The Lane Anderson Award is an annual award presented to Canadian non-fiction science in two categories; adult and young readers. It is funded by the Fitzhenry Family Foundation, and headed by Sharon Fitzhenry and Hollister Doll. Winners receive a plaque and a prize of 10,000 dollars. Winners are selected based on a book's relevance to current events and on its ability to relate scientific issues to everyday life.
Winners Young Readers YearTitleAuthorPublisher2021It Takes GutsJennifer GardyGreystone Books2019Heads UpMelanie SiebertOrca2018The Space Adventurer's GuidePeter McMahonKids Can Press2017BiometricsMaria BirminghamOwl Kids20165 GiraffesAnne Innis DaggFitzhenry & Whiteside2015The Queen's ShadowCybèle YoungKids Can Press2014Fuzzy Forensics: DNA Fingerprinting Gets WildL.E. CarmichaelAshby-BP2013Before the World Was Ready: Stories of Daring Genius in ScienceClaire EamerAnnick Press2012Big Green Book of the Big Blue SeaHelaine BeckerKids Can Press2011Nowhere Else on Earth: Standing Tall for the Great Bear RainforestCaitlyn VernonOrca Book Publishers
Adult YearTitleAuthorPublisher2021Ontario's Old-growth Forests 2nd editionMichael HenryFitzhenry & Whiteside2019The Reality BubbleZiya TongPenguin Random House201818 MilesChristopher DewdneyECW Press2017Our Vanishing GlaciersRobert William SandfordRocky Mountain Books2016At Sea With the Marine Birds of the RaincoastCaroline FoxRocky Mountain Books2015Malignant Metaphor: Confronting Cancer MythsAlanna MitchellECW Press2014Your Water Footprint: The Shocking Facts About How Much Water We Use to Make Everyday ProductsStephen LeahyFirefly Books2013The Peace-Athabasca Delta: Portrait of a Dynamic EcosystemKevin P. TimoneyUniversity of Alberta Press2012The Universe Within: From Quantum to CosmosNeil TurokHouse of Anansi Press2011The Atlantic Coast: A Natural HistoryHarry ThurstonGreystone Books
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