The 2021 Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize winner was announced this week.  The Young People’s Book Prize  supports the writing of excellent, accessible STEM books for under-14s.  The Prize is unique in that the winner is selected by young people at schools across the country, from a shortlist selected by an adult judging panel – this year including volcanologist Katharine Cashman, BBC broadcaster Gabby Logan, award-winning author Sharna Jackson, teacher Robin James and chemist Andy Jupp.

The winner is I Am a Book. I Am a Portal to the Universe .by Stefanie Posavec and Miriam Quick (Particular Books).  It’s a book that invites an interactive approach to reading, probably best appreciated by the 8 – 12 age range, although this engaging book will be enjoyed by a wide age range.

 

 

The other books on the shortlist are:

100 things to know about saving the planet, by Rose Hall et al (Usborne)

Agent Asha: Mission Shark Bytes, by Sophie Deen, illustrated by Anjan Sarkar (Walker Books)

I ate sunshine for breakfast: a celebration of plants around the world, by Michael Holland, illustrated by Philip Giordano (Flying Eye)

Inventors: incredible stories of the world’s most ingenious inventions, by Robert Winston , illustrated by Jessamy Hawke (DK Children)

Under the Stars: astrophysics for everyone, by  Lisa Harvey-Smith, illustrated by Mel Matthews (World Scientific)