Paulette Bourgeois (July 20, 1951) is a Canadian children's writer and creator of the children's literary character, Franklin the Turtle. July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 164 days remaining. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... A male Caucasian toddler child A child (plural: children) is a young human. ... The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... Franklin is a Canadian childrens television series, based on a series of books by Brenda Clark (illustrator) and Paulette Bourgeois (writer). ...

Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, she graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 1974 with a B.Sc. Motto: Template:Unhide = Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One With the Strength of Many) Location City Information Established: 1738 (Fort Rouge), 1873 (City of Winnipeg) Area: 465. ... The University of Western Ontario (popularly known as Western or UWO) is a coeducational, non-denominational, research-intensive university located in London, Ontario, Canada. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... A Bachelor of Science (B.S., B.Sc. ...

Her first book was Franklin in the Dark, published in 1986. She stated that she was inspired to write this book after watching an episode of M*A*S*H featuring the character Hawkeye Pierce (who has the middle name "Franklin"), who was afraid of a dark cave. She has written over 26 Franklin books (illustrated by Brenda Clark), but has retired from writing the series. It now continues mostly with releases spun off from the TV series, written by other authors. Her name sometimes appears on the cover of these releases, but this is incorrect --- her name is only used to promote the books. Check the title page inside for the correct information. The Franklin books are published by Scholastic and Kids Can Press. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... M*A*S*H was an American television series created by Larry Gelbart, inspired by the 1961 novel Catch-22, the 1968 Richard Hooker novel MASH and the 1970 film of the same name. ... Scholastic redirects here. ...

She also has a series of books called "In My Neighborhood" featuring jobs including garbage collectors and police officers.

She is married to Ian Urquhart and has two children, Natalie and Gordon and lives in Toronto, Ontario. Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Image:Toronto, Ontario Location. ...

In 2003 she was made a Member of the Order of Canada. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Seal of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means (those) desiring a better country. ...

Selected works

• On Your Mark, Get Set ...: All About the Olympics Then and Now (1987)
• The Amazing Apple Book (1987)
• The Amazing Paper Books (1989)
• Starting with Space: The Sun (1995)
• Starting with Space: The Moon (1995)
• Oma's Quilt (2001)

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External links

• Kids Can Press Author Page
• Million Dollar Turtle