Barbara Greenwood - Author

Barbara Greenwood is the author of 14 books for children and is working on more. She was born in Toronto, Ontario, where she completed a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Toronto and taught elementary school. Later, while she was at home raising four children, she decided to pursue an interest in writing historical fiction.#This award-winning author has always been fascinated by history. As a child, Greenwood searched her local library for any historical fiction, enthralled by English history in particular. However, she was struck, even then, by the fact that there were so few novels set in Canada’s past. “I felt as if the place in which I lived didn’t exist”, she says. Greenwood is trying to rectify this situation for today’s children. #In 2007 Kids Can Press re-released Greenwood’s acclaimed The Kids Book of Canada in paperback with updated facts from the 2006 census. This title introduces kids to our nation with maps, timelines, fact boxes and information about each province and territory — including regional landscapes, wildlife, profiles of famous Canadians, important events, provincial and territorial coats of arms and much more. The Kids Book of Canada continues to be an important resource that will enrich everyone’s knowledge and appreciation of Canada.