| Abbreviation or Name |
Description |
| 100+ List |
100 or so Books that Shaped a Century of Science,
Morrison, Philip and Morrison, Phylis.
American Scientist, Volume 87, No. 6, November-December 1999. |
| Amer. Bk. |
American Book Award |
| ALA |
American Library Association |
| AIPSci. |
American Institute of Physics Prize for General Science
Writing
Awarded annually in three catagories to encourage excellence
in science writing in physics and astronomy for the non-specialist.
One is awarded to a journalist, a second to a scientist, and
the third to an author writing books for children. |
| Appraisal |
Appraisal: Science Books for Young Readers
Each book is reviewed by a practicing children's librarian
as well as a scientist in the relevant field. |
| Aventis |
Aventis Prize for General Science.
Awarded annually and managed by the Royal Society, the UK
national academy of science, in cooperation with the sponsor
Adventis. The prizes are for the best popular science writing
for adults and children.
|
| Booklist |
Booklist
Provides book reviews in each issue and various "Best"
lists |
| Jane Crichton |
Cornerstones management committee member,
Hawthorne School Librarian |
| Lee Grodzins |
Cornerstones founder, management committee member, physicist,
professor emeritus, MIT |
| Horn Book |
Horn Book or annual Boston Globe - Horn Book Awards of Outstanding
Nonfiction |
| LA Times Best Books |
Los Angeles Times Best Books
Awarded annually in December |
| LA Times Book Prizes |
Los Angeles Times Book Prizes
Awarded annually in nine categories, includes an annual prize
for Science & Technology. |
| LJ |
Library Journal |
| Barry Logan |
Cornerstones management committee member, Associate Professor
of Biology, Bowdoin College |
| Morrison |
Annual reviews of children's books in Scientific American
by Philip & Phylis Morrison |
| Morrison Long Look |
Philip Morrison's Long Look at Literature: His Reviews
of a Hundred Memorable Science Books, Philip Morrison.
1990.
New York: W.H. Freeman and Company |
| Nat. Bk. |
National Book Award
Awarded annually in four categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry,
and young people's literature. |
| NBCC |
National Book Critics Circle Award
Presents annual awards in five categories. |
| NY Times |
New York Times Best Books
Awarded annually in December |
| NSTA |
National Science Teachers Association, lists of outstanding
trade science books |
| OSTB |
Outstanding Science trade Books for Students k-12 by the National
Science Teachers Association |
| Phi Beta Kappa |
Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science
Offered for outstanding contributions by scientists to the literature
of science. It was first offered in 1959. The intent of the
award is to encourage literate and scholarly interpretations
of the physical and biological sciences and mathematics:monographs
and compendiums are not eligible. To be eligible, biographies
of scientists must have a substantial critical emphasis on their
scientific research. |
| Pulitzer |
Pulitzer Prize
Announced annually in April. Encompass twenty-one categories
and may include science, technology and biography titles. |
| Walter Rosen |
Cornerstones management committee member, National Academy
of Sciences, Retired |
| SLJ |
School Library Journal |
| Scientific American |
Scientific American |
| SB&F |
Science Books and Films: Your Guide to Science Resources for
All Ages |
| Staff |
Curtis Memorial Library Staff |
| John Smith |
Former Department Head of the Brunswick High School English
Department. |
| VOYA |
Voice of Youth Advocates |
