Six great science books for curious youngsters, picked by the Royal Society.

Each year the Royal Society awards a prize to the best book that communicates science to young people. The prize aims to inspire young people to read about science and promotes the best science writing for the under-14s. The winning book will be selected entirely by groups of young people from schools and youth groups around the UK.

The Royal Society annual book prize celebrates the best in popular science writing.

The prize is open to authors of science books written for a non-specialist audience. Books submitted for the 2012 prize must have been published for the first time in English during 2011 and be available to buy in the UK.

The winner is selected by a judging panel which is appointed annually.