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            Catherine Rondina
          
        
            ADDRESS
          
          
                                            City: Greater Toronto Area,
                                                          Province/Territory:   Ontario
                        
        
            EMAIL
          
          
                      cathy@number9.ca
                    
        
            GENRE
          
          
            Children's Non-Fiction, Children's Fiction, Children's Poetry, Adult Non-Fiction 
          
        
            LANGUAGES
          
          
            English
          
        
            PUBLICATIONS
          
          Publications
          Title
              Zoom In On Zombies
          Publisher
              Fitzhenry & Whiteside
          Year
              2024 (Fall)
          Title
              P.K. Subban: Fighting racism to become a hockey superstar and role model for athletes of colour
          Publisher
              Lorimer
          Year
              2020
          Title
              Carey Price: How a First Nations Kid Became a Superstar Goaltender
          Publisher
              Lorimer
          Year
              2018
          Title
              Dear Tomato: An International Crop of Food and Agriculture Poems
          Publisher
              CreateSpace
          Year
              2015
          Title
              Don't Touch That Toad & Other Strange Things Adults Tell You
          Publisher
              KidsCan Press
          Year
              2014
          Title
              Lighting Our World: A Year of Celebrations
          Publisher
              KidsCan Press
          Year
              2012
          Title
              The 10 Worst Computer-related Disasters
          Publisher
              Rubicon
          Year
              2012
          Title
              The 10 Worst Things About the Internet
          Publisher
              Scholastic
          Year
              2008
          Title
              Lying: Deal With it Straight Up
          Publisher
              Lorimer
          Year
              2006
          Title
              Gossip: Deal With It Before Word Gets Around
          Publisher
              Lorimer
          Year
              2005
          Title
              Rudeness: Deal With It if You Please
          Publisher
              Lorimer
          Year
              2005
          Title
              Literacy Power: Level A
          Publisher
              Irwin
          Year
              2003
          Title
              Ladies Day: One Woman's Guide to Pro Baseball
          Publisher
              Warwick Publications
          Year
              1997
          
            AWARDS
          
          Awards
          Name
              Silver Birch Award
          Publication
              Carey Price: How a First Nations Kid Became a Superstar Goaltender
          Year
              2019
          Name
              Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award
          Publication
              Don't Touch That Toad & Other Strange Things Adults Tell You
          Year
              2012
          Name
              Silver Birch Nonfiction Award
          Publication
              Don't Touch That Toad & Other Strange Things Adults Tell You
          Year
              2012
          Name
              Best Books for Kids & Teens (Canadian Children's Book Centre)
          Publication
              Don't Touch That Toad & Other Strange Things Adults Tell You
          Year
              2011
          
            LINKS
          
          
        
            PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
          
                    
            Presentation details
          
          
              Audience Size
              
              Audience size
              5 to 2500 (I've spoken to small groups and in arenas!)
          
              Presentation Length
              
              
              30 min to 75 min, depending on audience age and interests
              
            
              Workshop details
           
          
              Audience Size
              
              
              5 to 50
              
            
              Intended Audience
              
              
              Grades 1-12
              
            
              Workshop Length
              
              
              30 min to 75 min, depending on audience age and interests
              
            
            School presentation details
          
            
                Audience Size
                
                
                Classroom to Auditorium
                
              
                Intended Audience
                
                
                Grades 1-12
                
              
                Presentation Length
                
                
                30 min to 75 min, depending on audience age and interests
                
              
            Programs & Interests
          
           
                Interested in participating Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program:
              
              All members are eligible for the Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program. Are you interested in participating in this pro
              Yes
          
                Interested in participating in the Northern Ontario WITS program:
              
              The Union’s Northern Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program funds in-person visits to northern Ontario schools when possible. Ar
              Yes
           
    

