Excellence in Science Book Awards

The finalists are:

Picture Books:

Buried Sunlight: How Fossil Fuels Have Changed the Earth by Molly Bang and Penny Chisolm
Have You Heard the Nesting Bird by Rita Gray
Parrots Over Puerto Rico by Susan L. Roth
Tiny Creatures: The World of Microbes by Nicola Davies

Middle Grades Science Book

The Case of the Vanishing Honeybees: A Scinetific Mystery by Sandra Markle
Eyes Wide Open: Going Behind the Environmental Headlines by Paul Fleischman
Handle with Care: An Unusual Butterfly Journey by Loree Griffin Burns
Mission: Mars by Pascal Lee
Plastic Ahoy! Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch by Patricia Newman

Hands-on Science Book

Junk Drawer Physics: 50 Awesome Experiments that Don't Cost a Thing by Bobby Mercer
Kids Guide to Exploring Nature by Brooklyn Botanic Educators
Plant a Pocket of Prairie by Phyllis Root

These books would make wonderful gifts for anyone interested in great science books!

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