The Golden Duck Awards for excellence in children’s science fiction literature were handed out at the recently concluded WorldCon. The winners (and other finalists) were:
Picture Book:
Winner: Mars Needs Moms by Berkeley Breathed (Philomel Books)
     Other nominees:
Pet Robots by Scott Christian Sava, art by Diego Jourdan (Blue Dream Studios)
Mechanimals by Chris Tougas (Orca)Captain Raptor and the Space Pirates by Kevin O’Malley and Patrick O’Brien (Walker)
Space Pirates and the Monster of Malswomp by Scouler Anderson (Frances Lincoln Children’s Books)
Eleanor Cameron Award for Middle Grades:
Winner (tie): Shanghaied to the Moon by Michael J. Daley (Putnam)
Winner (tie): Gravity Buster: Journal #2 of a Cardboard Genius by Frank Asch (Kid’s Can Press)
     Other nominees:
Double Check by Malcolm Rose (Houghton Mifflin)
George’s Secret Key to the Universe by Lucy and Steven Hawking (Simon & Schuster)
The Future is Unknown (Timejumpers) by James Valentine (Aladdin)
Polaris: A Celebration of Polar Science edited by Julie E. Czerneda (Red Deer)
Hal Clement Award for Young Adult:
Winner: Sky Horizon by David Brin, illustrated by Scott Hampton (Subterranean)
     Other nominees:
The Shadow Speaker by Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu (Hyperion)
Silver Ship and the Sea by Brenda Cooper (Tor)
Farseed by Pamela Sargent (Tor)
Quantum Prophecy: The Awakening by Michael Carroll (Philomel)
The Gladiator by Harry Turtledove (Tor)
Special Awards:
Stone Arch Books for quality science fiction graphic novels to attract young SF fans
Nonfiction (World of Science Fiction—12 Titles [Library Binding]) by John Hamilton (Abdo Publishing)
SFScope believes this concludes the awards handed out at WorldCon. However, if we’ve missed any other important awards, please let us know.