We’re excited to announce the finalists for the best Canadian science books written in 2015!
Adult Category
Frances Backhouse
Once They Were Hats: In Search of the Mighty Beaver
Publisher: ECW Press
Alanna Mitchell
Malignant Metaphor: Confronting Cancer Myths
Publisher: ECW Press
Andrew Nikiforuk
Slick Water: Fracking and One Insider’s Stand Against the World’s Most Powerful Industry
Publisher: Greystone Books
Michael Runtz
Dam Builders: The Natural History of Beavers and their Ponds
Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Young Reader
Paula Ayer
Foodprints: The Story of What We Eat
Publisher: Annick Press
Elise Gravel
Head Lice: The Disgusting Critters Series
Publisher: Tundra Books
Merrie-Ellen Wilcox
What’s the Buzz?: Keeping Bees in Flight
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
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.