PANZ Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Primary 2026

Finalist

Designers: Alice Bell and Dave Gunson

Title: The Living Tree: A New Zealand Habitat

Publisher: Bateman Books

Format: 265 x 210 mm, 48pp + gatefold. Paperback, perfect bound, 4c x 4c on 160 gsm lucky bird woodfree with matt laminate.

Typography:

Cover: Title: Black Bones, size 210pt | Montserrat (medium), size 72pt.
Author Name: Montserrat (semibold), size 22pt.
Back cover copy: Montserrat (regular), size 12.5pt, leading 17pt.

Internals: Body copy: Montserrat (regular), size 9pt, leading 13pt,
Heading 1: Montserrat (semibold), size 17.5pt
Heading 2: Montserrat (semibold), size 15.5pt

Publisher’s Brief
“The Living Tree highlights the wildlife and habitat around and supported by a tree. This book’s contents are divided into a typical tree’s three main sections — the roots and ground, the trunk, and the branches and leaves. The design should reflect this in its structure while still being clear and easy to follow.”