Mission:Explore Short-listed for an award (another one...)

2011 Educational Writers’ Award Shortlist Announced
The four non-fiction titles on the shortlist for the 2011 Educational Writers’ Award, announced today, all excel in bringing the natural world to life for young readers aged 5-11. 
MISSION: EXPLORE The Geography Collective Can of Worms Press
‘A brave book which encourages children to explore the world around them, developing their curiosity, confidence and courage along the way…’
The 2011 Award focused on books for 5-11 year olds, published in 2009 and 2010. This year’s judges were children’s  writer Nicola Davies; teacher Chris Freudenberg and librarian Fiona Kirk .
The winner of the 2011 Educational Writers’ Award will be announced at the All Party Writers Group (APWG) Winter Reception at the House of Commons on Tuesday 6thDecember. The winning author will receive a cheque for £2000.

This comes after we won a National Trust / Hay Festival Outdoors Book of the Year Prize earlier in the year.

It's always good to hear that your work is being enjoyed and appreciated by others.
Here's a very nice set of tweets from Drew Buddie from yesterday's Microsoft Partners in Learning event that we presented at:


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