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Sheryl McFarlane | |
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 Sheryl McFarlane | |
| Born | January 20, 1954 Pembroke, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Author |
| Genre | Children's Literature / Young Adult Fiction |
Sheryl McFarlane is a Canadian author of fourteen books for children and young adults.
Sheryl was born in the Ottawa Valley, grew up in Arizona and has lived on the West Coast of Canada since 1974. A former teacher, Sheryl often visits schools and speaks at seminars across Canada on topics related to children's literature.
A graduate of the University of British Columbia, Sheryl received her B.Ed. in Science and Canadian Studies
Among her best selling children's books are Waiting for the Whales, A Pod of Orcas, Jessie's Island, This is the Dog and Eagle Dreams.
Her first young adult novel, The Smell of Paint, won a Moonbeam Award gold medal in the Young Adult category and was selected by the Canadian Children's Book Center as a 2007 best book of the year.
Sheryl lives in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Novels
Picture Books
Board Books
Waiting for the Whales
Eagle Dreams
Tides of Change
A Pod of Orcas
This is the Dog
What's That Sound? In the City in the City & What's That Sound? On the Farm
What's That Sound? By the Sea
The Smell of Paint
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