2011 Green Earth Book Award Winners

The winners of the Green Earth Book Award were recently announced. Given by the Newton Marasco Foundation in partnership with Salisbury University, this award promotes books that inspire a child to grow a deeper appreciation, respect and responsibility for his or her natural environment. You can read about the prize criteria at the Newton Marasco Foundation site.

Picture Book Winner
The Earth Book
written and illustrated by Todd Parr

Nonfiction Winner
Not Your Typical Book About the Environment
written by Elin Kelsey and illustrated by Clayton Hammer

Children's Fiction Winner
Mallory Goes Green
written by Laurie B. Friedman and illustrated by Jennifer Kalis

Young Adult Fiction
Boys, Bears and a Serious Pair of Hiking Boots
written by Abby McDonald

Honor Books

• Ancient, Strange and Lovely, written by Susan Fletcher
• Garbage Helps Our Garden Grow: A Compost Story, written by Linda Glaser with photographs by Shelley Rotner
• Get Real: What Kind of World Are YOU Buying?, written by Mara Rockliff
• Let's Save the Animals, written and illustrated by Frances Barry
• The Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge, written by Joanna Cole and illustrated by Bruce Degen
• A Place for Frogs, written by Melissa Stewart and illustrated by Higgins Bond
• Seeds Of Change: Wangari's Gift to the World, written by Jen Cullerton Johnson and illustrated by Sonia Lynn Sadler
• Ship Breaker, written by Paolo Bacigalupi

For more information on this award and its past winners, check out the March 2008 issue of Book Links and the article "The Green Earth Book Award" by Fred Chapel, Sharon James, and J. Cynthia McDermott.