The Wilderness Society has announced the shortlist for the 2018 Environment Award for Children’s Literature.
This award is presented annually to fiction and nonfiction books that ‘foster a love of wild places and wildlife in young Australians’ and ‘encourage a sense of responsibility for our natural world’.
Here are the shortlisted books for each category…
Picture fiction
- Can You Find Me? by Gordon Winch & Patrick Shirvington
- Tilly’s Reef Adventure by Rhonda N Garward
- Fluke by Lesley Gibbes & Michelle Dawson
- Florette by Anna Walker
Non-fiction
- A is for Australian Animals by Frané Lessac
- Exploring Soils by Samantha Grover & Camille Heisler
- Rock Pool Secrets by Narelle Oliver
- Coral Sea Dreaming by Kim Michelle Toft
Fiction
- Ella Diaries: Going Green (Book 11) by Meredith Costain & Danielle McDonald
- Pippa’s Island: The Beach Shack Cafe (Book 1) by Belinda Murrell
- Wombat Warriors by Samantha Wheeler
The 2018 winners will be announced in October. Find out more about this year’s shortlisted titles here.
