Orbis Pictus Award
The NCTE Orbis Pictus Award® for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children was established in 1989 to promote and recognize excellence in the writing of nonfiction for children. (National Council of Teachers of English)
- 1,054 Resources including
- 96 Videos
- 66 Book Readings
- 105 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-47 of 47 book results from the CRL "Orbis Pictus Award".
The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia
40+ Resources15 Awards
Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball
by Jen Bryant and Frank Morrison
40+ Resources6 Awards
A Place to Land
by Barry Wittenstein and Jerry Pinkney
40+ Resources10 Awards
Soldier for Equality: José de la Luz Sáenz and the Great War
40+ Resources11 Awards
Nina: A Story of Nina Simone
by Traci N. Todd and Christian Robinson
40+ Resources13 Awards
I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark
by Debbie Levy and Elizabeth Baddeley
40+ Resources12 Awards
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré
by Anika Aldamuy Denise and Paola Escobar
40+ Resources11 Awards
Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown
40+ Resources11 Awards
Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade
35+ Resources12 Awards
Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera
by Candace Fleming and Eric Rohmann
35+ Resources11 Awards
We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball
by Kadir Nelson
35+ Resources11 Awards
Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Doreen Rappaport and Bryan Collier
30+ Resources6 Awards
Giant Squid
by Candace Fleming and Eric Rohmann
30+ Resources9 Awards
Her Right Foot
by Dave Eggers and Shawn Harris
30+ Resources9 Awards
Some Writer!: The Story of E.B. White
30+ Resources12 Awards
The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary
30+ Resources8 Awards
Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring
by Jan Greenberg, Sandra Jordan, and Brian Floca
30+ Resources7 Awards
A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin
by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet
30+ Resources9 Awards
Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909
by Michelle Markel and Melissa Sweet
30+ Resources8 Awards
Locomotive
by Brian Floca
30+ Resources11 Awards
Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery
by Sandra Neil Wallace and Bryan Collier
30+ Resources7 Awards
We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children's March
30+ Resources11 Awards
Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans
by Don Brown
30+ Resources13 Awards
Animals by the Numbers: A Book of Infographics
30+ Resources11 Awards
When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson
by Pam Muñoz Ryan and Brian Selznick
25+ Resources7 Awards
Thirty Minutes Over Oregon: A Japanese Pilot's World War II Story
by Marc Tyler Nobleman and Melissa Iwai
25+ Resources6 Awards
Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow
25+ Resources8 Awards
Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova
by Laurel Snyder and Julie Morstad
25+ Resources5 Awards
Pass Go and Collect $200: The Real Story of How Monopoly Was Invented
by Tanya Lee Stone and Steven Salerno
25+ Resources6 Awards
Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
20+ Resources10 Awards
An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793
by Jim Murphy
20+ Resources9 Awards
The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins
by Barbara Kerley and Brian Selznick
20+ Resources5 Awards
The Race to Save the Lord God Bird
20+ Resources6 Awards
Terrible Typhoid Mary: A True Story of the Deadliest Cook in America
20+ Resources7 Awards
Champion: The Comeback Tale of the American Chestnut Tree
20+ Resources6 Awards
The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights
15+ Resources7 Awards
The Mighty Mars Rovers: The Incredible Adventures of Spirit and Opportunity
15+ Resources5 Awards
Star Stuff: Carl Sagan and the Mysteries of the Cosmos
15+ Resources3 Awards
Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850
15+ Resources6 Awards
Monsieur Marceau: Actor without Words
by Leda Schubert and Gérard DuBois
15+ Resources4 Awards
Manhattan: Mapping the Story of an Island
15+ Resources3 Awards
To Fly: The Story of the Wright Brothers
by Wendie Old and Robert Andrew Parker
10+ Resources3 Awards
Hurry Freedom: African Americans in Gold Rush California
10+ Resources2 Awards
The Emperor's Silent Army: Terracotta Warriors of Ancient China
5+ Resources1 Awards
Father Abraham: Lincoln and His Sons
5+ Resources1 Awards
Above are books from the CRL "Orbis Pictus Award" that are currently on TeachingBooks.
