Children's Book of the Year Award: Eve Pownall Award for Information Books facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Children's Book of the Year Award: Eve Pownall Award for Information Books |
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| Presented by | Children's Book Council of Australia |
| Country | Australia |
| First awarded | 1988 |
The Children's Book of the Year Award: Eve Pownall Award for Information Books is a special prize given to amazing non-fiction books for young people in Australia. It celebrates books that teach you new things in a fun and interesting way. This award first started in 1988. Eve Pownall's family helped fund it back then. Since 1993, the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has given out this award every year.
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About the Eve Pownall Award
What Makes a Winning Book?
The Eve Pownall Award looks for outstanding books that share factual information. Judges consider how well the book presents facts in an imaginative and clear way. They also think about how easy it is to understand.
Here are some things the judges look for:
- Clear Language: Is the writing style easy to read and understand?
- Great Pictures: Are the illustrations excellent, clear, and appealing?
- Text and Pictures Work Together: Do the words and images combine well to make the book interesting and help you learn?
- Good Design: Is the book designed in a way that makes it easy to find and understand information?
- Accurate Facts: Is all the information in the book correct and up-to-date?
Past Winners of the Award
Many fantastic books have won the Eve Pownall Award over the years. These books cover a wide range of topics, from history to animals and science.
Winners from the 1980s
| Year | Author | Title | Publisher |
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| 1988 | Nadia Wheatley and Donna Rawlins | My Place | Collins Dove |
Winners from the 1990s
| Year | Author | Title | Publisher |
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| 1993 | Gracie Greene and Joe Tramacchi, illus. Lucille Gill | Tjarany Roughtail: The Dreaming of the Roughtail Lizard and Other Stories told by the Kukatja | Magabala |
| 1994 | Patricia Mullins | V for Vanishing: An Alphabet of Endangered Animals | Margaret Hamilton |
| 1995 | Robert E. Stewart | New Faces: The Complete Book of Alternative Pets | Agmedia |
| 1996 | John Nicholson | The First Fleet: A New Beginning in an Old Land | Allen & Unwin |
| 1997 | Gordon Cheers and Julie Silk, illus. Marjorie Crosby-Fairall | Killer Plants and How to Grow Them | Puffin Books |
| 1998 | John Nicholson | A Home Among the Gum Trees: The Story of Australian Houses | Allen & Unwin |
| 1999 | John Marsden, illus. Shaun Tan | The Rabbits | Lothian |
Winners from the 2000s
| Year | Author | Title | Publisher |
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| 2000 | John Nicholson | Fishing for Islands: Traditional Boats and Seafarers of the Pacific | Allen & Unwin |
| 2001 | Dyan Blacklock, illus. David Kennett | Olympia: Warrior Athletes of Ancient Greece | Omnibus Books |
| 2002 | Papunya School Publishing Committee | Papunya School Book of Country and History | Allen & Unwin |
| 2003 | Allan Tucker | Iron in the Blood: Convicts and Commandants in Colonial Australia | Omnibus Books |
| 2004 | John Nicholson | Animal Architects | Allen & Unwin |
| 2005 | Jackie French with Bryan Sullivan, illus. Gus Gordon | To the Moon and Back: The Amazing Australians at the Forefront of Space Travel Plus Fantastic Moon Facts | HarperCollins |
| 2006 | Leon Davidson | Scarecrow Army: The ANZACS at Gallipoli | Black Dog Books |
| 2007 | Mark Norman | The Penguin Book: Birds in Suits | Black Dog Books |
| 2008 | Frances Watts, illus. David Legge | Parsley Rabbit's Book about Books | ABC Books |
| 2009 | Lincoln Hall | Alive in the Death Zone | Random House |
Winners from the 2010s
| Year | Author | Title | Publisher |
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| 2010 | Peter Macinnis | Australian Backyard Explorer | National Library of Australia |
| 2011 | Ursula Dubosarsky, illus. Tohby Riddle | The Return of the Word Spy | Viking Books |
| 2012 | Alison Lester and Coral Tulloch | One Small Island: The Story of Macquarie Island | Penguin Group (Australia) |
| 2013 | Kristin Weidenbach, illus. Timothy Ide | Tom the Outback Mailman | Lothian Children's Books, Hachette Australia |
| 2014 | Christopher Faille, illus. Danny Snell | Jeremy | Working Title Press |
| 2015 | Simon Barnard | A-Z of Convicts in Van Diemen's Land ''' | Text Publishing |
| 2016 | Stephanie Owen Reeder | Lennie The Legend: Solo to Sydney by Pony | NLA Publishing |
| 2017 | Gina M. Newton | Amazing Animals of Australia's National Parks | NLA Publishing |
| 2018 | Idan Ben-Barak, illus. Julian Frost | Do Not Lick This Book | Allen & Unwin |
| 2019 | Coral Vass, illus. Dub Leffler | Sorry Day | NLA Publishing |
Winners from the 2020s
| Year | Author | Title | Publisher |
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| 2020 | Bruce Pascoe | Young Dark Emu: A truer history | Magabala Books |
| 2021 | Pamela Freeman, illus. Liz Anelli | Dry to Dry: The Seasons of Kakadu | Walker Books |
| 2022 | Safdar Ahmed | Still Alive, Notes from Australia's Immigration Detention System | Twelve Panels Press |
| 2023 | Jess McGeachin | DEEP: Delve into hidden worlds | Welbeck Publishing |
| 2024 | Isolde Martyn and Robyn Ridgeway, illust. Louise Hogan | Country Town | Ford Street Publishing |
More About Book Awards
- List of CBCA Awards
- List of Australian literary awards
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