Elizabeth MacLeod

This article is about the 21st-century Canadian writer. For the American socialite, see Betty Leggett. For the Scottish-born Canadian poet, see Elizabeth S. MacLeod.

Elizabeth MacLeod CM is a Canadian author from Toronto. Her biographies are written for elementary students.

She was made a Member of the Order of Canada on 31 December 2025.

Bibliography

Biographies

• Alexander Graham Bell: An Inventive Life, Kids Can Press (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1999. ISBN 978-1-55074-456-9
  • Review, School Library Journal, 1999
  • Review, Booklist, 1999
• Lucy Maud Montgomery: A Writer's Life, Kids Can Press (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 2001.
• The Wright Brothers: A Flying Start, Kids Can Press (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 2002.
  • Review, School Library Journal, 2002
  • Review, Booklist, 2002
• Albert Einstein: A Life of Genius, Kids Can Press (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 2003.
• Helen Keller: A Determined Life, Kids Can Press (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 2004.
  • Review, School Library Journal, 2004
  • Review, Booklist, 2004
• Marie Curie: A Brilliant Life, Kids Can Press (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 2004.
  • Review, Booklist, 2004
• Harry Houdini: A Magical Life, Kids Can Press (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 2005.

Other works

• MacLeod, Elizabeth, and June Bradford. Bake and Make Amazing Cakes. Kids can do it. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2001. ISBN
  • Review, School Library Journal, 2001.
• MacLeod, Elizabeth and Frieda Wishinsky. Illustrated by Qin Leng. A History of Just About Everything: 180 Events, People and Inventions That Changed the World Toronto:Kids Can Press (2013), finalist for Norma Fleck Award
• MacLeod, Elizabeth, illustrated by Sydney Smith Canada Year by Year Toronto: Kids Can Press (2016). received the Norma Fleck Award