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From: Carolynpen_at_aol.com <Carolynpen>
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 11:23:47 EDT
Before we leave the topic of simple science books, I'd like to point out that beginning in February, 2006, the American Association for the Advancement of Science will award prizes annually for science books, "to celebrate outstanding science writing and illustration for children, young adults and general audiences." Five prizes will be awarded in the following categories: Children's Science Picture Book (both writer and illustrator to be honored in this category), Middle Grades Nonfiction Science Book, Popular Science Book for High School Readers, Hands-on Science/Activity Book. Several members of ALSC and YALSA, along with other children's book specialists and experts in the field of science books generally, will select the books to be honored. The prizes are administered by the AAAS review journal Science Books and Films and sponsored/funded
by Subaru.
This past February, I attended the AAAS conference in Washington, DC, where I watched the awarding of six lifetime achievement prizes, to Jim Arnosky, Patricia Lauber, Laurence Pringle, Seymour Simon, James Trefil, and Bernie Zubrowski. It was wonderful to see these giants in the field receive such well?served recognition. Information about them is available at http://www.sbfonline.com/SubaruAward/winners.htm
And it's also wonderful to see the largest science organization in the world giving attention to science books for young people (and seeking out people from the children's book field to work with their own subject specialists in selecting the honorees). Wouldn't it be fine to see other national organizations following suit within their own subject areas?
Since the AAAS book prizes are new and some of the publishers are not yet familiar with them, it would be helpful if those of you who are working in the children's book field would nominate the best new science books you have seen over the past year to SB&F editor Heather Malcomson. The books to be honored this year must have publication dates between September 2004 and September 2005. Suggestions can be made now to Heather Malcomson at hmalcoms at aaas.org, who will request copies from the publishers. Since the books must be sent by Sept. 2, 2005, time is short. Publishers who want to submit books now should check the submission guidelines at http://www.sbfonline.com/SubaruAward/submitguidelines.htm
Thanks to CCBC for hosting a terrific discussion of children's science books, the best of which are (of course) deceptively simple!
Carolyn Phelan Booklist reviewer Librarian, Northbrook (IL) Public Library
Received on Mon 18 Jul 2005 10:23:47 AM CDT
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 11:23:47 EDT
Before we leave the topic of simple science books, I'd like to point out that beginning in February, 2006, the American Association for the Advancement of Science will award prizes annually for science books, "to celebrate outstanding science writing and illustration for children, young adults and general audiences." Five prizes will be awarded in the following categories: Children's Science Picture Book (both writer and illustrator to be honored in this category), Middle Grades Nonfiction Science Book, Popular Science Book for High School Readers, Hands-on Science/Activity Book. Several members of ALSC and YALSA, along with other children's book specialists and experts in the field of science books generally, will select the books to be honored. The prizes are administered by the AAAS review journal Science Books and Films and sponsored/funded
by Subaru.
This past February, I attended the AAAS conference in Washington, DC, where I watched the awarding of six lifetime achievement prizes, to Jim Arnosky, Patricia Lauber, Laurence Pringle, Seymour Simon, James Trefil, and Bernie Zubrowski. It was wonderful to see these giants in the field receive such well?served recognition. Information about them is available at http://www.sbfonline.com/SubaruAward/winners.htm
And it's also wonderful to see the largest science organization in the world giving attention to science books for young people (and seeking out people from the children's book field to work with their own subject specialists in selecting the honorees). Wouldn't it be fine to see other national organizations following suit within their own subject areas?
Since the AAAS book prizes are new and some of the publishers are not yet familiar with them, it would be helpful if those of you who are working in the children's book field would nominate the best new science books you have seen over the past year to SB&F editor Heather Malcomson. The books to be honored this year must have publication dates between September 2004 and September 2005. Suggestions can be made now to Heather Malcomson at hmalcoms at aaas.org, who will request copies from the publishers. Since the books must be sent by Sept. 2, 2005, time is short. Publishers who want to submit books now should check the submission guidelines at http://www.sbfonline.com/SubaruAward/submitguidelines.htm
Thanks to CCBC for hosting a terrific discussion of children's science books, the best of which are (of course) deceptively simple!
Carolyn Phelan Booklist reviewer Librarian, Northbrook (IL) Public Library
Received on Mon 18 Jul 2005 10:23:47 AM CDT
