Book Awards & Distinctions
for Dow Phumiruk
28 Total Book Awards
Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13 (9)
Cook Prize, 2012-2024
Winner, 2019
Giverny Book Award, 1998-2024
Winner, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Biography Selection, 2018
Mathical Book Prize, 2015-2024
Honor, 2019
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2019
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2019
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2024
Commended, 2019
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2019
Her Name Was Mary Katharine: The Only Woman Whose Name Is on the Declaration of Independence (4)
Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2023
Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2024
Selection, 2023
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2023
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2023
A Life of Service: The Story of Senator Tammy Duckworth (4)
Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2023
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2023
Septima Clark Book Award, 2019-2024
Honor, 2023
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2023
Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines (4)
Best STEM Books, 2017-2024
Selection, 2018
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Arts Selection, 2017
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Women's History Selection, 2018
Building a Dream: How the Boys of Koh Panyee Became Champions (3)
Titan and the Wild Boars: The True Cave Rescue of the Thai Soccer Team (3)
Best STEM Books, 2017-2024
Selection, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2020
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Geography, People, Places Selection, 2020
An Equal Shot: How the Law Title IX Changed America (1)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2022