How to engage all audiences with the marine environment? A complex question indeed… Every year for the past 25 years, Nausicaá raises awareness about the marine environment and invites action to live sustainably while enjoying the benefits of our planet. Thus, for its 25th anniversary, the National Sea Center in Boulogne-sur-Mer is organizing for the 10th consecutive year le the Literary Prize ‘Blue Planet’ which is part of this dynamic with the theme ‘ Positive initiatives for the planet ».
The categories:Participants will be able to vote in three categories, from a list of pre-selected works.Novels, Narratives, Essays :
– ‘ Sustainable Development, Ecology, Climate Change: Solutions, Nothing But Solutions ‘ by Michel GIRAN at Editions Maxima Laurent du Mesnil
– ‘ The Earth’s Ill ‘ by Hubert REEVES and Frédéric LENOIR at Editions Points
– ‘ Persevere: One Doesn’t Push Back Limits, One Discovers Them ‘ by Jean-Louis ETIENNE at Editions Paulsen
– ‘ Voluntary Robinson: From Openspace to Desert Island ‘ by Gauthier TOULEMONDE at Editions Arthaud
– ‘ Sharks ‘ by Bernard SERET and Julien SOLE at Editions Le Lombard, the Little Library of Knowledge
Coffee Table Books :
– ‘ Ice and Sky ‘ by Luc JACQUET and Claude LORIUS at Editions Paulsen
– ‘ At +/- 5 meters from the Ocean’s Surface: The New Stakes of the Planet ‘ by Emmanuelle GRUNDMANN and Joe BUNNI, co-editions of La Martinière / Arte Editions
– ‘ Child of the Ocean ‘ by Jean-Marie GHISLAIN and Leina SATO at Editions Les Arènes
– ‘ Wild Nature ‘ by Henri ESKENAZI at Editions Les Presses Littéraires
– ‘ Polar Immersion: Under the Pole II, 21 Months of Exploration in Greenland ‘ by Emmanuelle PERIE-BARDOUT at Editions Eugen Ulmer
Young Public :
– ‘ The Beautiful Blue ‘ by Marguerite TIBERTI, at Editions du Ricochet, Ohé la science 2015
– ‘ Sharks: A Fascinating World ‘ by Alexandrine CIVARD-RACINAIS and Alain BENETEAU at Editions Belin Jeunesse
– ‘ Marine Animals in Comics volume 3 ‘ by CAZENOVE and JYTERY at Editions Bamboo
– ‘ The Ocean, My Planet… and Me! ‘ by Mathieu HIRTZIG, David WILGENBUS, and Gabrielle ZIMMERMANN at Editions Le Pommier
– ‘ Oceans: From the Shores to the Abysses ‘ by Véronique SARANO and Christine CAUSSE at Editions Fleurus
Opening of the pollsBallots available at the aquarium must be submitted until May 29, 2016 at Nausicaá. It is also possible to vote for your favorite book on the website.
Specifications for schoolsClasses wishing to participate in the Blue Planet Literary Prize 2016 can choose only from the books in the ‘Young Public’ category. They must first register for free with Nausicaá (contact Christophe Perrin at 03 21 30 99 99 or at shop@nausicaa.fr). And to ensure all schools can participate in this competition, Nausicaá lends the pre-selected books. After discussing them at school and reading the books, there is a vote to elect the favorite book by returning at the latest their choice by May 22, 2016.
Classes that voted for the winning book will participate in a raffle. The winning class will be offered a day at Nausicaá on June 8, 2016 (transportation and meals included).The award ceremony will take place on Wednesday, June 8, 2016, as every year on the occasion of World Oceans Day.
Are you ready? Then read… and vote!