paulette Bourgeois, Author". Kids Can Press. Archived from the original on 2011-11-09. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
- ↑ Katherine Low (Spring–Summer 2008). "Interview with Paulette Bourgeois; Western graduate and author of the Franklin the Turtle series of children's books" (PDF). Health Sciences Matters - University of Western Ontario. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
- ↑ "Order of Canada citation".[ dead link ]
