Awards
- Winner, Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction, 2008
- Short-listed, OLA Red Maple Award, Non-Fiction, 2009
- Short-listed, Rocky Mountain Book Award (Alberta Children's Choice), 2009
- Short-listed, Hackmatack Children's Choice Award (Atlantic Canada), 2008
- Short-listed, Children's Literature Roundtables of Canada, Information Book Award, 2007
- Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2008
- Commended, OLA Best Bets, 2007