Product Type: Books
Age: Late Elementary School Years
Categories: Science
2002 Award
(by Sy Montgomery/ photos by Eleanor Briggs nor, Houghton Mifflin $16 Score:
) Using the suspenseful style of a mystery, this is an outstanding information book about India's man-eating tigers and their world. This is something of a grisly mystery and not for young readers. 8 & up. Age: Later School Years. Award Year: 2002.
2002 Award
(by David Lambert, DK $19.95 Score:
) Lambert's striking illustrations are paired with just the right amount of factoids that will please, but not overwhelm, a young dinoholic. 7 & up. For older readers, see the new-for- Dinosaur Encyclopedia ($29.99) with detailed information. Age: Early School Years,Later School Years. Award Year: 2002.
2002 Award
(by Howard Zimmerman, Atheneum $18 Score:
) An oversized book chock-full of amazing creatures that lived during and after the age of dinosaurs. With sky dragons, sea monsters and megamammals, this is a book for older readers. 7 & up.
Age: Early School Years,Later School Years. Award Year: 2002.
Award
(by William Lindsay/illus. by Giuliano Formari, Simon & Schuster $19.95 Score:
) An oversized dream book for dinoholics. Solid information, stunning illustrations, and maps.
Age: Early School Years,Later School Years. Award Year: .
2004 Award
(Philippe Bourseiller/adapted by Robert Burleigh, Abrams Books $14.95 Score:
) Stunning photographs give armchair travellers a sense of the drama that erupts in so many different ways from volcanoes around the world. A worthy sequel to last year’s PLATINUM winner, Earth From Above (by Yann Arthus-Bertrand/Robert Burleigh, Abrams, $12.95) Also outstanding, The Sea, Exploring Life on an Ocean Planet 2004 PLATINUM AWARD (by Philip Plisson/adapted by Robert Burleigh, Abrams $14.95 ) Stunning photographs give readers new views of the sea—from an off-shore platform to an oyster farm; from low tide to high. This is a visual delight. 7 & up.
Age: Early School Years, Later School Years. Award Year: 2004. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.
2005 Award
(Betsy Lewin, Holt $15.95 Score:
) Junk food snacks may be an issue with kids, but this collection will have young readers crying "gross!" and "yuck!" as they discover what animals eat for snacks. Lewin captures it all in delicious verse and impish images. Age: Early School Years,Later School Years. Award Year: 2005.
2005 Award
(Nic Bishop, Scholastic $17.95 Score:
) Young naturalists will pore over the stunning photographs of seven life-sized habitats searching out the dozens of creatures that live in the forest. A fine sequel to Backyard Detective: Critters Up Close. 7 & up. Age: Later School Years. Award Year: 2005.
2005 Award
(Emily Arnold McCully, Farrar Straus $16 Score:
) While best known today for the Redwood Forest named in his honor, John Muir founded the Sierra Club and became respected for his theory of glacial formation. McCully introduces us to Muir through the eyes of Floy Hutchings, a real girl who lived in Yosemite. 7 & up. For the story of John James Audubon, look at The Boy Who Drew Birds (by Jacqueline Davies/illus. by Melissa Sweet, Harcourt $16), which explains how Audubon came to America to avoid Napoleon's army and followed his passion for birds. 8 & up. Age: Later School Years. Award Year: 2005.
2005 Award
(Alvin Jenkins/illus. by Steve Jenkins, Houghton Mifflin $16 Score:
) Take a tour of the solar system with the Jenkins' informative and visually breathtaking view of what's happening above us. Illustrated with cut paper and sprinkled with nuggets of information, this can be read from beginning to end, or browsed to reveal factoids about specifics in space. 8 & up. Age: Later School Years. Award Year: 2005.
2006 Award
(by Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart, Candlewick $25 Score:
) There are several pop-ups on almost every page of this amazing book. And on flaps and lift-up sections of the pages, there is more information than most pop-up novelty books usually provide. The paper engineering is highly detailed with smaller and more intricate pop-ups than the typical full-page ones for younger audiences. This is likely to become a collector’s item—for those who love dinosaurs or pop-ups, this is a must-have gift! Age: Early School Years,Later School Years. Award Year: 2006.
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