Nature Book Week
Karajia and Environment Awards for Children’s Literature
The Wilderness Society’s annual celebration of the best new nature-themed children’s books are definitely worth a look at any time of the year.
The winners are:
Karajia Award for Children’s Literature: Looking after Country with Fire by Victor Steffensen, illustrated by Sandra Steffensen, published by Hardie Grant Explore
Environment Award for Children’s Literature
Non-fiction: The ABC Guide to Loving the Planet by Jaclyn Crupi, illustrated by Cheryl Orsini, published by ABC Books an imprint of Harper Collins
Picture fiction (co-winners): Kind by Jess McGeachin, published by Allen & Unwin, and The Tree at Number 43 by Jess McGeachin, published by Penguin Random House Australia
Fiction: Berani by Michelle Kadarusman, published by Allen & Unwin
