Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2022
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since 2000 -- promoting outstanding nonfiction for children
Sponsored by National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)

- 4,835 Resources including
- 339 Videos
- 230 Book Readings
- 405 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
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The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus
by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet
(Honor, 2015)
44 Resources14 Awards

All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team
(Honor, 2021)
44 Resources18 Awards

Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
(Honor, 2015)
43 Resources16 Awards


I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark
by Debbie Levy and Elizabeth Baddeley
(Honor, 2017)
39 Resources11 Awards

The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia
(Winner, 2015)
38 Resources14 Awards


Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer
by Traci Sorell and Natasha Donovan
(Honor, 2022)
37 Resources8 Awards


Nina: A Story of Nina Simone
by Traci N. Todd and Christian Robinson
(Winner, 2022)
35 Resources12 Awards

Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans
by Kadir Nelson
(Commended, 2012)
34 Resources13 Awards


Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré
by Anika Aldamuy Denise and Paola Escobar
(Honor, 2020)
33 Resources11 Awards

How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity's Greatest Adventure
by John Rocco
(Commended, 2021)
33 Resources10 Awards

Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix
by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, June Jo Lee, and Man One
(Honor, 2018)
32 Resources8 Awards

We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball
by Kadir Nelson
(Honor, 2009)
31 Resources11 Awards

Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave
by Laban Carrick Hill and Bryan Collier
(Commended, 2011)
31 Resources7 Awards



Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera
by Candace Fleming and Eric Rohmann
(Honor, 2021)
31 Resources10 Awards

Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade
(Winner, 2012)
30 Resources11 Awards

Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay
by Susan Hood and Sally Wern Comport
(Commended, 2017)
30 Resources8 Awards




Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Doreen Rappaport and Bryan Collier
(Honor, 2002)
29 Resources6 Awards


Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery That Baffled All of France
by Mara Rockliff and Iacopo Bruno
(Honor, 2016)
29 Resources10 Awards


A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin
by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet
(Winner, 2014)
28 Resources9 Awards

Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War
(Commended, 2016)
28 Resources12 Awards

Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams
by Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome
(Commended, 2019)
28 Resources5 Awards

Queen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Atom
by Teresa Robeson and Rebecca Huang
(Commended, 2020)
28 Resources5 Awards


Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909
by Michelle Markel and Melissa Sweet
(Honor, 2014)
27 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)
27 Resources7 Awards

A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams
by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet
(Commended, 2009)
26 Resources8 Awards


Growing Up Pedro: How the Martinez Brothers Made it from the Dominican Republic All the Way to…
by Matt Tavares
(Honor, 2016)
26 Resources7 Awards

Otis and Will Discover the Deep: The Record-Setting Dive of the Bathysphere
by Barb Rosenstock and Katherine Roy
(Commended, 2019)
26 Resources10 Awards

What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?: The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan
by Chris Barton and Ekua Holmes
(Commended, 2019)
26 Resources7 Awards

Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball
by Jen Bryant and Frank Morrison
(Winner, 2021)
26 Resources6 Awards


When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson
by Pam Muñoz Ryan and Brian Selznick
(Winner, 2003)
25 Resources6 Awards