| From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search is a Canadian book publishing company, located in Markham, Ontario . It publishes trade titles in children's and young adult fiction, textbooks, reference, history, biography, photography, sports and poetry. The company was founded in 1966 by two executives from other publishing houses: Robert I. Fitzhenry of and Cecil L. Whiteside of The Musson Book Company Their lineup still includes such titles as the Lemon-Aid car guides and The Fitzhenry and Whiteside Book of Canadian Facts and Dates. . In the 1990s and 2000s, the company bought several other Canadian publishers, including Fifth House Trifolium Books Stoddart Kids and Red Deer Press , expanding their repertoire to include children's fiction and science fiction. The company is privately owned by Fitzhenry's family. Governor General's Literary Awards Northrop Frye on Shakespeare by Northrop Frye in 1986, A Screaming Kind of Day by Rachna Gilmore in 1999, Processional by Anne Compton in 2005 and Greener Grass: The Famine Years by Caroline Pignat in 2009. | |
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