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2019 ALCS Educational Writers' Award #EWA19: Shortlist Announced for the UK's Only Award for Creative Educational Writing
The six outstanding books for readers aged 5-11 years on this year's shortlist bring us the colourful histories of art, and the fight for women's suffrage; the journeys of intrepid explorers; and the wonders of science and nature; as well as providing help for the anxious.
This richly illustrated and vibrantly colourful book takes young readers on a journey through art history, from early art drawn on cave walls, to the images we make today on our computers and phone cameras. Told through lively conversations between the artist David Hockney and writer Martin Gayford , it illustrates the narratives of both authors to bring the history of art alive for a young audience.
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Life as a bird can be stressful! From worrying about aeroplanes, windows and getting enough worms to eat, birds can be anxious creatures. Through its humorous, quizzical depiction of bird behaviour, this book validates everyday experiences of anxiety, providing young people with an understanding of the symptoms, and some compassionate coping strategies.
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Hand-picked by Alastair Humphreys - whose own adventures include cycling the world and rowing the Atlantic Ocean – this compendium of great expeditions retells the extraordinary stories of 20 men and women who have ventured into space, oceans, deserts and jungles, and inspired Alastair's own adventurous travels. They include Amelia Earhart , Apsley Cherry-Garrard, Dervla Murphy, Ibn Battuta and Sagawea.
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This absorbing book charts the history of votes for women from the mid- 19 century when the first petition was presented to Parliament, and explores the work of both the suffragettes and other suffrage organisations. From peaceful demonstrations to more violent activism and prison hunger strikes, the story is brought to life through fascinating historical photos and artefacts.
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Written by a science teacher who is also a dad, this lively and engaging book gives step-by-step instructions for lots of easily staged experiments that will inspire young people to learn about science; from finding out about sound by making wine glasses sing, to exploring Newton's Third Law by constructing balloon-driven cars.
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Published in collaboration with the National Trust, and packed with nature spotter guides, exciting indoor and outdoor craft and activity ideas, festivals and special days, tips for budding gardeners, tasty seasonal recipes and more; this is a comprehensive and entertaining month-by-month compendium of things for young people to see, make and do, all year round.
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Now in its twelfth year, the Educational Writers' Award was established in 2008 by the Authors' Licensing & Collecting Society (ALCS) and the Society of Authors (SoA) " ".
The 2018 winner was by Cath Senker ( Franklin Watts ).
The 2019 Award focuses on books for 5-11 year olds, published in 2017 & 2018. This year's judges are: , a primary school teacher; , a prolific author of fiction, non-fiction and poetry for children; and a junior school librarian. Further information about each judge appears below.
The winner of the 2019 Educational Writers' Award will be announced at a reception at the Authors' Licensing Collecting Society in London on Tuesday 3 December. The winning author and illustrator/designer will share a cheque for £2000.
The Society of Authors is a trade union for all types of writers, illustrators and literary translators, and has been advising individuals and speaking out for the profession for more than a century. The SoA supports and runs many other prizes for poetry, short stories, fiction and non-fiction, and in addition to the ALCS Educational Writers' Award also administers the Sunday Times/ University of Warwick Young Writer of the Year Award. The SoA distributed more than £600,000 in prizes and grants in 2019.
The Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) is a not-for-profit organisation for the benefit of all types of writers. Owned by its members, ALCS collects money due for secondary uses of writers' work. It is designed to support authors and their creativity, ensure they receive fair payment, and see their rights are respected. It promotes and teaches the principles of copyright and campaigns for a fair deal. Today ALCS represents over 100,000 members, and since 1977 has paid out more than £500 million to writers.
has worked with children across both KS1 and KS2 who studied at the University of Reading. Now a primary school Team Leader, she is currently working with Years 2, 4 and 6.
has written over 200 fiction, non-fiction and poetry books. She also regularly visits schools and speaks at conferences; and runs story writing and poetry workshops both at home and overseas.
has worked in children's books and literacy support for 20 years, the last three as Junior School Librarian at Wimbledon High School for Girls in South West London .
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