Charge
To select the recipient of the annual Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children and up to five honor books; to propose a session on nonfiction books for children and plan a session featuring the award winning author at NCTE's Annual Convention; and to promote the use of nonfiction children's books in the classroom.
Read more about the Orbis Pictus Award selection process and view the current list of award-winning books.
2008 Annual Report
Current Members
CHAIR, Kim Ford (2010)
(Cypress Middle School, Memphis, TN)
Carol Avery (2009)
(Lancaster, PA)
Mingshui Cai (2010)
(University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls)
Jeffrey Kaplan (2011)
(University of Central Florida, Orlando)
Fran Wilson (2010)
(Madeira Elementary School, Cincinnati, OH)
Diana L. Porter (2011)
(Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond)
Terrell A. Young (2009)
(Washington State University, Richland)
Executive Committee Liaison, Joanne Yatvin
(Portland, OR)
NCTE Administrative Liaison, Linda Walters
Past Members