Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2019
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since 2000 -- promoting outstanding nonfiction for children
Sponsored by National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
- 3,055 Resources including
- 177 Videos
- 139 Book Readings
- 338 Lesson Plans
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The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus
by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet(Honor, 2015)
35 Resources10 Awards
The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia
by Candace Fleming(Winner, 2015)
32 Resources11 Awards
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
by Duncan Tonatiuh(Honor, 2015)
32 Resources12 Awards
Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras
by Duncan Tonatiuh(Honor, 2016)
30 Resources13 Awards
Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Doreen Rappaport and Bryan Collier(Honor, 2002)
28 Resources6 Awards
Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave
by Laban Carrick Hill and Bryan Collier(Commended, 2011)
27 Resources5 Awards
Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix
by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, June Jo Lee, and Man One(Honor, 2018)
25 Resources5 Awards
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans
by Kadir Nelson(Commended, 2012)
25 Resources7 Awards
I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark
by Debbie Levy and Elizabeth Baddeley(Honor, 2017)
24 Resources9 Awards
We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball
by Kadir Nelson(Honor, 2009)
24 Resources8 Awards
The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos
by Deborah Heiligman and LeUyen Pham(Honor, 2014)
23 Resources6 Awards
Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909
by Michelle Markel and Melissa Sweet(Honor, 2014)
23 Resources7 Awards
Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot
by Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop(Commended, 2011)
23 Resources6 Awards
Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream
by Tanya Lee Stone(Honor, 2010)
23 Resources8 Awards
Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery
by Sandra Neil Wallace and Bryan Collier(Winner, 2019)
23 Resources5 Awards
Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring
by Jan Greenberg, Sandra Jordan, and Brian Floca(Winner, 2011)
22 Resources5 Awards
Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay
by Susan Hood and Sally Wern Comport(Commended, 2017)
21 Resources5 Awards
We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children's March
by Cynthia Y. Levinson(Honor, 2013)
21 Resources7 Awards
When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson
by Pam Muñoz Ryan and Brian Selznick(Winner, 2003)
21 Resources3 Awards
Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery That Baffled All of France
by Mara Rockliff and Iacopo Bruno(Honor, 2016)
21 Resources7 Awards
Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam
by Elizabeth Partridge(Commended, 2019)
21 Resources8 Awards
Otis and Will Discover the Deep: The Record-Setting Dive of the Bathysphere
by Barb Rosenstock and Katherine Roy(Commended, 2019)
21 Resources7 Awards
Neighborhood Sharks: Hunting with the Great Whites of California's Farallon Islands
by Katherine Roy(Commended, 2015)
20 Resources7 Awards
A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin
by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet(Winner, 2014)
20 Resources5 Awards
Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles, America's First Black Paratroopers
by Tanya Lee Stone(Honor, 2014)
20 Resources7 Awards
Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade
by Melissa Sweet(Winner, 2012)
20 Resources7 Awards
A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams
by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet(Commended, 2009)
20 Resources6 Awards
Growing Up Pedro: How the Martinez Brothers Made it from the Dominican Republic All the Way to…
by Matt Tavares(Honor, 2016)
20 Resources5 Awards
Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova
by Laurel Snyder and Julie Morstad(Honor, 2016)
20 Resources3 Awards
Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War
by Steve Sheinkin(Commended, 2016)
20 Resources10 Awards
Step Right Up: How Doc and Jim Key Taught the World about Kindness
by Donna Janell Bowman and Daniel Minter(Commended, 2017)
19 Resources4 Awards
Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea
by Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop(Winner, 2007)
19 Resources5 Awards
Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
by Katheryn Russell-Brown and Frank Morrison(Commended, 2015)
18 Resources5 Awards
The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families
by Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore(Honor, 2012)
18 Resources4 Awards
Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams
by Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome(Commended, 2019)
18 Resources4 Awards