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How the World Works

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Winner of the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize.

Click here to see How the Weather Works by the same author.

A fully interactive guide to different aspects of the workings of the world. The story of the water cycle pops up in the most exciting and unusual way. The carbon cycle is explained in pictures, diagrams, folds outs and by measuring the carbon footprint of a many-layered hamburger. There is masses of information in this book and it is all presented in a way that makes finding out fun.

Christiane Dorion on winning the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize:

“I am honoured and thrilled to have won such a prestigious award and would like to thank the Royal Society, as well as all the children who were involved in the judging process. Children are the best judges and to have been selected by them is a fantastic recognition for an author. Reading their comments, it is truly uplifting to see how interactive pop-up books about the planet we live on still have a place in our high-tech digital world.”

Sir Paul Nurse, President of the Royal Society, on the prize, which is judged by junior judging panels made up of over 1000 young people from across the UK and Commonwealth:

“Science captured my imagination as a child, from exploring the minutiae of the natural world on my walk to school to chasing Sputnik as it blazed across the night sky.  Brilliant science books also have the potential to do this and completely change children’s understanding of the world around them.  We believe that by involving the young in the judging of the Royal Society Young People’s Books Prize we can help to inspire them with the joys of science, whilst also ensuring that the winner is chosen by those best qualified to judge, the readers themselves.”

Other awards:

Winner of the Best Overall Information Book in the Scholastic Education PLUS Read Me/ Best Books competition.

Shortlisted for the SLA (School Library Association) Information Book Award.

Shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Award 2011: Best Book with Facts.

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