The systematic assessment of children's and youth literature in Slovenia started with the establishment of the first Slovenian children and youth literature journals-Otrok in knjiga Child and book in 1972 and Šolska knjižnica School library in 1991-which published recommendations, assessments, and reviews of selected titles.Since 1998, an independent systematic assessment has been made annually by an expert committee gathered around Pionirska, center for youth literature and librarianship, Ljubljana City Library.The Golden Pear is the first literary award for nonfiction for children and youth in Slovenia.Since its establishment, The Manual has served as a catalyst for expert evaluation of nonfiction for children and youth, which lead to the observation of its alarming decline in quality and quantity.According to sales numbers provided by Mladinska knjiga publishing house in 2016, the number of copies of From Genes to Stars matched the sale numbers for the top 20 best-selling titles for youth in the past five years.