Toronto, Ontario, 2011 – The Canadian Science Writers’ Association is pleased to announce the shortlist for children’s books published in Canada in 2010 and entered in the national Science in Society Book Awards competition. The award carries a $1,000 prize value. The winner will be announced April 23 on Canada Book Day. The 39th annual Science in Society Journalism Awards banquet to honour award winners will be held Saturday, June 11, 2011 at the Wainwright Hotel in the Heritage Park Historical Village in Calgary AB, in conjunction with the CSWA’s annual conference.

2010 Shortlist

Animal Snoops
Written by Peter Christie | Illustrated by Cat MacInnes
(Annick Press)

Lizards in the Sky: Animals Where You Least Expect Them
Written by Claire Eamer
(Annick Press)

50 Burning Questions: A Sizzling History of Fire
Written by Tanya Lloyd Kyi | Illustrated by Ross Kinnaird
(Annick Press)

Animals that Changed the World
Written Keltie Thomas
(Annick Press )

Our Earth: How Kids are Saving the Planet
Written and illustrated by Janet Wilson
(Second Story Press)