Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2023
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since 2000 -- promoting outstanding nonfiction for children
Sponsored by National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
- 5,367 Resources including
- 388 Videos
- 244 Book Readings
- 447 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-60 of 346 book results
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team
(Honor, 2021)
50 Resources19 Awards
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
(Honor, 2015)
47 Resources16 Awards
The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus
by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet
(Honor, 2015)
45 Resources15 Awards
Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer
by Traci Sorell and Natasha Donovan
(Honor, 2022)
42 Resources9 Awards
The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia
(Winner, 2015)
40 Resources15 Awards
I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark
by Debbie Levy and Elizabeth Baddeley
(Honor, 2017)
39 Resources11 Awards
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré
by Anika Aldamuy Denise and Paola Escobar
(Honor, 2020)
39 Resources11 Awards
Nina: A Story of Nina Simone
by Traci N. Todd and Christian Robinson
(Winner, 2022)
39 Resources14 Awards
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans
by Kadir Nelson
(Commended, 2012)
36 Resources14 Awards
Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball
by Jen Bryant and Frank Morrison
(Winner, 2021)
35 Resources6 Awards
We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball
by Kadir Nelson
(Honor, 2009)
34 Resources11 Awards
Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade
(Winner, 2012)
33 Resources12 Awards
Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix
by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, June Jo Lee, and Man One
(Honor, 2018)
33 Resources8 Awards
Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera
by Candace Fleming and Eric Rohmann
(Honor, 2021)
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 Resources11 Awards
Unbound: The Life and Art of Judith Scott
by Joyce Scott, Brie Spangler, and Melissa Sweet
(Honor, 2022)
33 Resources4 Awards
A River's Gifts: The Mighty Elwha River Reborn
by Patricia Newman and Natasha Donovan
(Commended, 2023)
33 Resources5 Awards
Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Doreen Rappaport and Bryan Collier
(Honor, 2002)
31 Resources6 Awards
Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War
(Commended, 2016)
31 Resources13 Awards
Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams
by Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome
(Commended, 2019)
31 Resources5 Awards
Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring
by Jan Greenberg, Sandra Jordan, and Brian Floca
(Winner, 2011)
30 Resources7 Awards
Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave
by Laban Carrick Hill and Bryan Collier
(Commended, 2011)
30 Resources7 Awards
Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay
by Susan Hood and Sally Wern Comport
(Commended, 2017)
30 Resources8 Awards
Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement
by Angela Joy and Janelle Washington
(Honor, 2023)
30 Resources15 Awards
A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin
by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet
(Winner, 2014)
29 Resources9 Awards
Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909
by Michelle Markel and Melissa Sweet
(Honor, 2014)
29 Resources8 Awards
Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery That Baffled All of France
by Mara Rockliff and Iacopo Bruno
(Honor, 2016)
29 Resources10 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)
29 Resources7 Awards
When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson
by Pam Muñoz Ryan and Brian Selznick
(Winner, 2003)
28 Resources7 Awards
Otis and Will Discover the Deep: The Record-Setting Dive of the Bathysphere
by Barb Rosenstock and Katherine Roy
(Commended, 2019)
28 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)
28 Resources7 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
A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams
by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet
(Commended, 2009)
27 Resources8 Awards
Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip Freelon
by Kelly Starling Lyons and Laura Freeman
(Commended, 2021)
27 Resources5 Awards
Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot
by Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop
(Commended, 2011)
26 Resources7 Awards
