Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since 2000 -- promoting outstanding nonfiction for children
- 5,700 Resources including
- 399 Videos
- 268 Book Readings
- 474 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 374 book results
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
(Honor, 2015)
47 Resources16 Awards
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team
(Honor, 2021)
47 Resources18 Awards
The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus
by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet
(Honor, 2015)
44 Resources15 Awards
Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer
by Traci Sorell and Natasha Donovan
(Honor, 2022)
41 Resources8 Awards
The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia
(Winner, 2015)
40 Resources15 Awards
I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark
by Debbie Levy and Elizabeth Baddeley
(Honor, 2017)
39 Resources12 Awards
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré
by Anika Aldamuy Denise and Paola Escobar
(Honor, 2020)
39 Resources11 Awards
Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball
by Jen Bryant and Frank Morrison
(Winner, 2021)
39 Resources6 Awards
Nina: A Story of Nina Simone
by Traci N. Todd and Christian Robinson
(Winner, 2022)
38 Resources13 Awards
A River's Gifts: The Mighty Elwha River Reborn
by Patricia Newman and Natasha Donovan
(Commended, 2023)
37 Resources6 Awards
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans
by Kadir Nelson
(Commended, 2012)
36 Resources14 Awards
Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade
(Winner, 2012)
34 Resources12 Awards
Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera
by Candace Fleming and Eric Rohmann
(Honor, 2021)
34 Resources11 Awards
We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball
by Kadir Nelson
(Honor, 2009)
33 Resources11 Awards
Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix
by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, June Jo Lee, and Man One
(Honor, 2018)
33 Resources8 Awards
How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity's Greatest Adventure
by John Rocco
(Commended, 2021)
32 Resources11 Awards
Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement
by Angela Joy and Janelle Washington
(Honor, 2023)
32 Resources16 Awards
Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams
by Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome
(Commended, 2019)
31 Resources5 Awards
Unbound: The Life and Art of Judith Scott
by Joyce Scott, Brie Spangler, and Melissa Sweet
(Honor, 2022)
31 Resources4 Awards
Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909
by Michelle Markel and Melissa Sweet
(Honor, 2014)
30 Resources8 Awards
Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay
by Susan Hood and Sally Wern Comport
(Commended, 2017)
30 Resources8 Awards
Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring
by Jan Greenberg, Sandra Jordan, and Brian Floca
(Winner, 2011)
29 Resources7 Awards
A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin
by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet
(Winner, 2014)
29 Resources9 Awards
Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery That Baffled All of France
by Mara Rockliff and Iacopo Bruno
(Honor, 2016)
29 Resources10 Awards
Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave
by Laban Carrick Hill and Bryan Collier
(Commended, 2011)
28 Resources7 Awards
Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War
(Commended, 2016)
28 Resources13 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)
28 Resources7 Awards
Otis and Will Discover the Deep: The Record-Setting Dive of the Bathysphere
by Barb Rosenstock and Katherine Roy
(Commended, 2019)
28 Resources10 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)
28 Resources7 Awards
