Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2023
Resources for a selection of titles recommended since 2005 -- recognizing outstanding science trade books
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- 3,887 Resources including
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- 117 Book Readings
- 336 Lesson Plans
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Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions
by Chris Barton and Don Tate
(Commended, 2017)
38 Resources11 Awards


Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13
by Helaine Becker and Dow Phumiruk
(Commended, 2019)
33 Resources9 Awards

Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night
by Joyce Sidman and Rick Allen
(Commended, 2011)
30 Resources8 Awards


Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist
by Jess Keating and Marta Álvarez Miguéns
(Winner, 2018)
29 Resources6 Awards

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



Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot
by Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop
(Commended, 2011)
26 Resources7 Awards

Nothing Stopped Sophie: The Story of Unshakable Mathematician Sophie Germain
by Cheryl Bardoe and Barbara McClintock
(Commended, 2019)
26 Resources11 Awards


Dr. Fauci: How a Boy from Brooklyn Became America's Doctor
by Kate Messner and Alexandra Bye
(Commended, 2022)
25 Resources1 Awards

Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults
by Robin Wall Kimmerer, Monique Gray Smith, and Nicole Neidhardt
(Commended, 2023)
25 Resources4 Awards

The Animal Book: A Collection of the Fastest, Fiercest, Toughest ...
(Commended, 2014)
24 Resources7 Awards

Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla
by Katherine Applegate and G. Brian Karas
(Commended, 2015)
24 Resources6 Awards

Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine
by Laurie Wallmark and April Chu
(Commended, 2016)
24 Resources7 Awards


The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World's Coral Reefs
by Kate Messner and Matthew Forsythe
(Commended, 2019)
23 Resources8 Awards

Mario and the Hole in the Sky: How a Chemist Saved Our Planet
by Elizabeth Rusch and Teresa Martínez
(Commended, 2020)
23 Resources9 Awards

Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems
by Joyce Sidman and Beckie Prange
(Commended, 2006)
22 Resources8 Awards

Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World
(Commended, 2013)
22 Resources7 Awards




Over and Under the Pond
by Kate Messner and Christopher Silas Neal
(Commended, 2018)
(Commended, 2018)
21 Resources4 Awards

Summertime Sleepers: Animals That Estivate
by Melissa Stewart and Sarah S. Brannen
(Commended, 2022)
21 Resources4 Awards

Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea
by Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop
(Commended, 2007)
20 Resources5 Awards

Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature's Survivors
by Joyce Sidman and Beckie Prange
(Commended, 2011)
20 Resources7 Awards

Handle with Care: An Unusual Butterfly Journey
by Loree Griffin Burns and Ellen Harasimowicz
(Commended, 2015)
20 Resources7 Awards

Neighborhood Sharks: Hunting with the Great Whites of California's Farallon Islands
(Commended, 2015)
20 Resources7 Awards




Hedy Lamarr's Double Life: Hollywood Legend and Brilliant Inventor
by Laurie Wallmark and Katy Wu
(Commended, 2020)
20 Resources4 Awards





Ada Lovelace, Poet of Science: The First Computer Programmer
by Diane Stanley and Jessie Hartland
(Commended, 2017)
19 Resources9 Awards

Nine Months: Before a Baby Is Born
by Miranda Paul and Jason Chin
(Commended, 2020)
19 Resources5 Awards


The Mystery of the Monarchs: How Kids, Teachers, and Butterfly Fans Helped Fred and Norah Urquhart Track the Great Monarch Migration
by Barb Rosenstock and Erika Meza
(Commended, 2023)
19 Resources6 Awards



Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland
(Commended, 2010)
18 Resources5 Awards

How to Clean a Hippopotamus: A Look at Unusual Animal Partnerships
by Robin Page and Steve Jenkins
(Commended, 2011)
18 Resources4 Awards