Congratulations to alumna Dr Sheila Kanani, who has just been announced as winner of this year’s Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize!
‘Can you get Rainbows in Space?’, written by Sheila and illustrated by Liz Kay, takes readers on a journey over the rainbow with fascinating facts and engaging illustrations exploring the science behind every colour – from why some monkeys have red bottoms, to how peacocks’ feathers are an optical illusion.
This year we were again chosen to be one of the judging panels for the prize. Our panel was formed of 100 pupils from years 5 and 6 who took it very seriously indeed – so much so that Ms Sharp came and gave us a terrific lesson all about how to review non-fiction books and what the girls should be considering before they even opened a book! The girls chose ‘Can you get Rainbows in Space’ as their winner, only finding out afterwards that Sheila used to go to school here.
The prize was voted for by 19,000 young judges across the country, making this a terrific achievement. Well done!
The Junior science classroom door, decorated in support!
