Winners announced in CLL Educational Publishing Awards

Winners have been announced in the second CLL Educational Publishing Awards, which is sponsored by Copyright Licensing Ltd.

The CLL Educational Publishing Awards acknowledge excellence in presentation, content and appropriateness for New Zealand schools and tertiary institutions.

The winners are:

Best Book in Higher Education Winner
Contested Ground Te Whenua I Tohea: The Taranaki Wars 1860–1881 ed. Kelvin Day, published by Huia Publishers. “A valuable text that makes good use of original material, draws together experts, presents fresh insight,” said the judges.

Best Book or Series in Secondary Education Winner
Gamma Mathematics: NCEA Level 1 by David Barton, published by Pearson. “A good use of colour and layout along with clear explanations and New Zealand examples make this text appealing to students.”

Best Book or Series in Primary Education Winner
School Journal Part 4 Number 3 2010 and Part 3 Number 3 2010 ed. Susan Paris, published by Learning Media. “These two issues of the School Journal are dedicated to the Moriori people…  a significant contribution to our knowledge and understanding of an important group of New Zealanders.”

Best Digital Publishing Solution
Sails Shared Interactive published by Pearson. “Engaging and easy to use, a product which will be loved by both students and teachers.”

The judges also gave Highly Commended Awards in three categories:

Higher Education Highly Commended
Teaching Primary School Mathematics and Statistics: Evidence-Based Practice ed. Robin Averill and Roger Harvey, published by NZCER Press

Secondary Education Highly Commended
Ngarimu: Te Tohu Toa by Kawata Teepa, published by Huia Publishers

Primary Education Highly Commended
Hina ed. Hana Pomare, published by Hana Limited

Gillian Candler, convener of the CLL Educational Awards judging panel, said that the judges were impressed with the wide range of topics provided by New Zealand publishers to schools and tertiary education institutes and the high standard of design and content of books and resources.

Candler, an education and publishing consultant was joined on the panel by Libby Limbrick, Faculty of Education, University of Auckland and David Greeney, former academic textbook manager at Lexis Nexis.