I announced the short list for the Lane Anderson Award a little while back and now the winners were announced here in Toronto a few nights ago:
Adult Titles Winner
- The Ptarmigan's Dilemma: An Ecological Exploration into the Mysteries of Life by John Theberge and Mary Theberge. (McCelland & Stewart)
Young Readers Winner
- Evolution: How We and All Living Things Came to Be by Daniel Loxton. (Kids Can Press)
The complete list of nominees:
Adult Titles Shortlist
- Einstein Wrote Back: My Life in Physics by John W. Moffat. (Thomas Allen Publishers)
- Keeping the Bees: Why All Bees Are at Risk and What We Can Do to Save Them by Laurence Packer. (Harper Collins Publishers)
- The Ptarmigan's Dilemma: An Ecological Exploration into the Mysteries of Life by John Theberge and Mary Theberge. (McCelland & Stewart)
There's a York University connection here with Keeping the Bees by Laurence Packer.
Young Readers Shortlist
- Evolution: How We and All Living Things Came to Be by Daniel Loxton. (Kids Can Press)
- The Sea Wolves: Living Wild in the Great Bear Rainforest by Ian McAllister and Nicholas Read (Orca Book Publishers)
- Ultimate Trains by Peter McMahon. (Kids Can Press)
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