Longlist for 2022 Middle Grades Science Book Award
AAAS and Subaru are pleased to announce the longlist for the 2022 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books in the Middle Grades Science Book category. The Prize celebrates outstanding science writing and illustration for children and young adults and is meant to encourage the writing and publishing of high-quality science books for all ages.
The longlist titles in the 2022 Middle Grades Science Book category are:
Blood And Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease, by Gail Jarrow. Calkins Creek, 2020.
Fungarium: Welcome to the Museum, by Ester Gaya. Illustrated by Katie Scott. Big Picture Press, 2021.
The Great Bear Rescue: Saving the Gobi Bears, by Sandra Markle. Millbrook Press, 2020.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Elements: The Powers, Uses, and Histories of Every Atom in the Universe, by Lisa Congdon. Chronicle Books, 2021.
A Quick History of the Universe: From the Big Bang to Just Now, by Clive Gifford. Illustrated by Rob Flowers. Quarto Kids, 2021.
A Shot in the Arm!: Big Ideas that Changed the World, by Don Brown. Amulet Books, 2021.
There's No Ham in Hamburger: Facts and Folklore About Our Favorite Foods, by Kim Zachman. Illustrated by Peter Donnelly. Running Press Kids, 2021.
Wow in the World: The How and Wow of the Human Body: From Your Tongue to Your Toes and All the Guts in Between, by Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz. Illustrated by Jack Teagle. Clarion Books, 2021.
Finalists for the 2022 Prize will be announced in November. The Prize winners will be announced in February 2022.
The longlist for the Children’s Science Picture Book category was announced earlier in the week.
