2019 Environment Award for Children’s Literature Shortlist Announced The following is the shortlist for the EACL awards, supported by The Wilderness Society. Please click here for more information. The winners will be announced in Melbourne. Picture fiction: More and More and More by Ian Mutch The All New Must Have Orange 430 by Michael Speechley When Water Lost Her Way by Meg Humphrys The Great Lizard Trek by Felicity Bradshaw, Illustrated by Norma MacDonald Nonfiction Bouncing Back An Eastern Barred Bandicoot Story by Rohan Cleave, Illustrated by Coral Tulloch Australian Birds by Matt Chun ..read more

More and More and More, by Ian Mutch Synopsis: Henry Harper loves collecting. One day, while out finding treasures, he discovers Kate. She loves to collect, too! Together Henry and Kate amass an amazing amount of stuff before discovering that the most valuable thing they’ve ever found is each other. Published: 2018 | ISBN: 9781925591545 | Ages: 2-5 years Author’s Homepage: http://www.ianmutch.com Writing WA Book Review Reading Time Book Review ..read more

Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries, by Safi Bahcall Synopsis: What do James Bond and Lipitor have in common? What can we learn about human nature and world history from a glass of water? In Loonshots, physicist and entrepreneur Safi Bahcall reveals a surprising new way of thinking about the mysteries of group behavior that challenges everything we thought we knew about nurturing radical breakthroughs. Drawing on the science of phase transitions, Bahcall shows why teams, companies, or any group with a mission will suddenly change fr ..read more

This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate, by Naomi Klein Synopsis: The most important book yet from the author of the international bestseller The Shock Doctrine, a brilliant explanation of why the climate crisis challenges us to abandon the core “free market” ideology of our time, restructure the global economy, and remake our political systems. In short, either we embrace radical change ourselves or radical changes will be visited upon our physical world. The status quo is no longer an option. In This Changes Everything Naomi Klein argues that climate change isn’t just another is ..read more

Picturing Apollo 11: Rare Views and Undiscovered Moments, by JL Pickering and John Bisney Synopsis: Picturing Apollo 11 is an unprecedented photographic history of the space mission that defined an era. Through a wealth of unpublicized and recently discovered images, this book presents new and rarely-seen views of the people, places, and events involved in the pioneering first moon landing of July 20, 1969. No other book has showcased as many never-before-seen photos connected with Apollo 11, or as many photos covering the activities from months before to years after the mission. Starting wit ..read more

One Giant Leap: The Impossible Mission That Flew Us to the Moon, by Charles Fishman Synopsis: The remarkable story of the trailblazers and the ordinary Americans on the front lines of the epic mission to reach the moon. President John F. Kennedy astonished the world on May 25, 1961, when he announced to Congress that the United States should land a man on the Moon by 1970. No group was more surprised than the scientists and engineers at NASA, who suddenly had less than a decade to invent space travel. When Kennedy announced that goal, no one knew how to navigate to the Moon. No one knew how t ..read more

Moonbound: Apollo 11 and the Dream of Spaceflight, by Jonathan Fetter-Vorm Synopsis: On a summer night in 1969, two men climbed down a ladder onto a sea of dust at the edge of an ancient dream. When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin first set foot on lunar soil, the moon ceased to be a place of mystery and myth. It became a destination. Now, on the fiftieth anniversary of that journey, Moonbound tells the monumental story of the moon and the men who went there first. With vibrant images and meticulous attention to detail, Jonathan Fetter-Vorm conjures the long history of the visionaries, stargaz ..read more

First on the Moon: The Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Experience, by Rod Pyle (Alternate title: First to the moon) Synopsis: In honor of the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking Apollo 11 mission, this lavishly illustrated book—featuring stunning photographs and many rarely seen images and documents—tells the incredible story of the first men on the Moon. Acclaimed science author Rod Pyle (Missions to the Moon) returns with a beautiful and insightful book commemorating Apollo 11. First on the Moon offers an exciting behind-the-scenes look at America’s journey to the Moon—from the space race to ..read more

Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut’s Journeys, by Michael Collins Synopsis: The years that have passed since Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins piloted the Apollo 11 spacecraft to the moon in July 1969 have done nothing to alter the fundamental wonder of the event: man reaching the moon remains one of the great events–technical and spiritual–of our lifetime. In Carrying the Fire, Michael Collins conveys, in a very personal way, the drama, beauty, and humor of that adventure. He also traces his development from his first flight experiences in the air force, through his days as a tes ..read more

American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race, by Douglas Brinkley Synopsis: As the fiftieth anniversary of the first lunar landing approaches, the award winning historian and perennial New York Times bestselling author takes a fresh look at the space program, President John F. Kennedy’s inspiring challenge, and America’s race to the moon. “We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one ..read more