Finalists for 2015 Lane Anderson Awards Announced

We’re excited to announce the finalists for the best Canadian science books written in 2015!

Adult Category

Once They Were Hats

Frances Backhouse
Once They Were Hats: In Search of the Mighty Beaver
Publisher: ECW Press

 

Malignant Metaphor

Alanna Mitchell
Malignant Metaphor: Confronting Cancer Myths
Publisher: ECW Press

 

Slick Water

Andrew Nikiforuk
Slick Water: Fracking and One Insider’s Stand Against the World’s Most Powerful Industry
Publisher: Greystone Books
 

Dam BuildersMichael Runtz
Dam Builders: The Natural History of Beavers and their Ponds
Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside

 

Young Reader

Foodprints

Paula Ayer
Foodprints: The Story of What We Eat
Publisher: Annick Press

 

Head Lice

Elise Gravel
Head Lice: The Disgusting Critters Series
Publisher: Tundra Books

 

What's the Buzz

Merrie-Ellen Wilcox
What’s the Buzz?: Keeping Bees in Flight
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers

 

The Queen's Shadow

Cybèle Young
The Queen’s Shadow: A Story About How Animals See
Publisher: Kids Can Press

 

Winners will be announced at a dinner in Toronto in late September.

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