Open Wide, Look Inside

The National Council for Teachers of English announced the Orbis Pictus awards on Friday. Each year, one winner and up to five honor books are selected as well as a list of recommended nonfiction children’s titles. Books are judged on accuracy, organization, design, and style as well as their usefulness in classroom teaching.

Winner

M.L.K.: Journey of a King
by Tonya Bolden

Honor Books

Black and White Airmen: Their True History by John Fleischman

Helen Keller: Her Life in Pictures by George Sullivan

Muckrakers: How Ida Tarbell, Upton Sinclair, and Lincoln Steffens Helped Expose Scandal, Inspire Reform, and Invent Investigative Journalism by Ann Bausum

Spiders by Nic Bishop

Venom by Marilyn Singer

Recommended Books

3-D ABC: A Sculptural Alphabet by Bob Razcka

Animals in the House: A History of Pets and People by Sheila Keenan

Clarabelle: Making Milk and So Much More by Cris Peterson

Living Color by Steve Jenkins

The Snow Baby: The Arctic Childhood of Admiral Robert E. Peary’s Daring Daughter by Katherine Kirkpatrick

Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion by Loree Griffin Burns

The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Peter Sis