National Council of Teachers of English Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children

January 18, 2010 | Tasha

Another award was announced today!

Winner:

The Secret World of Walter Anderson by Hester Bass, illustrated by E. B. Lewis

Honor Books:

Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream by Tanya Lee Stone

Darwin: With Glimpses into His Private Journal and Letters by Alice B. McGinty

The Frog Scientist by Pamela S. Turner

How Many Baby Pandas? by Sandra Markle

Noah Webster: Weaver of Words by Pegi Deitz Shea

Recommended Books:

The Boy Who Invented TV: The Story of Philo Farnsworth by Kathleen Krull

Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose

Eleanor, Quiet No More by Doreen Rappaport

The Grand Mosque of Paris: A Story of How Muslims Rescued Jews during the Holocaust by Karen Gray Ruelle

Life in the Boreal Forest by Brenda Z. Guiberson

One Giant Leap by Robert Burleigh

Truce by Jim Murphy

Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland by Sally M. Walker

Thanks to Chicken Spaghetti for the link to the honorees.

2010 Newbery Award – Live Blog

January 18, 2010 | Tasha

Wiping away the Caldecott tears…

Honor Books

Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose

The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly (YES!!)

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick

Winner

When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead (You bet! That’s the one! Hurrah!!!!!)

I don’t think my two top choices have ever won the Caldecott and the Newbery. What a year!

My husband says I should tape my reactions to the awards because I shout, moan, cheer and cry. My youngest son has picked up on my mood and is begging to read some of the books. :) So I guess my emotional display is worth it. I probably should never attend this in real life, I’d be a puddle on the floor.