Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children’s Literature 2014 shortlists announced

Tuesday, 22 July 2014 Books+Publishing

The shortlists for the 2014 Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children’s Literature have been announced.

The shortlisted books in each category are:

Young Readers

Girl v the World: Sophie Bennett Saves the Planet (Meredith Badger, HGE)
Bush Baby Rescue: Juliet Nearly a Vet Book 4 (Rebecca Johnson, illus by Kyla May, Puffin)
The Smallest Carbon Footprint in the Land and Other Eco-tales (Anne Morgan, illus Gay McKinnon, Interactive Publications)

Picture book

Welcome Home (Christina Booth, Ford Street Publishing)
The Twelve Days of Christmas Island (Teresa Lagrange, A&U)
Kissed by the Moon (Alison Lester, Viking)
The Curious Explorer’s Illustrated Guide to Exotic Animals A to Z (Marc Martin, Viking)
Rainforest Lullaby (Sally Odgers, illus by Lisa Stewart, Scholastic Press).

The winners will be announced ‘later this winter’, according to the Wilderness Society.