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Children's Writing

Shortlist 2024

The Observologist

A Handbook for Mounting Very Small Scientific Expeditions

By Giselle Clarkson

A highly illustrated field guide for budding naturalist and curious observers. The Observologist puts more than 100 small creatures and features of the natural world under the microscope. Facts combine with comics, science, and funny stories in this unique, warm, and fascinating account of the small things right under our noses.

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About Giselle Clarkson

Giselle Clarkson is an illustrator and comic artist based in Greytown, New Zealand, known for her comics on conservation and environmental topics. She has illustrated award-winning picture books and nonfiction and is a 2023 Arts Foundation Laureate, receiving the prestigious Mallinson Rendel Illustrators Award.