American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL) YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults | Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) YALSA launched a Teen Book Finder Database, a one-stop shop for finding YALSA's selected lists and award winners. Search this free resource by award, list name, year, author, genre and more, as well as print customizable lists. This replaces the individual award and list web pages on YALSA’s site that are not searchable and that are organized only by year. YALSA's Award for Excellence in Nonfiction honors the best nonfiction book published for young adults (ages 12-18) during a Nov. 1 – Oct. 31 publishing year. The winner is announced annually at the ALA Youth Media Awards, with a shortlist of up to five titles named the first week of December. Suggest a Title Current Winner & Finalists Official Nomination Lists Previous Winners Policies and Procedures Committee Contacts Seals Teen Book Finder App & Database 2020 Winner Free Lunch, written by Rex Ogle and published by Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. 2020 Finalists 2020 Committee Looking for more Nonfiction? Previous Winners
Book Reviews | VOYA Nonfiction Monday – Rounding up the best nonfiction for children and teens At Wrapped in Foil blog today we are highlighting Plants on the Move by Émilie Vast . There are many children’s books about plant and seed movement, but this one is certainly unique. In a lot of ways it is from a plant’s viewpoint. As the blurb on the back says: Have you ever bent down to take a closer look, perhaps thinking that we don’t ever go anywhere? The text is well-organized and informative. The Illustrations are otherworldly and mesmerizing. Plants on the Move is a fantastic resource. Be sure to visit Wrapped in Foil blog for activity suggestions and more information. Copyright © 2021 Roberta Gibson All Rights Reserved.
Blog - Pat Mora Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz was a 17th century nun who devoted her life to writing and learning and words. Though she died in 1695, Sor Juana Inés is still considered one of the most brilliant writers in Mexico’s history: her poetry is recited by schoolchildren throughout Mexico and is studied at schools and universities around the world. Original cover Pat’s story about the life of Sor Juana, A Library for Juana: The World of Sor Juana Inés, was first published in 2002, with illustrations by Beatriz Vidal, and won the Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award from Southwest Texas State University. Here’s what the review journals had to say about the book: “Mora’s beautifully crafted text does credit to its subject, following her from birth to death…an exceptional introduction to an exceptional woman, and would enhance any collection.” 2019 cover Briefly out of print, it has been reissued in both English and Spanish editions by Lee & Low Books with a new cover! You rose on your words,
Finalists for 2019 Young Adult Science Book Award Announced — AAAS/Subaru Prize for Excellence in Science Books Built: The Hidden Stories Behind Our Structures, by Roma Agrawal. Bloomsbury. 2018.Built is an informative, entertaining, well-organized, and easily understandable journey through the history of a variety of engineering projects from around the world. It’s all of this as well as an engaging and inspirational personal encounter with an articulate woman structural engineer.Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto, by Alan Stern and David Grinspoon. Picador. 2018.Chasing New Horizons is the story of the men and women behind the Pluto mission: of their decades-long commitment and persistence; of the political fights within and outside of NASA; of the sheer human ingenuity it took to design, build, and fly the mission; and of the plans for New Horizons’ next encounter, 1 billion miles past Pluto in 2019.Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon, by Robert Kurson.
Reading Rants Welcome to the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal home page! | Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal is awarded annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished informational book published in the United States in English during the preceding year. The award is named in honor of Robert F. Sibert, the long-time President of Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc. of Jacksonville, Illinois. ALSC administers the award. 2021 Medal Winner Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera, written by Candace Fleming, illustrated by Eric Rohmann, and published by Neal Porter Books/Holiday House Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera is an informational book about the life cycle of the assiduous honeybee. “Fleming’s narrative is both scientifically accurate and emotionally satisfying,” said Sibert Medal Committee Chair Brandy Sanchez. 2021 Honor Books This ambitious book chronicles one of the most exciting and miraculous accomplishments in American history—the 1969 lunar landing.
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