Celebrating information books
Posted on Thursday, November 23, 2017
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The winners of the School Library Association Information Books have been announced, including the first award for Outstanding Contribution to Information Books, which was presented to author Nicola Davies.
The award is managed by the School Library Association (SLA) in partnership with sponsor Hachette Children's Group. The Information Book Awards are designed to support school libraries, reinforce the importance of non-fiction and highlight the high standard of resources available. For the Information Book Award 2017, the overall winner chosen by the judges was Survivors of the Holocaust by Kath Shackleton (Franklin Watts); whilst the Children's Choice winner was Mind Your Head by Juno Dawson with advice from Dr Olivia Hewitt, Illustrated by Gemma Correll (Hot Key Books). The new award for Outstanding Contribution to Information Books, awarded to Nicola Davies, considers an author or illustrator's body of work and how it has made a significant contribution to information books, working across a range of topics. Tricia Adams, director of the School Library Association, said, "The SLA was delighted to see the wonderful range and quality of books being submitted for the awards this year. The winners represent the outstanding quality and high standard of information publishing on offer in a range of subjects - and we are delighted that so many publishers and authors and illustrators take part." The winner in each category selected by the judges is as follows: Under 7 Winner My First Book of Animals by Nicola Davies, illustrated by Petr Horacek ISBN 9781406359633 (Walker Books) 7-12 Winner The Great Fire of London by Emma Adams, Illustrated by James Weston Lewis ISBN 9780750298209 (Wren & Rook) Over-12 Winner Survivors of the Holocaust by Kath Shackleton ISBN 9781445150444 (Franklin Watts) Overall Winner Survivors of the Holocaust by Kath Shackleton ISBN 9781445150444 (Franklin Watts) Children's Choice Awards Between May and early November, schools were able to cast their vote for their favourite Information Book from the shortlisted titles. The SLA and their sponsors were keen that schools, libraries, book groups and reading groups should have a say in the final decision. Each group could vote online for their favourite book in each category (Under 7, 7-12 and 12-16) and for their overall favourite. The Childrens Choice winners are: Under 7 Winner Our Very Own Dog by Amanda McCardie, Illustrated by Salavatore Rubbino ISBN 9781406356205 (Walker Books) 7-12 Winner The Great Fire of London by Emma Adams, Illustrated by James Weston Lewis ISBN 9780750298209 (Wren & Rook) 12-16 Winner Mind Your Head by Juno Dawson with advice from Dr Olivia Hewitt, illustrated by Gemma Correll ISBN 9781471405310 (Hot Key Books) Overall Children's Choice Winner Mind Your Head by Juno Dawson with advice from Dr Olivia Hewitt, illustrated by Gemma Correll ISBN 9781471405310 (Hot Key Books) The full shortlist included the following books: Under 7 A First Book of Animals by Nicola Davies Illustrated by Petr Horacek (Walker Books) Our Very Own Dog by Amanda McCardie, Illustrated by Salavatore Rubbino (Walker Books) My Encyclopedia of Very Important Things by Various (Dorling Kindersley) The Big Book of Bugs by Yuval Zommer (Thames & Hudson) 7-12 The Great Fire of London by Emma Adams, Illustrated by James Weston Lewis (Wren & Rook) RSPB Wildlife in Your Garden by Mike Dilger, Illustrated by Sarah Horne (Bloomsbury Children's) Hello World by Jonathan Litton, Illustrated by L'atelier Cartographik (Little Tiger) Ada's Ideas; the story of Ada Lovelace the world's first computer programmer by Fiona Robinson (Abrams Books for Young Readers) 12+ Mind Your Head by Juno Dawson with advice from Dr Olivia Hewitt Illustrated by Gemma Correll (Hot Key Books) Who Are Refugees and Migrants? by Michael Rosen and Annemarie Young (Wayland) Survivors of the Holocaust by Kath Shackleton (Franklin Watts)
