NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book Winners

The NCTE Orbis Pictus Award was established in 1989 for promoting and recognizing excellence in the writing of nonfiction for children. The name Orbis ...more

Winners

	Latinitas: Celebrating 40 Big Dreamers by Juliet Menendez (Illustrator) 4.44 avg rating — 165 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book (2022)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown by Steve Sheinkin 4.37 avg rating — 1,322 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book (2022)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	If You Take Away the Otter by Susannah Buhrman-Deever 4.30 avg rating — 308 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera by Candace Fleming (Goodreads Author) 4.55 avg rating — 1,705 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat (Goodreads Author) 4.53 avg rating — 4,516 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Teachers March! by Sandra Neil Wallace (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 479 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lifting as We Climb: Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box by Evette Dionne (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 617 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré by Anika Aldamuy Denise (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 2,490 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary by Gail Jarrow (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 864 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	1919 The Year That Changed America by Martin W. Sandler 3.90 avg rating — 431 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Soldier for Equality: José de la Luz Sáenz and the Great War by Duncan Tonatiuh 4.15 avg rating — 468 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Manhattan: Mapping the Story of an Island by Jennifer Thermes (Goodreads Author) 4.49 avg rating — 326 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 2,252 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thirty Minutes Over Oregon: A Japanese Pilot's World War II Story by Marc Tyler Nobleman (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 666 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret Kingdom: Nek Chand, a Changing India, and a Hidden World of Art by Barb Rosenstock (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 296 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pass Go and Collect $200: The Real Story of How Monopoly Was Invented by Tanya Lee Stone (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 960 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Champion: The Comeback Tale of the American Chestnut Tree by Sally M. Walker 4.06 avg rating — 109 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid by Jeanette Winter (Illustrator) 4.17 avg rating — 1,119 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Quilts of Gee's Bend by Susan Goldman Rubin 4.05 avg rating — 241 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers 4.30 avg rating — 3,693 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dazzle Ships: World War I and the Art of Confusion by Chris Barton (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 957 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	!Olinguito, de La A a la Z!/Olinguito, from A to Z! by Lulu Delacre (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 179 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book (2017)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark by Debbie Levy (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 6,161 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book (2017)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Giant Squid by Candace Fleming (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 1,490 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book (2017)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial by Susan E. Goodman 4.30 avg rating — 570 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book (2017)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Animals by the Numbers: A Book of Infographics by Steve Jenkins 4.36 avg rating — 540 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book (2017)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Terrible Typhoid Mary: A True Story of the Deadliest Cook in America by Susan Campbell Bartoletti 3.70 avg rating — 3,390 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova by Laurel Snyder (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 1,552 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Growing Up Pedro: How the Martínez Brothers Made It from the Dominican Republic All the Way to the Major Leagues by Matt Tavares (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 549 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras by Duncan Tonatiuh 4.09 avg rating — 2,282 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars