Longlist for 2022 Hands-On Science Book Award
AAAS and Subaru are pleased to announce the longlist for the 2022 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books in the Hands-On Science Book category. The Prize celebrates outstanding science writing and illustration for children and young adults and is meant to encourage the writing and publishing of high-quality science books for all ages.
The longlist titles in the 2022 Hands-On Science Book category are:
Backpack Explorer: Discovering Trees, by Editors of Storey Publishing. Storey Publishing, 2021.
Cardboard Box Engineering: Cool, Inventive Projects for Tinkerers, Makers & Future Scientists, by Jonathan Adolph. Storey Publishing, 2020.
How To Find A Bird, by Jennifer Ward. Illustrated by Diana Sudyka. Beach Lane Books, 2020.
Kitchen Pantry Scientist Biology for Kids, by Liz Lee Heinecke. Illustrated by Kelly Anne Dalton. Quarto Kids, 2021.
Our World Out of Balance: Understanding Climate Change and What We Can Do, by Andrea Minoglio. Illustrated by Laura Fanelli. Blue Dot Kids Press, 2021.
Rocket Says Clean Up!, by Nathan Bryon. Illustrated by Dapo Adeola. Random House Books for Young Readers, 2020.
The Science and Technology of Marie Curie, by Julie Knutson. Illustrated by Michelle Simpson. Nomad Press, 2021.
Sky Gazing: A Guide to the Moon, Sun, Planets, Stars, Eclipses, and Constellations, by Meg Thacher. Storey Publishing, 2020.
Finalists for the 2022 Prize will be announced in November. The Prize winners will be announced in February 2022.
The longlists for the Children’s Science Picture Book and Middle Grades Science Book categories were announced earlier in the week.
