The Wilderness Society has revealed the winners of this year’s 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 winners for all three categories…
Non-fiction (joint winners)
Rock Pool Secrets by Narelle Oliver & Coral Sea Dreaming by Kim Michelle Toft
Rock Pool Secrets features beautiful linocut artwork by award-winning author/illustrator Narelle Oliver and includes big, easy-to-use flaps and a glossary of rock pool creatures. For ages 3+
In Kim Michelle Toft’s Coral Sea Dreaming, the reef at night comes to life and an array of extraordinary creatures get busy creating a spectacular underwater symphony. For ages 2+
Picture Fiction
Florette by Anna Walker
Mae has just moved to from the country to the city and is having a hard time with her new environment. She’s desperate to find some greenery in the centre of Paris, and eventually finds a place that inspires her. A stunning celebration of creativity, resilience and the power of nature. For ages 3+
Fiction
Wombat Warriors by Samantha Wheeler
When Mouse’s parents are unexpectedly called overseas, she is sent to stay with her long lost Aunt Evie on a sheep farm in South Australia where she makes a new friend – a wombat called Miss Pearl! Mouse soon learns that not everyone in the area loves wombats, including Aunt Evie’s landlord, a sheep farmer who destroys them on sight. Can Mouse find her voice in time to keep her furry friends safe? Wombat Warriors is a thrilling eco-adventure for young readers. For ages 8+
