QPHS magazine - Autumn Term 2025 - Magazine - Page 11
BOOKS, BRAINS & BIG IDEAS
Students Join the Royal Society Judging Panel
What happens in nature in eight
minutes? What does a frog look like on
the inside? Or what was the first
written language? These are just some
of the fascinating questions explored in
the six books shortlisted for the 2025
Royal Society Young People9s Book
Prize and Queen9s Park High School is
thrilled to be part of the judging
process!
This national prize celebrates the very
best science books for under-14s,
aiming to spark curiosity and inspire
young readers. For over 35 years, the
Royal Society has championed
accessible STEM writing, and this
year9s shortlist is packed with exciting
reads from the secret life of plants to
prehistoric creatures and the history of
information.
The shortlisted titles are:
• Green: The Story of Plant Life on
Our Planet - Nicola Davies
• Patience - Rachel Williams
• The Animal Body Book - Jess French
• The History of Information - Chris
Haughton
• The Rocks Book - Nancy Dickmann
• The Wild Life of Dinosaurs and Other
Prehistoric Animals - Mike Barfield
In January, a group of QPHS students
will dive into these books, gifted by the
Royal Society, and share their
verdicts. Their reviews will help decide
the overall winner, announced in April
2026.
Professor Tamsin Mather FRS, chair
of the national judging panel, summed
it up perfectly:
