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The Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children recognizes books which demonstrate excellence in the "writing of nonfiction for children." [1] [2] It is awarded annually by the National Council of Teachers of English to one American book published the previous year. [3] Up to five titles may be designated as Honor Books.
Jen Bryant (born 1960) is an American poet, novelist, and children's writer.. Bryant has won several awards for her work, including the Robert F. Sibert International Book Medal for The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus, the NCTE Orbis Pictus Award, and the Charlotte Zolotow Honor Award for A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams, and the Schneider Family Book Award for Six ...
Candace Groth Fleming (born May 24, 1962) [1] is an American writer of children's books, both fiction and non-fiction. [2] She is the author of more than twenty books for children and young adults, including the Los Angeles Times Book Prize-honored The Family Romanov and the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award-winning biography, The Lincolns, among others.
Golden Kite Award – 1994; Parents Choice Award – 1994; Orbis Pictus Honors Book – 1995; William Allen White Children's Book Award Nominee – 1996–97; Utah Children's Information Book Award Nominee – 1996–97; An Indian Winter. Western Heritage Award – 1995; Children of the Wild West. Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Nonfiction Honor ...
Mara Rockliff (born 1969 or 1970) is an American author of children's books specializing in works based on true stories. [1] Her book Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery that Baffled All of France won an Orbis Pictus Honor from the National Council of Teachers of English. [2]
Awards and honors for Sorell's books Year Title Award/Honor Result Ref. 2018 We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga: Reading the West Book Award Winner [8] 2019 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award: Honor [9] [10] Orbis Pictus Award: Honor [11] Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award: Honor [12] ALA Notable Children's Books: Selection [13] 2020 At the ...
Teri Kanefield is an American attorney, author, [1] [2] and social media commentator on legal matters of public interest. A graduate of the University of California Berkeley School of Law, she specialized for twelve years in representing indigent clients on appeal from adverse rulings, a focus she often brings to her legal commentary. [3]
M.L.K.: Journey of a King (2007) won the Orbis Pictus award from the National Council of Teachers of English, the organization’s highest award for children’s nonfiction, and the next year, her George Washington Carver (2008) was one of five honor books for the same award. In 2016, the Children’s Book Guild of Washington, D.C. selected ...