Gillian Richardson’s book 10 Plants that Shook the World has won first place in the 2014 Green Book Festival in the Children’s Literature category.
The Green Book Festival honours books that “contribute to greater understanding, respect for and positive action on the changing worldwide environment”. Congratulations, Gillian!
Congratulations to Gillian Richardson, whose book 10 Plants that Shook the World has won the de Bary Children’s Science Book Award for older readers.
The award is presented by The American Phytopathological Society, which is dedicated to high-quality, innovative plant pathology research.
The judges say,
This book discusses 10 economically or historically important plants in a chatty episodic format. It covers a lot of information in an edgy style (with edgy illustrations) that sarcastic children will enjoy, and mentions many important plant pathogens along the way.
Congratulations to Gillian Richardson, whose book 10 Plants that Shook the World has won a Eureka! Nonfiction Award from the California Reading Association.
Author: Gillian Richardson
Illustrator: Kim Rosen
Publisher: Annick Press
Release Date: February 26, 2013
Plants are all around us, but if you dig a little deeper, they have some amazing stories to tell! Would you believe some plants have even played a dramatic role in world history?
Gillian Richardson’s new book will open your eyes to the world-changing effects of “ordinary” plants like chocolate, tea, sugarcane, cotton, potatoes and corn, and unusual ones like rubber, cinchona, and papyrus. Learn how plants have inspired research and new products, opened up paths to profits for businesses and smugglers alike, saved lives, led to trouble for people who grow them, started a war, and made it possible for you to read this book.
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