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	Aventis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Aventis Prizes for Science Books, which celebrate the very best in popular science writing for adults and children, have grown to be one of the world's most prestigious non-fiction literary prizes.
		The Aventis Prizes are managed by the Royal Society, the UK national academy of science, and the Aventis Foundation, a German charitable trust established in 1996 as the Hoechst Foundation with an endowment of €50 million.
		In 2000 the foundation was renamed the Aventis Foundation subsequent to the 1999 merger of Hoechst and Rhône-Poulenc.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aventis (193 words)

	The Aventis Prizes for Science Books - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Aventis Prizes for Science Books is an annual award for the previous year's best general science writing and best science writing for children.
		It is generally considered to be the most prestigious science writing award, and is sometimes referred to as the Booker Prize of science writing.
		The winner of the Junior Prize is selected by panels of school-age children (a total of 800 in 75 groups for the 2005 Prizes).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Aventis_Prizes_for_Science_Books (657 words)

	Aventis Prize
		Dinosaurs, the weather and the brain are among the subjects covered in the shortlist for the Junior Prize of the Aventis Prizes for Science Books 2001.
		The Prizes are based on the principle that popular science books should be stimulating and entertaining as well as educational.
		The Prizes are jointly organised by the Science Museum and COPUS (a partnership for science communication) and sponsored by the world leader in life sciences Aventis - Institut de France Foundation.
	www.parents.org.uk /news_aventis.htm (217 words)

	Aventis Prize for Science Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The awards were first established (as the Science Book Prizes) by COPUS and the Science Museum in 1988 to encourage the writing, publishing and sale of popular science books.
		Science books for younger readers (under 14) are eligible for the Junior Prize, also worth £10,000.
		The books must be in the English language and had their first publication in the UK during the previous year.
	www.literature-awards.com /aventis_prizes_for_science_books.htm (331 words)

	The Aventis Prize
		The Prizes - often called the scientific community's answer to the Booker Prize - were established in 1988 by the Science Museum and COPUS to encourage the writing, publishing and sale of popular science books for non-specialist readers.
		The shortlisted authors will be presented with £1,000 prizes at the gala dinner for the Aventis Prizes for Science Books 2000 to be held at the Science Museum, London, on Tuesday 23 May. The winners of the General Prize and the Junior Prize, each worth £10,000 will be announced on the same evening.
		The Prizes were originally established in 1988 by COPUS - the Committee on the Public Understanding of Science of the Royal Society, the Royal Institution and the British Association for the Advancement of Science - and the Science Museum.
	www.briefhistory.com /pages/aventis.htm (530 words)

	Simonyi Professorship Event (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		London, UK Watch live as the winners of the 2005 Aventis Prizes for Science Books are announced at the glittering award ceremony at the Royal Society.
		Each prize is worth £10,000 to the winning author and £1,000 to the author of each of the shortlisted book.
		The Aventis Prizes are managed by the Royal Society and generously supported by the Aventis Foundation, a German charitable trust established by a predecessor of sanofi-aventis, a world leader in pharmaceuticals.
	www.simonyi.ox.ac.uk /dawkins/calendar/cal_item.shtml?select=1115741350 (184 words)

	DTI - OST - Science Connections - The Royal Society
		The Royal Society, founded in 1660, is the national academy of science in the United Kingdom and is dedicated to supporting the highest quality scientific research, and providing independent advice on science and education policy.
		The Science in Society programme was set up to address concerns that public confidence in certain areas of science was low, while general confidence in science was high.
		Science briefings on key subjects are also available on the Science and Society website, and a discussion forum allows visitors to debate any issues that arise.
	www.dti.gov.uk /ost/ostbusiness/puset/sciconn/rs.html (637 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Books \| Special Reports \| Aventis Prizes 2004
		Now in their 16th year, the Aventis prizes for science books celebrate the best in popular science writing and encourage the writing, publishing and reading of good and accessible popular science books.
		The prize is worth £10,000 to the winning author and £1000 to each of the shortlisted authors.
		The book maps the scientific elevation of a hitherto lowly organism - Caenorhabditis elegans, otherwise known as the nematode worm - which eventually led to the human genome project.
	books.guardian.co.uk /aventisprize2004/0,14961,1285535,00.html (545 words)

	GOSHCC: News Archive 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Aventis Prizes For Science Books 2004 are managed by The Royal Society, the UK national academy of science, and generously supported by the Aventis Foundation, a German charitable trust established by Aventis, a world leader in pharmaceuticals.
		The Aventis Foundation serves to promote music, theatre, art and literature, projects in the social and political arena with a focus on healthcare, as well as science, research and higher education.
		Aventis is a global pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, markets and manufactures branded prescription drugs and human vaccines to protect and improve the quality of life of patients around the world.
	www.gosh.org /news/2004/bill_bryson.html (788 words)

	Royal Society \| Our work \| Engaging with the public \| Aventis Prizes for Science Books
		The Aventis Prizes for Science Books are an annual book prize, which celebrate the very best in popular science writing for adults and children.
		The shortlist of the Junior Prize will be announced on 20 March and on the evening of 11 April, the shortlist for the General Prize will be announced at a lecture at the Royal Society by Steve Jones, Aventis Prize laureate and judge.
		The Prizes are now owned by the Royal Society, the UK national academy of science, who mange the Prizes with the generous support of the Aventis Foundation.
	www.royalsoc.ac.uk /page.asp?id=1143 (819 words)

	Aventis Prize for Science Shortlists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Einstein, dinosaurs, bugs and the human body are among the subjects covered in the shortlist for the Junior Prize of the Aventis Prizes for Science Books 2002.
		The shortlist of six books for under-14s was chosen from among 65 entries by a five-strong judging panel chaired by Dr John Ashworth, the former Chairman of the Board of the British Library.
		For the first time this year, the Aventis Prizes have teamed up with Sci-Zmic - the new national network for science clubs, and children aged up to fourteen from 30 science clubs will have the task of selecting the winning book - the book judged to be best at bringing science alive for children.
	www.literature-awards.com /aventis_prizes_for_science.htm (305 words)

	This is Herefordshire \| Leisure \| Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A NEW book covers the pubs that have existed in Hay-on-Wye, the Golden Valley and the valley that runs from Gospel Pass to Llanvihangel Crucorney, along with those pubs along the A465 that heads back into Herefordshire along the southern edge of the mountains.
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	Aventis Prizes for Science Books - Media Release 25 June 2002: Junior Prize (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		For the first time this year, the Aventis Prizes teamed up with Sci-Zmic - the new national network for science clubs, and children from science clubs all over the country had the task of selecting the winning book - the book judged to be best at bringing science alive for children.
		The Prizes are part of its portfolio of activities to strengthen the agenda for science communication in all its forms.
		Aventis Pharma is dedicated to treating and preventing human disease through discovery, development, manufacture and sale of innovative pharmaceutical products aimed at satisfying unmet medical needs.
	www.aventisprizes.com /press_archive02_jun25j.htm (777 words)

	New Scientist Breaking News - Critical Mass scoops science book prize
		His winning book Critical Mass considers the use of statistics in the attempt to discover new insights into group behaviour and the functioning of society.
		The favourite for the prize - among the shortlist of six - had been Richard Dawkins's latest meditation on evolution, The Ancestor's Tale, which tracks it back to its origins through the stories of thousands of earlier organisms.
		The Junior Prize, for books aimed at readers under 14, was partly judged by 75 groups of children from around the UK.
	www.newscientist.com /article.ns?id=dn7373 (442 words)

	Entertainment > Books & Literature > Awards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Aventis - Prizes for Science Books - The Aventis Prizes for Science Books are an annual book prize, which celebrate the very best in popular science writing for adults and children.
		The Kiriyama Prize - Website of the Kiriyama Prize, an international book prize worth US$30,000, awarded each year to one fiction and one nonfiction book that will contribute to a greater understanding of and among the pe...
		The Literary Prize Winners - Suite101.com - The Prize Winners, a look at the books and the authors, past and present,that are the leading edge in the world of literature.
	www.naxa.com /Entertainment/Books_and_Literature/Awards (596 words)

	The quarterly magazine of the British Embassy in Kyiv
		The 'Aventis Prizes for Science Books' are annual book prizes which celebrate the very best in popular science writing for adults and children.
		The Aventis Prizes are managed by the Royal Society and the UK National Academy of Science, and are supported by The Aventis Foundation, a charitable trust established by Aventis, a world leader in pharmaceuticals.
		The books which were on display can now be found in the British Council's Resource and Information Centres in Kyiv and Lviv, both of which are open to the public.
	www.britishembassy.gov.uk /Xcelerate/graphics/images/PostUA/magazine/docs/200403/eng/12.htm (429 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Science/Nature \| Judges hand it to asymmetry
		The book is an exploration of the uneven Universe.
		Its full-colour illustrated books are proving to be a huge hit, not just with child readers but with judging panels as well.
		The Aventis Prizes for Science Books are now in their 15th year.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/science/nature/3019032.stm (705 words)

	Europa - Research - Headlines
		A panel of 70 experts in science and science policy representing most European Union Member States and Estonia met in April to discuss the future directions of EU science policy.
		The Prizes, now in their 14th year, aim to encourage the writing, publishing and reading of quality, accessible and popular science books.
		In his book, Mr Cashmore argues that athletes at the top level of their sport are so similar in terms of physical condition and skill level that psychological qualities make the major difference between the champions and the runners up.
	europa.eu.int /comm/research/headlines/05-2002.html (4620 words)

	Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA)- - Can Science Books Be Literature? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Many popular science books read like adventure stories and many novels are full of science.
		Speakers include: Janna Levin, award-winning physicist and judge for this year's Aventis prizes; Matt Ridley, science journalist and writer; Ian McEwan, prize-winning author of numerous books, most recently Atonement; and Kate Mosse, author and co-founder of the Orange Prize For Fiction.
		Following the talk, the Aventis Prizes for Science Books shortlist will be announced by psychiatrist Raj Persaud, chair of general judging panel for the Aventis Prizes 2002.
	www.ica.org.uk /index.cfm?articleid=4261 (159 words)

	Planet Science \| Newsletter Issue 42
		This week Science Line take a look at the public’s perceptions of comas and whether it really is just a long sleep.
		This is the fourth year in a row that one of publisher DK’s books has won and as a special treat we have FIVE copies of the Junior prize winner – ‘DK Guide to the Ocean’ to give away as prizes.
		The second site this week isn’t very sciency to be honest but it is very interesting and the perfect way to while away a few minutes on a hot afternoon, when your brain’s too addled to manage coherent thought of any kind.
	www.scienceyear.com /about_sy/news/ps_26-50/ps_issue42.html (1853 words)

	Educational Paperback Association.
		The Mildred L. Batchelder Award is awarded annually by the ALA to an American publisher for a children's book considered to be the most outstanding of those books originally published in a foreign language in a foreign country, and subsequently translated into English and published in the United States.
		The Nestlé Smarties Book Prize was established in 1985 by Booktrust and is sponsored by Nestlé.
		The prize is awarded annually to a work of fiction or poetry for children written in English by a UK citizen, or an author resident in the UK.
	www.edupaperback.org /lnkaward.cfm (726 words)

	Writing Books
		Books are an important aspect of science writing.
		First awarded in 1988, the Prizes have become one of the UK's most prestigious non-fiction literary prizes and are often called the scientific community’s answer to the Man Booker Prize for Fiction.
		If you have written a book and want to spread the word to members of the ABSW, follow this link for instructions.
	www.absw.org.uk /brought_to_book.htm (158 words)

	Science world says Bryson's on a winner - Books - www.smh.com.au
		Even afterwards, one leading science writer carped in a review that "his grasp of the complexities of subjects such as cosmology and quantum physics - the real nitty-gritty of science - is poor".
		Lord (Robert) Winston, chairman of the judging panel, said the shortlist of six was outstanding but Bryson was selected because his book "will communicate science to the widest possible audience in an intelligent and highly accessible way".
		The £10,000 junior prize was won by Nick Arnold and Tony De Saulles (illustrator) with Really Rotten Experiments (Scholastic Children's Books), which is packed with revolting experiments designed to introduce children to the gruesome side of science.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/06/15/1087244911930.html (348 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Books \| Offers \| Win the Aventis science book prize longlist
		Now in their 16th year, the Aventis prizes for science books celebrate the best in popular science writing.
		This year's general longlist covers a wide range of science topics, from the history of infinity and evolution to worms and Galileo.
		The winner of this year's Aventis prize will be announced at a ceremony at the Royal Society in London on June 14.
	books.guardian.co.uk /offers/0,7438,1193411,00.html (262 words)

	Copus - News - Statement on Copus 31 October 2002
		The Office of Science and Technology has commissioned the BA (British Association for the Advancement of Science) to conduct a study looking at how Government should receive advice on science communication policy and activities from other organisations.
		Two of Copus’ longstanding and successful activities, the Copus Grant Schemes and the Aventis Prizes for Science Books, will continue to be administered by the Royal Society.
		The Copus Grant Schemes are funded by the Office of Science and Technology and The Royal Society.
	www.copus.org.uk /news_detail_311002.html (131 words)

	Aventis Prizes for Science Books Junior Prize (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		DK Guide to Space (Dorling Kindersley) has won the £10,000 junior prize of the Aventis prizes for Science books 2000.
		Written by space enthusiast Peter Bond and costing £12.99 it was voted the best science book of the new millennium by pupils from 31 schools around the country.
		He was appointed Space Science Advisor for the Royal Astronomical Society in 1995 and is a consultant for the European Space Agency.
	www.parents.org.uk /news_science.htm (166 words)

	Literary Prizes and Awards : Books, Literature and Reading : Entertainment and Recreation : Internet Gateway : ...
		Referred to colloquially as the "Booker", this literary prize is sponsored by Booker Plc and administered by the National Book League in the United Kingdom.
		The prize will be awarded once every two years to a living author who has published fiction either originally in English, or generally available in translation in the English language.
		The most established book award in the United States, the National Book Award recognizes outstanding works of fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and books for young readers by American authors.
	library.christchurch.org.nz /Resources/ArtsMusicAndCulture/Literature/LiteraryPrizes/index.asp (447 words)

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