Orbus Pictus Winner and Honor Books
The National Council of Teachers of English Orbis Pictus Award was established in 1989 for promoting and
recognizing excellence in the writing of nonfiction for children. The name Orbis Pictus, commemorates the
work of Johannes Amos Comenius, Orbis Pictus—The World in Pictures (1657), considered to be the first book
actually planned for children.
Although only one title is singled out for the award each year, up to five Honor Books are also recognized.
Eight additional recommended books can be named.
Title
Tenement :
Shutting out the sky :
Freedom walkers :
Brave girl :
The race to save the Lord God bird /
Separate is never equal : Sylvia Mendez &
her family's fight for desegregation /
Locomotive /
Star stuff : Carl Sagan and the mysteries of
the cosmos /
Mammoths and mastodons :
The mangrove tree :
Actual size /
Nic Bishop spiders /
Mosquito bite /
Parrots over Puerto Rico /
The frog scientist /
Quest for the tree kangaroo :
How many baby pandas? /
Team Moon :
ER vets :
The cod's tale /
A splash of red :
Ballet for Martha :
Mr. Ferris and his wheel /
We are the ship :
Secrets of the Sphinx /
The emperor's silent army :
Author
Bial, Raymond.
Hopkinson, Deborah
Freedman, Russell.
Markel, Michelle.
Hoose, Phillip M.,
Children's
Section
Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Call Number
301.45 Bial, R.
301.45 Hopkinson, D.
326 Freedman, R.
331.8 Markel, M.
333.9 Hoose, P.
Tonatiuh, Duncan.
Floca, Brian.
Nonfiction
Nonfiction
379.2 Tonatiuh, D.
385 Floca, B.
Sisson, Stephanie Roth,
Bardoe, Cheryl,
Roth, Susan L.
Jenkins, Steve,
Bishop, Nic,
Siy, Alexandra.
Roth, Susan L.
Turner, Pamela S.
Montgomery, Sy.
Markle, Sandra.
Thimmesh, Catherine.
Jackson, Donna M.,
Kurlansky, Mark.
Bryant, Jennifer.
Greenberg, Jan,
Davis, Kathryn Gibbs.
Nelson, Kadir,
Giblin, James.
O'Connor, Jane.
Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Nonfiction
520.92 Sisson, S.
569.67 Bardoe, C.
577.69 Roth, S.
591 Jenkins, S.
595.4 Bishop, N.
595.7 Sly, A.
597.7 Roth, S.
597.8 Turner, P.
599.2 Montgomery, S.
599.74 Markle, S.
629.45 Thimmesh, C.
636.089 Jackson, D.
639 Kurlansky, M.
759.13 Bryant, J.
780 Greenberg, J.
791.06 Davis, K.
796.357 Nelson, K.
932 Giblin, J.
951 O'Connor, J.
Children of the Great Depression /
When Marian sang :
The right word : Roget and his thesaurus /
George Washington Carver /
Confucius :
Something out of nothing :
Leonardo, beautiful dreamer /
Amelia lost : the life and disappearance of
Amelia Earhart /
Amelia Earhart :
Genius :
The boy who loved math :
Electric Ben :
The dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins /
M.L.K. :
Martin's Big words :
The Lincolns :
Gregor Mendel :
To fly : the story of the Wright brothers /
Balloons over Broadway :
Freedman, Russell.
Ryan, Pam Muñoz.
Bryant, Jennifer.
Bolden, Tonya.
Freedman, Russell.
McClafferty, Carla Killough,
Byrd, Robert.
Nonfiction
Biography
Cocheco Reader
Biography
Biography
Biography
Biography
973 Freedom, R.
B Anderson, M.
B Bryant, J.
B Carver, G.
B Confucius
B Curie, M.
B da Vinci, L.
Fleming, Candace.
Tanaka, Shelley.
Delano, Marfe Ferguson.
Heiligman, Deborah.
Byrd, Robert.
Kerley, Barbara.
Bolden, Tonya.
Rappaport, Doreen.
Fleming, Candace.
Bardoe, Cheryl.
Old, Wendie C.
Sweet, Melissa,
Biography
Biography
Biography
Biography
Biography
Biography
Biography
Biography
Biography
Biography
Biography
Picture Book
B Earhart, A.
B Earhart, A.
B Einstein, A.
B Erdos, P.
B Franklin, B.
B Hawkins, W.
B King, M.
B King, M.
B Lincoln, A.
B Mendel, G.
B Wright, O.
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