Books by Nancy Dickmann
“You have all these different, amazing places, which will awaken children’s sense of exploration of the world around them. But there is also plenty of background stuff about how we study rocks, the systems we use, and planetary-scale theories like plate tectonics.” Read more...
Best New Science Books for Children: Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize 2025
Tamsin Mather, Scientist
Interviews where books by Nancy Dickmann were recommended
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Green: The Story of Plant Life on Our Planet
Nicola Davies, illustrated by Emily Sutton -
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Patience...
Rachel Williams, illustrated by Leonie Lord -
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The Wild Life of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals
by Mike Barfield & Paula Bossio (illustrator) -
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The Animal Body Book
by Jess French & Jonathan Woodward (illustrator) -
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The Rocks Book
by Nancy Dickmann -
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The History of Information
by Chris Haughton
Best New Science Books for Children: Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize 2025, recommended by Tamsin Mather
Best New Science Books for Children: Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize 2025, recommended by Tamsin Mather
The Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize celebrates the best new science books for kids. Professor Tamsin Mather, Earth scientist and chair of the 2025 judging panel, introduces this year’s shortlist and explains how scientific storytelling can awaken children’s sense of exploration of the world around them.
