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NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children 2018

The 2018 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children went to Grand Canyon by Jason Chin. 5 books were Honor Books and 8 books were selected.

Winner

  1. Grand Canyon by Jason Chinsource (opens in a new tab)

Honor Books

  1. Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, June Jo Lee and Man Onesource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Dazzle Ships: World War I and the Art of Confusion by Chris Barton and Victo Ngaisource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers and Shawn Harrissource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Quilts of Gee’s Bend by Susan Goldman Rubinsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The World is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid by Jeanette Wintersource (opens in a new tab)

Selections

  1. Danza! Amalia Hernández and El Ballet Folklórico de México by Duncan Tonatiuhsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Fault Lines in the Constitution by Cynthia Levinson and Sanford Levinsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. If Sharks Disappeared by Lily Williamssource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Isaac the Alchemist: Secrets of Isaac Newton, Reveal’d by Mary Losuresource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Life on Surtsey: Iceland’s Upstart Island by Loree Griffin Burnssource (opens in a new tab)
  6. Maya Lin: Thinking With Her Hands by Susan Goldman Rubinsource (opens in a new tab)
  7. The Music of Life: Bartolomeo Cristofori & the Invention of the Piano by Elizabeth Rusch and Marjorie Pricemansource (opens in a new tab)
  8. The Whydah: A Pirate Ship Feared, Wrecked, and Found by Martin W. Sandlersource (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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