2003 Orbis Pictus Award Winners
NCTE, through the Committee on the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children, annually promotes and recognizes excellence in the writing of nonfiction for children by selecting an outstanding book, up to five honor books and a list of recommended books. The name Orbis Pictus, commemorates the work of Johannes Amos Comenius, Orbis Pictus—The World in Pictures (1657), considered to be the first book actually planned for children. More . . .
Read the article about the 2003 Orbis Pictus winning books in Language Arts, Volume 81, Number 2, November, 2003.  (PDF)
2003 Printable Winner Sheet (PDF)
Winner  When Marian Sang:
The True Recital of Marian Anderson:
The Voice of a Century
by Pam Muñoz Ryan
illustrated by Brian Selznick
(Scholastic)
The Marian Anderson Historical Society
Honor Books
Confucius: The Golden Rule
by Russell Freedman
illustrated by Frederic Clement
(Arthur A. Levine Books)
Emperor's Silent Army:
Terracotta Warriors
of Ancient China
byJane O'Connor
(Viking Children's Books)
 Phineas Gage:
A Gruesome but True Story
About Brain Science
by John Fleischman
Houghton Mifflin)
Tenement: Immigrant Life
on the Lower East Side
by Raymond Bial
(Houghton Mifflin)
To Fly: The Story of the Wright Brothers
by Wendie C. Old
illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker
(Clarion Books)
Recommended Titles
Ansel Adams: America’s Photographer
by Beverly Gherman (Little, Brown, and Company)
The Great Serum Race: Blazing the Iditarod Trail
by Debbie Miller, illustrated by Jon Van Zyle (Walker & Company)
Life on Earth: The Story of Evolution
by Steve Jenkins (Houghton Mifflin)
Saladin: Noble Prince of Islam
by Diane Stanley (HarperCollins Children’s Books)
The Signers: The 56 Stories Behind the Declaration of Independence
by Dennis Brindell Fradin, illustrated by Michael McCurdy (Walker & Company)
This Our Dark Country: The American Settlers of Liberia
by Catherine Reef (Clarion Books)
Under the Ice
by K. E. Conlan (Kids Can Press)
Young Adventure’s Guide to Everest: From Avalanche to Zopkio
by Jonathan Chester (Tricycle Press)
Related Information:
Orbis Pictus Nonfiction Award Overview
2000-Present Orbis Pictus Award Winners (PDF)
1990-2000 Orbis Pictus Award Winners (PDF)
Orbis Pictus Seal Information
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