Paulette bourgeois biography meaning of name

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Paulette Bourgeois , CM born July 20, is a Canadian writer best known for creating Franklin the Turtle , the character who appears in picture books illustrated by Toronto native Brenda Clark. The books have sold more than 60 million copies worldwide and have been translated into 38 languages. An animated television series, merchandise, DVDs and full-length films are based on the character.

She was a psychiatric occupational therapist for three years before deciding to focus on her writing. She became a freelance journalist in Washington, D. She returned to Toronto in After Franklin in the Dark was illustrated by Brenda Clark and published in Paulette has also written dozens of non-fiction books for children, including the Amazing series, the In My Neighbourhood series, The Sun , and The Moon.

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She has written three episodes of the TV documentary series, Creepy Canada, and has just finished the script for a full-length feature film, Loving Mrs. The Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists [1] asked Bourgeois to write a picture book explaining the work of occupational therapists. You, Me and My OT [2] was published in It tells the story of Emma, a feisty young girl with cerebral palsy who participates in everyday classroom occupations.

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