The shortlist for the Australian 2020 Environment Award for Children’s Literature has been announced. Awarded by the Wilderness Society of Australia, the award for children’s nature writing has been around since 1994. Here is the shortlist:

Eco Rangers: Microbat Mayhem by Candice Lemon-Scott; illustrated by Aśka

Explore Your World: Weird, Wild, Amazing! by Tim Flannery; illustrated by Sam Caldwell

The Fate of Fausto by Oliver Jeffers

Fauna: Australia’s Most Curious Creatures by Tania McCartney

A Hollow is a Home by Abbie Mitchell; illustrated by Astred Hicks

One Careless Night by Christina Booth

One Tree by Christopher Cheng; illustrated by Bruce Whatley

Super Sidekicks 2: Ocean’s Revenge by Gavin Aung Than

Wilam by Andrew Kelly and Aunty Joy Murphy, illustrated by Lisa Kennedy

You Can Change the World by Lucy Bell; illustrated by Astred Hicks