The winners of the children's book contest on Soil and Water a source of life are...
FAO's GSP and the IUSS are inviting soil scientists and designers to team up and submit their freestyle book proposal for children based on the WSD 2023 motto: " Soil and water, a source of life ".
The book is intended for children between 6 and 11 years old. The IUSS and FAO’s GSP Selection Committee will evaluate all book submissions, and Ms Reyes Sanchez also unveiled the names of the three prize-winners of the children's booklet contest on soil and water a source of life: 1st prize to Hasfa Mago from Uganda, 2nd prize to Marco Macopia from Philippines and 3rd prize to Juan Camilo Fontalvo Buelvas from Mexico.
The winner was chosen based on creativity and originality, quality of the informational content, technical and scientific proficiency, and artistic/visual impact of the book.
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Healthy soil and clean water from the school garden
Juan Camilo Fontalvo Buelvas, Mexico
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OTHER NON-WINNING ENTRIES
Soil and water: friends forever
Adriana de Fátima Meira Vital Rivaldo Vital dos Santos
llustrated by Ivson de Sousa Barbosa José Ilton Pereira Alves Diogo dos Santos Oliveira
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Story of love unconditional: Soil and water a sources of life
Antonio Carrillo, Mexico
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The story of Blocky & Dropy
Kamila Kluczek, Poland); Arabela Vega Aguilar Costa Rica; Alma Guadalupe Barajas Alcalá, Mexico
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Acollaborative AI Future: School mission to Learn and Care about Soil and Water
Andrea Enriquez, Argentina
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Solinho in the Pantanal. Soil and water: a source of life
Programa Ponte-Solo na Escola (PPSNE)
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The nature's Nectar. Unveilingthe Water’s VitalRoleinthe Soil
Precious Dane Platolon Tagas, Philippines
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Sowing Scientific Knowledge: Soil and Water as a Source of Life!
The book was developed to disseminate scientific knowledge about the importance of healthy soil and clean water. Its information is scientifically based on specialized literature. The book hosts the main components of food production (soil, water and seed) and they will take the young people on a fantastic edaphic journey.
Profª Drª Marcela Bianchessi da Cunha-Santino, Laboratório de Bioensaios e Modelagem Matemática, Departamento de Hidrobiologia, Universidade Federal de São Carlos
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A special trip on the World Soil Day
Adriana Ribon-Universidade Estadual de Goiás (UEG) Marcos Gervasio Pereira-Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ)
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Discover With Marceline: Nakalbo a village where soil and water have become a source of life
Ines Carolle Kiba
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Soil and Water: a sources of life. the story of an amazing trip
María Marta Pereira and Yésica Diaz, Argentina
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Lumbricus and xenylla find the source of life
Gabriela Silvia FERNANDEZ (INTA AER Perico, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Jujuy) Laura Graciela DIEZ YARADE (Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Jujuy) Cecilia María BONAFINA (Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires) Graciela del Carmen ZANKAR (Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Jujuy) Fanny Elena ALTAMIRANO (Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Jujuy)
Translation from Spanish to English: Graciela del Carmen ZANKAR (Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Jujuy)
Illustrations: Benjamín NOCETI (13 years old. CHEIL School, Jujuy)
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Magical discovery of the important union of soil and water
José Roberto Verginio de Pontes
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Rosy pilgrimag finding the water. Soil and Water, a sources of life
Diana Sandoval and Leidy Niño
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Soil and water a source of life
Retd. Principal Scientist cum Chief Scientist AAU – ARRI, Titabar, Assam, India
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