NCTE Orbis Pictus Award 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

	Nina: A Story of Nina Simone by Traci N. Todd 4.51 avg rating — 981 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Award (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
	Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball by Jen Bryant 4.45 avg rating — 592 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Award (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
	A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation by Barry Wittenstein (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 966 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Award (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
	Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery by Sandra Neil Wallace (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 765 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Award (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
	Grand Canyon by Jason Chin (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 2,472 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Award (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
	Some Writer!: The Story of E. B. White by Melissa Sweet 4.13 avg rating — 5,494 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Award (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
	Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans by Don Brown 4.04 avg rating — 8,705 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Award (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
	The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia by Candace Fleming (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 11,099 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Award (2015)	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
	A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin by Jen Bryant 3.87 avg rating — 5,183 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Award (2014)	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
	Monsieur Marceau: Actor Without Words by Leda Schubert 3.92 avg rating — 775 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Award (2013)	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
	Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade by Melissa Sweet 4.07 avg rating — 12,673 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Award (2012)	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
	Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring by Jan Greenberg 3.91 avg rating — 967 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Award (2011)	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 World of Walter Anderson by Hester Bass 4.13 avg rating — 240 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Award (2010)	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
	Amelia Earhart: The Legend of the Lost Aviator by Shelley Tanaka (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 253 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Award (2009)	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
	M.L.K.: The Journey of a King by Tonya Bolden 4.20 avg rating — 141 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Award (2008)	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 Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea by Sy Montgomery 4.04 avg rating — 399 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Award (2007)	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
	Children of the Great Depression by Russell Freedman 4.05 avg rating — 495 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Award (2006)	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
	York's Adventures with Lewis and Clark: An African-American's Part in the Great Expedition by Rhoda Blumberg 3.83 avg rating — 41 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Award (2005)	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
	An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 by Jim Murphy 3.83 avg rating — 4,331 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Award (2004)	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
	When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson by Pam Muñoz Ryan 4.33 avg rating — 4,191 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Award (2003)	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
	Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850 by Susan Campbell Bartoletti really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,306 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Award (2002)	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
	Hurry Freedom by Jerry Stanley 4.14 avg rating — 42 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Award (2001)	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
	Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges 4.46 avg rating — 5,419 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Award (2000)	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
	Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and The Endurance by Jennifer Armstrong 3.94 avg rating — 3,311 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Award (1999)	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
	An Extraordinary Life by Laurence Pringle (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 84 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Award (1998)	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
	Leonardo Da Vinci by Diane Stanley 3.97 avg rating — 324 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Award (1997)	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 Great Fire by Jim Murphy 3.83 avg rating — 2,626 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Award (1996)	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
	Safari Beneath The Sea: The Wonder World Of The North Pacific Coast by Diane Swanson 3.95 avg rating — 22 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Award (1995)	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
	Across America on an Emigrant Train by Jim Murphy 3.84 avg rating — 137 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Award (1994)	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
	Children of the Dust Bowl: The True Story of the School at Weedpatch Camp by Jerry Stanley 4.15 avg rating — 1,489 ratings NCTE Orbis Pictus Award (1993)	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