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NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children 2009

The 2009 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children went to Amelia Earhart: The Legend of the Lost Aviator by Shelley Tanaka and David Craig. 5 books were Honor Books and 8 books were selected.

Winner

  1. Amelia Earhart: The Legend of the Lost Aviator by Shelley Tanaka and David Craigsource (opens in a new tab)

Honor Books

  1. George Washington Carver by Tonya Boldensource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary by Candace Flemingsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Washington at Valley Forge by Russell Freedmansource (opens in a new tab)
  4. We are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. When the Wolves Returned: Restoring Nature's Balance in Yellowstone by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent, Dan and Cassie Hartmansource (opens in a new tab)

Selections

  1. A Boy Named Beckoning: The True Story of Dr. Carlos Montezuma, Native American Hero by Gina Capaldisource (opens in a new tab)
  2. A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams by Jen Bryantsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Through the Gates and Beyond by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordansource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Ice Bears by Brenda Z. Guibersonsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. In Defiance of Hitler: The Secret Mission of Varian Fry by Carla Killough McClaffertysource (opens in a new tab)
  6. Lincoln through the Lens: How Photography Revealed and Shaped an Extraordinary Life by Martin W. Sandlersource (opens in a new tab)
  7. Sisters and Brothers: Sibling Relationships in the Animal World by Steve Jenkins and Robin Pagesource (opens in a new tab)
  8. The Trouble Begins at 8: A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild, Wild West by Sid Fleischmansource (opens in a new tab)

About the NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children

Winner, Honor Books and Recommended Books from NCTE's past-winner lists (PDFs for 2000-2010, 2010-2014, 2015-2021 and 2022-2026); this file covers 2006-2025. Year is the award year NCTE uses (books published the prior calendar year). Recommended Books are recorded at level Selection. Author field names the writers, then illustrators or photographers when different, as credited.

Organization: National Council of Teachers of English. Years are award years, which can differ from publication years. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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