The Science in Society Book Awards are administered by the Canadian Science Writers’ Association to honour outstanding contributions to science writing. Competitors must be Canadian citizens or residents of Canada and entries, in either French or English, must have been published in Canada during the current calendar year. A prize of $1,000 is awarded to the winner.
2009 Winners Science in Society Book Awards
Toronto, April 21, 2010 -- The Canadian Science Writers' Association has announced its winners for books published in Canada in 2009 and entered in the national Science in Society Book Awards competition in two categories: 1) Youth under 16 years and 2) General Audience Books.
Winner, Youth Book under 16 Years: Carol McDougall, A Salmon’s Sky View, First Choice Books. (Honorable Mention: Cora Lee, The Great Motion Mission: A Surprising Story of Physics in Everyday Life, Annick Press.)
Winner, General Audience: Ed Struzik, The Big Thaw: Travels In the Melting North, John Wiley & Sons Canada
| 2008 | Children's Books | Claire Eamer, Super Crocs & Monster Wings: Modern Animals' Ancient Past. Toronto: Annick Press, 2008. |
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| 2008 | Youth Books | Myrna Guymer, The Canadian Sheild. Illustrated by RoseMarie Condon. Regina: Your Nickel's Worth Publishing, 2008. |
| 2007 | Children's Books | Aubrey Lang Baby Sea Turtle. Photography by Wayne Lynch. Markham, ON: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2007. |
| 2007 | Youth Books | Julie E. Czerneda (Editor) Polaris: A Celebration of Polar Science. Markham, ON: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2007. |
| 2006 | Children's Books | Vivian Bowers Crazy About Canada. Illustrated by Dianne Eastman. Toronto: Maple Tree Press, 2006. |
| 2006 | Youth Books | Linda Kenyon Rainforest Bird Rescue: Changing the Future for Endangered Wildlife. Richmond Hill, ON: Firefly Books, 2006. |
| 2005 | Children's Books | Robert Bateman with Ian Coutts Backyard Birds: An Introduction. Markham, ON: Scholatic Canada, 2005. |
| 2005 | Youth Books | Barry Shell Sensational Scientists. Vancouver: Raincoast Books, 2005. |
| 2004 | Children's Books | Rebecca L. Grambo Lupé: A Wolf Pup’s First Year. Photographs by Daniel J. Cox. North Vancouver: Walrus Books/Whitecap, 2004. |
| 2004 | Youth Books | Gayla Meredith Canada's Northern Diamonds: From Rocks to Riches. Yellowknife: Northern Ink, 2004. |
| 2003 | Children's Books | David Suzuki and Sarah Ellis Salmon Forest. Illustrated by Sheena Lott. Vancouver: Greystone Books, 2003. |
| 2003 | Youth Books | Caroline Fortin, Martine Podesto, Marie-Anne Legault and Marie-Claude Ouellet Atlas de la météo. Montreal: Les Éditions Québec Amérique Jeunesse, 2003. |
| 2002 | Kathy Conlan Under the Ice. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2002. | |
| 2001 | Ron Orenstein New Animal Discoveries. Toronto: Key Porter Books, 2001. | |
| 2000 | Valerie Wyatt FAQ Weather. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2000. | |
| 1999 | Shelley Tanaka I Was There: Secrets of the Mummies. Markham, ON: Scholastic Canada, 1999. | |
| 1998 | Stephen Cumbaa and Susan Hughes Megalodon: The Prehistoric Shark. Toronto: Somerville House Publishing, 1998. | |
| 1997 | Vivien Bowers Crime Science: How Investigators Use Science to Track Down the Bad Guys. | |
| 1996 | Catherine Sheldrick Ross Squares: Shapes in Math, Science and Nature. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1996. | |
| 1995 | Adrian Forsyth How Monkeys Make Chocolate. Toronto: Owl Books, 1995. | |
| 1994 | Jay Ingram and Sylvia Funston A Kid’s Guide to the Brain. Toronto: Owl Books, 1994. |