2006 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize Finalists

Children's Science Picture books:

About Mollusks: A Guide for Children by Cathryn Sill; illustrated by John Sill. (Peachtree, 2005) more about this book, author & illustrator

Mosquito Bite by Alexandra Siy & Dennis Kunkel. (Charlesbridge, 2005) more about this book, author & illustrator

A Mother's Journey by Sandra Markle; illustrated by Alan Marks. (Charlesbridge, 2005) more about this book, author & illustrator

Stars Beneath Your Bed: The Surprising Story of Dust by April Pulley Sayre; illustrated by Ann Jonas. (Greenwillow, 2005) more about this book, author & illustrator

Middle Grades Nonfiction Science books:

Genius: A Photobiography of Albert Einstein by Marfe Ferguson Delano. (National Geographic, 2005) more about this book & author

Gorilla Doctors: Saving Endangered Great Apes by Pamela S. Turner. (Houghton Mifflin, 2005) more about this book & author

Guinea Pig Scientists: Bold Self-experimenters in Science and Medicine by Leslie Dendy and Mel Boring. (Henry Holt, 2005) more about this book & author

The Prairie Builders: Reconstructing America's Lost Grasslands written and photographed by Sneed B. Collard III. (Houghton Mifflin, 2005) more about this book & author

Popular Science Books for High School Readers:

Electric Universe: The Shocking True Story of Electricity by David Bodanis (Crown, 2005) more about this book & author

The Grail Bird: Hot on the Trail of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker by Tim Gallagher (Houghton Mifflin, 2005) more about this book & author

Insights from Insects: What Bad Bugs Can Teach Us by Gilbert Waldbauer (Prometheus, 2005) more about this book & author

Invisible Allies: Microbes That Shape Our Lives by Jeanette Farrell (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2005) more about this book & author

Hands-on Science/Activity books:

The Amateur Naturalist by Nick Baker (National Geographic Society, 2005) more about this book & author

Backyard Science by Shar Levine & Leslie Johnstone. (Sterling, 2005) more about this book & author

Cool Chemistry Concoctions: 50 Formulas that Fizz, Foam, Splatter and Ooze by Joe Rhatigan & Veronika Gunter. (Lark Books, 2005) more about this book & author

I Fall Down by Vicki Cobb. (HarperCollins, 2004) more about this book & author

Wild about Weather: 50 Wet, Windy and Wonderful Activities by Ed Brotak. (Lark Books, 2004) more about this book & author