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Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2019

The 2019 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal went to The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science by Joyce Sidman. 5 books were Honor Books.

Winner

  1. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science by Joyce Sidmansource (opens in a new tab)

Honor Books

  1. Camp Panda: Helping Cubs Return to the Wild by Catherine Thimmeshsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Spooked!: How a Radio Broadcast and The War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America by Gail Jarrowsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees by Don Brownsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell and Frané Lessacsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. When Angels Sing: The Story of Rock Legend Carlos Santana by Michael Mahin and Jose Ramirezsource (opens in a new tab)

About the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal

Medal and Honor Books from the ALSC list of Sibert winners and honors, 2001-present; this file covers 2006-2025. Year is the award year ALSC uses (announced each January for books published the prior year). Author field names the writers, then illustrators or photographers when different, as credited.

Organization: Association for Library Service to Children (American Library Association). Years are award years, which can differ from publication years. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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