The Science Writers and Communicators of Canada (SWCC) recently announced the shortlists of the 2024 SWCC Book Awards. Presented annually, the awards celebrate great science books for readers of all ages. The titles shortlisted for the youth category are listed below.
How to Know a Crow: The Biography of a Brainy Bird, written by Candace Savage, illustrated by Rachel Hudson (Greystone Kids)
I Am Wind: An Autobiography, written by Rachel Poliquin, illustrated by Rachel Wada (Tundra Books)
I Was: Stories of Animal Skulls, written by Katherine Hocker, illustrated by Natasha Donovan (Candlewick Press)
A Planet Is a Poem, written by Amanda West Lewis, illustrated by Oliver Averill (Kids Can Press)
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