Nonfiction award winners for school age children


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Book cover for "Fallout"
Star rating for Fallout
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
"As World War II comes to a close, the United States and the Soviet Union emerge as the two greatest world powers on extreme opposites of the political spectrum. After the United States showed its hand with the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, the Soviets refuse to be left behind. With communism sweeping the globe, the two nations begin a neck-and-neck competition to build even more destructive bombs and conquer the Space Race. In their battle for dominance,...
Book cover for "The fire of stars"
Star rating for The fire of stars
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
Description:
"This moving biography powerfully parallels the kindling of Cecilia Payne's own curiosity and her scientific career with the process of a star's birth, from mere possibility in an expanse of space to an eventual, breathtaking explosion of light"--
Book cover for "Hey, water!"
Star rating for Hey, water!
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
Splashy illustrations and simple text explore water in its many shapes and forms.
Book cover for "History Smashers: Plagues and Pandemics"
Star rating for History Smashers: Plagues and Pandemics
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Myths! Lies! Secrets! Uncover the hidden truth about history's pandemics, from the Black Death to COVID-19. Perfect for fans of I Survived! and Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales.
During the Black Death in the 14th century, plague doctors wore creepy beaked masks filled with herbs. RIGHT?
WRONG! Those masks were from a plague outbreak centuries later—and most doctors never wore anything like that at all!
 
With a...
Book cover for "The Mona Lisa vanishes"
Star rating for The Mona Lisa vanishes
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
"A narrative nonfiction about how the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, how the robbery made the portrait the most famous artwork in the world-and how the painting by Leonardo da Vinci should never have existed at all"--
Book cover for "Summertime sleepers"
Star rating for Summertime sleepers
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"All science classrooms discuss animals that hibernate during winter months, but few know about animals that estivate--a prolonged sleep during hot or dry periods. Dual layers of text awaken readers to the reasons estivating animals become dormant--whether it's because warm weather threatens food supply or to avoid increased body temperatures."--
Book cover for "We are still here!"
Star rating for We are still here!
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
"A group of Native American kids from different tribes presents twelve historical and contemporary time periods, struggles, and victories to their classmates, each ending with a powerful refrain: We are still here!"--