Longlist for 2019 Hands-On Science Book Award Announced

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AAAS and Subaru are pleased to announce the longlist for the 2019 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books in the Hands-On 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 2019 Hands-On Science Book category are:

• Alexander Graham Bell for Kids: His Life & Inventions with 21 Activities, by Mary Kay Carson. Chicago Review Press, 2018.

• Bug Lab for Kids: Family-Friendly Activities for Exploring the Amazing World of Beetles, Butterflies, Spiders, and Other Arthropods, by John W. Guyton. Quarto Group/Quarry Books, 2018.

• Dig In! 12 Easy Gardening Projects Using Kitchen Scraps, by Kari Cornell. Photography by Jennifer S. Larson. Millbrook Press, 2018.

• Dog Science Unleashed: Fun Activities To Do with Your Canine Companion, by Jodi Wheeler-Toppen. National Geographic Kids, 2018.

• Let's Hatch Chicks! Explore the Wonderful World of Chickens and Eggs, by Lisa Steele. Illustrations by Perry Taylor. Quarto Group/Young Voyageur, 2018.

• Light Waves, by David A. Adler. Illustrated by Anna Raff. Holiday House, 2018.

• Mason Jar Science: 40 Slimy, Squishy, Super-Cool Experiments, by Jonathan Adolph. Storey Publishing, 2018.
  

Finalists for the 2019 prize will be announced in October. The prize will be bestowed at the AAAS Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., February 14-17, 2019.

The longlists for the children’s science picture book and middle grades science book categories were announced earlier in the week.