Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2021
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since 2000 -- promoting outstanding nonfiction for children
Sponsored by National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
- 4,156 Resources including
- 261 Videos
- 197 Book Readings
- 383 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
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The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus
by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet
(Honor, 2015)
40 Resources14 Awards
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
(Honor, 2015)
39 Resources15 Awards
I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark
by Debbie Levy and Elizabeth Baddeley
(Honor, 2017)
38 Resources11 Awards
The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia
(Winner, 2015)
37 Resources14 Awards
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans
by Kadir Nelson
(Commended, 2012)
32 Resources10 Awards
Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Doreen Rappaport and Bryan Collier
(Honor, 2002)
30 Resources6 Awards
We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball
by Kadir Nelson
(Honor, 2009)
29 Resources10 Awards
Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave
by Laban Carrick Hill and Bryan Collier
(Commended, 2011)
29 Resources6 Awards
Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade
(Winner, 2012)
29 Resources11 Awards
Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix
by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, June Jo Lee, and Man One
(Honor, 2018)
28 Resources7 Awards
Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams
by Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome
(Commended, 2019)
28 Resources5 Awards
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré
by Anika Aldamuy Denise and Paola Escobar
(Honor, 2020)
28 Resources11 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
When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson
by Pam Muñoz Ryan and Brian Selznick
(Winner, 2003)
26 Resources6 Awards
Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War
(Commended, 2016)
26 Resources12 Awards
Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay
by Susan Hood and Sally Wern Comport
(Commended, 2017)
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
Queen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Atom
by Teresa Robeson and Rebecca Huang
(Commended, 2020)
26 Resources5 Awards
Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909
by Michelle Markel and Melissa Sweet
(Honor, 2014)
25 Resources8 Awards
Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot
by Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop
(Commended, 2011)
24 Resources7 Awards
Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring
by Jan Greenberg, Sandra Jordan, and Brian Floca
(Winner, 2011)
24 Resources6 Awards
A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin
by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet
(Winner, 2014)
24 Resources6 Awards
Growing Up Pedro: How the Martinez Brothers Made it from the Dominican Republic All the Way to…
by Matt Tavares
(Honor, 2016)
24 Resources6 Awards
Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery That Baffled All of France
by Mara Rockliff and Iacopo Bruno
(Honor, 2016)
24 Resources9 Awards
A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams
by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet
(Commended, 2009)
23 Resources8 Awards
Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles, America's First Black Paratroopers
(Honor, 2014)
23 Resources8 Awards
Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
by Katheryn Russell-Brown and Frank Morrison
(Commended, 2015)
23 Resources7 Awards
Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova
by Laurel Snyder and Julie Morstad
(Honor, 2016)
23 Resources5 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)
23 Resources8 Awards
