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Eve Pownall Award for Information Books

This award is: made to outstanding books which have the prime intention of documenting factual material with consideration given to imaginative presentation, interpretation and variation of style.
CBCA Awards Handbook
 
Eve Pownall Shortlist
Giraffe [Copyrighted to CBCA]
©CBCA
Note: These books have an intended audience ranging from birth to 18 years. Some titles may be for mature readers.
 
 
 
 
 
DUBOSARSKY, Ursula and RIDDLE, Tohby
The Word Spy
Viking, 2008
ISBN 978-0-670-07227-9
SCIS No: 1355512
Price: hbk $24.95

CMIS Review:
The Word Spy
Student Reviews: YARA [Choose 'Australian Books' and select 'Dubosarsky' from the author index]

Author:
Ursula Dubosarsky
Illustrator:
Tohby Riddle
Awards:
Winner,
Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature 2009 [NSW]
The Word Spy by Ursula Dubosarsky and Stephen Michael King

Honour Book
© Penguin Group Australia
Cover reproduced by permission of the publisher
 
 
 
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GREENWOOD, Mark and LESSAC, Frané
Simpson and his Donkey
Walker Books Australia, 2008
ISBN 978-1-921150-18-0
SCIS No: 1353399
Price: hbk $27.95

CMIS Review:
Simpson and his Donkey

Walker Books Australia: Classroom Ideas
Author: Mark Greenwood
Illustrator: Frané Lessac
Simpson and His Donkey by Mark Greenwood and Frane Lessac

Honour Book
© Walker Books Australia
Cover reproduced by permission of the publisher
 
 
 
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Award HALL, Lincoln
Alive in the Death Zone
Random House Australia, 2008
ISBN 978-1-7416-6337-2
SCIS No: 1389244
Price: hbk $29.95

CMIS Review:
Alive in the Death Zone
Student Reviews:
YARA [Choose 'Australian Books' and select 'Hall' from the author index]

Internet resources to support a study of the book

Author:
Lincoln Hall
Alive in the Death Zone by Lincoln Hall

Winner
© Random House Australia
Cover reproduced by permission of the publisher
 
 
 
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NICHOLLS, Catriona, PATERSON, Janet and WALLER, Rod
The Story of Chicken in Australia (The Workboot Series)
Kondinin Group, 2008
ISBN 978-1-87606-852-3
SCIS No: 1392569
Price: hbk $16.99

CMIS Review:
Chicken

PoultryHub: Kondinin Group
Chicken (The Workboot series
©Kondinin Group
Cover permission for CMIS as a corporate member of the CBCA
 
 
 
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RAMAGE, Jan and HICKMAN, Ellen
Tuart Dwellers
Department of Environment and Conservation WA, 2008
ISBN 978-1-87661-530-7
SCIS No: 1386427
Price: hbk $26.95

CMIS Review: 
Tuart Dwellers

Awards: Joint winner,
Environment Award for Children’s Literature 2009
Tuart Dwellers by Jan Ramage and Ellen Hickman
© Department of Environment and Conservation WA
Cover permission for CMIS as a corporate member of the CBCA
 
 
 
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ROSS, John and BOOTH, Anna
Every Picture Tells a Story: Adventures in Australian Art
Craftsman House, 2008
ISBN 978-0-9803540-3-4
SCIS No: 1393230
Price: pbk $29.95

CMIS Review:  
Every Picture Tells a Story
Every Picture Tells a Story by John Ross and Anna Booth
©Thames & Hudson
Cover permission for CMIS as a corporate member of the CBCA
 
 
 
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