Biography
Rochelle Strauss is on a mission to change the world – one book at a time!#As an environmental educator and bestselling children’s author, Rochelle is dedicated to building environmental literacy and inspiring people to become active stewards of our planet. She uses compelling storytelling to bring complex environmental issues to life, helping young people better understand the natural world and empowering them to make a positive impact.#Rochelle’s children’s books have won several awards and have been published internationally, translated globally and incorporated into curriculum in the US. The Global Ocean (Kids Can Press, 2022) is a UNESCO endorsed Ocean Decade Activity, and One Well: The Story of Water on Earth (Kids Can Press 2007) was selected as part of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals Book Club in support of SDG 6 – Clean Water and Sanitation. One Well has sold over half a million copies internationally. Rochelle has two new books arriving in 2026.#Rochelle and her partner live in Toronto, Canada, on the Traditional Territory of the Wendat, Haudenosaunee, and Anishinaabeg and the Treaty lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit. Rochelle is happiest when she is in, on or by the ocean.
Awards
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One Well
2008 - Green Prize for Sustainable Literature, Santa Monica Public Library, Winner
2008 - Information Book Award, Children’s Literature Roundtables of Canada, Winner
2008 - Notable Books for a Global Society, International Reading Association, Winner
2008 - Sigurd F Olson Nature Writing Award for Children’s Literature, Ontario Library Association, Winner
2008 - Silver Birch Award, ForeWord Magazine, Commended
2007 - Book of the Year, The Society of School Librarians International, Commended
2007 - International Book Award, CBC, Winner
2007 - Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, , Winner
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The Global Ocean
2023 - Willow Awards, Green Earth Book Award, Honor Book
2023 - 2023 Skipping Stones Honour Book, Skipping Stones, Honor Book
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Tree of Life
2007 - Alberta Children’s Choice Rocky Mountain Book Award, Ontario Library Association, Commended
2006 - Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award, Skipping Stones Magazine, Commended
2005 - Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award, International Reading Association, Commended
2005 - Green Earth Book Award, Chicago Public Library, Commended
2005 - Independent Publisher Book Award, ForeWord Magazine, Winner
2005 - Silver Birch Award, ASPCA, Commended
2005 - Skipping Stones Honor Award, The Editors’ Association of Canada, Winner
2005 - Teacher’s Choice List, , Winner
2004 - Best of the Best Books List, , Winner
2004 - Book of the Year Award – Silver Medal, , Winner
2004 - Henry Bergh Children's Book Award, , Winner
2004 - Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence, , Winner
Non-fiction
The Global Ocean, 2022
One Well, 2007
Tree of Life, 2004