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Cook Prize, 2012-2018

Cook Prize, 2012-2018

Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 2012 -- honoring the best science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) picture book

Resources for this booklist include:

  • 18 Videos
  • 10 Book Readings
  • 50 Lesson Plans
  • Total of 268 resources

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Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade
Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade
  • by Melissa Sweet
  • Multimedia Resources: 21
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    Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions
    Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions
  • by Chris Barton and Don Tate
  • Multimedia Resources: 20
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    Boy Who Loved Math, The: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos
    The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos
  • by Deborah Heiligman and LeUyen Pham
  • Multimedia Resources: 19
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    Ocean Sunlight: How Tiny Plants Feed the Seas
    Ocean Sunlight: How Tiny Plants Feed the Seas
  • by Molly Bang and Penny Chisholm
    • Cook Prize (Honor, 2013)
    SB&F Prize (Winner, 2013)
  • Multimedia Resources: 17
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    Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine
    Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine
  • by Laurie Wallmark and April Chu
  • Multimedia Resources: 16
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    Follow the Moon Home: A Tale of One Idea, Twenty Kids, and a Hundred Sea Turtles
    Follow the Moon Home: A Tale of One Idea, Twenty Kids, and a Hundred Sea Turtles
  • by Philippe Cousteau, Deborah Hopkinson, and Meilo So
    • Cook Prize (Honor, 2017)
    Green Earth Award (Winner, 2017)
  • Multimedia Resources: 15
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    Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery That Baffled All of France
    Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery That Baffled All of France
  • by Mara Rockliff and Iacopo Bruno
  • Multimedia Resources: 15
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    Grand Canyon
    Grand Canyon
  • by Jason Chin
  • Multimedia Resources: 14
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    Solving the Puzzle Under the Sea: Marie Tharp Maps the Ocean Floor
    Solving the Puzzle Under the Sea: Marie Tharp Maps the Ocean Floor
  • by Robert Burleigh and Raúl Colón
  • Multimedia Resources: 13
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    No Monkeys, No Chocolate
    No Monkeys, No Chocolate
  • by Melissa Stewart, Allen Young, and Nicole Wong
    • Cook Prize (Honor, 2014)
  • Multimedia Resources: 12
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    Mr. Ferris and His Wheel
    Mr. Ferris and His Wheel
  • by Kathryn Gibbs Davis and Gilbert Ford
    • Cook Prize (Honor, 2015)
    Orbis Pictus Award (Honor, 2015)
  • Multimedia Resources: 9
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    Toilet: How It Works
    Toilet: How It Works
  • by David Macaulay and Sheila Keenan
    • Cook Prize (Honor, 2014)
  • Multimedia Resources: 9
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    Mysterious Patterns: Finding Fractals in Nature
    Mysterious Patterns: Finding Fractals in Nature
  • by Sarah C. Campbell and Richard P. Campbell
    • Cook Prize (Honor, 2015)
    ALSC Notable Books (Commended, 2015)
  • Multimedia Resources: 8
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    Galapagos George
    Galapagos George
  • by Jean Craighead George
    • Cook Prize (Winner, 2015)
  • Multimedia Resources: 8
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    Timeless Thomas: How Thomas Edison Changed Our Lives
    Timeless Thomas: How Thomas Edison Changed Our Lives
  • by Gene Barretta
    • Cook Prize (Honor, 2013)
  • Multimedia Resources: 7
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    Beauty and the Beak: How Science, Technology, and a 3D-Printed Beak Rescued a Bald Eagle
    Beauty and the Beak: How Science, Technology, and a 3D-Printed Beak Rescued a Bald Eagle
  • by Deborah Lee Rose and Jane Veltkamp
    • Cook Prize (Finalist, 2018)
    SB&F Prize (Winner, 2018)
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    Behold the Beautiful Dung Beetle
    Behold the Beautiful Dung Beetle
  • by Cheryl Bardoe and Alan Marks
    • Cook Prize (Honor, 2015)
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    Infinity and Me
    Infinity and Me
  • by Kate Hosford and Gabi Swiatkowska
    • Cook Prize (Honor, 2013)
    ALSC Notable Books (Commended, 2013)
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    How Many Jelly Beans?
    How Many Jelly Beans?
  • by Andrea Menotti and Yancey Labat
    • Cook Prize (Winner, 2013)
    Mathical Award (Honor, 2018)
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    Meadowlands: A Wetlands Survival Story
    Meadowlands: A Wetlands Survival Story
  • by Thomas F. Yezerski
    • Cook Prize (Honor, 2012)
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    High Tide for Horseshoe Crabs
    High Tide for Horseshoe Crabs
  • by Lisa Kahn Schnell and Alan Marks
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    Journey: Based on the True Story of OR7, the Most Famous Wolf in the West
    Journey: Based on the True Story of OR7, the Most Famous Wolf in the West
  • by Emma Bland Smith and Robin James
    • Cook Prize (Winner, 2017)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    Busy Builders
    Busy Builders
  • by Roxie Munro
    • Cook Prize (Honor, 2013)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    Honeybee Man, The
    The Honeybee Man
  • by Lela Nargi and Kyrsten Brooker
    • Cook Prize (Honor, 2012)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    Karl, Get Out of the Garden!: Carolus Linnaeus and the Naming of Everything
    Karl, Get Out of the Garden!: Carolus Linnaeus and the Naming of Everything
  • by Anita Sanchez and Catherine Stock
    • Cook Prize (Finalist, 2018)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    About Hummingbirds: A Guide for Children
    About Hummingbirds: A Guide for Children
  • by Cathryn P. Sill and John Sill
    • Cook Prize (Honor, 2012)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Hidden Life of a Toad, The
    The Hidden Life of a Toad
  • by Doug Wechsler
    • Cook Prize (Finalist, 2018)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
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    Bone by Bone: Comparing Animal Skeletons
    Bone by Bone: Comparing Animal Skeletons
  • by Sara C. Levine and T.S. Spookytooth
    • Cook Prize (Honor, 2014)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
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