The following books have been nominated in the 2009 Non-Fiction/Informational Picture Books category:
14 Cows for America
by Carmen Agra Deedy
Peachtree
Nominated by: Natasha Maw
Reviewed by: debnance | Franki | Rasco from RIF
A Lion’s Mane
by Navjot Kaur
Saffron Press
Nominated by: Simran Kaur
A Young Dancer: The Life of an Ailey Student
by Valerie Gladstone
Henry Holt
Nominated by: Farida Dowler
About Penguins: A Guide for Children (About (Peachtree))
by Cathryn Sill
Peachtree
Nominated by: Jennifer Wharton
Reviewed by: debnance
American Revolution from A to Z, The
by Laura Crawford
Pelican Publishing Company
Nominated by: Melanie Glotfelty
Reviewed by: debnance | Karen Terlecky
Balarama: A Royal Elephant
by Ted Lewin
Lee & Low Books, Inc.
Nominated by: Miri Crane
Reviewed by: carwilc
Beautiful Ballerina
by Marilyn Nelson
Scholastic
Nominated by: Doret
Reviewed by: debnance
Boo Boo Bear’s Mission: The True Story of a Teddy Bear’s Adventures in Iraq
by Mary Linda Sather
Beavers Pond Press
Nominated by: Mary Linda Sather
Bring Me Some Apples and I’ll Make You a Pie: A Story About Edna Lewis
by Robbin Gourley
Clarion Books
Nominated by: Laurie Amster-Burton
Reviewed by: debnance
Bubble Homes and Fish Farts (Junior Library Guild Selection (Charlesbridge Hardcover))
by Fiona Bayrock
Charlesbridge
Nominated by: Laura Purdie Salas
Reviewed by: carwilc | debnance | jonemac
Building on Nature: The Life of Antoni Gaudi
by Rachel Victoria Rodriguez
Henry Holt
Nominated by: LaTonya M. Baldwin
Reviewed by: debnance
Camping With the President
by Ginger Wadsworth
Calkins Creek Books
Nominated by: Joyce Moyer Hostetter
Reviewed by: debnance
Coretta Scott
by Ntozake Shange
Katherine Tegen Books
Nominated by: Kelly Starling Lyons
Reviewed by: carwilc | debnance | Franki
Creature ABC
by
Chronicle Books
Nominated by: Becky
Reviewed by: carwilc | debnance | Franki
Cycle of Rice, Cycle of Life: A Story of Sustainable Farming
by Jan Reynolds
Lee & Low Books, Inc.
Nominated by: Hannah E.
Reviewed by: carwilc | debnance | Franki
DINOSAUR
by
Little, Brown
Nominated by: Jennifer Donovan
Reviewed by: debnance
Darwin
by Alice B. McGinty
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Nominated by: Jeannine Atkins
Reviewed by: debnance | jonemac
Down, Down, Down: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea
by Steve Jenkins
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Nominated by: Sarah Neal
Reviewed by: debnance | Karen Terlecky
Eleanor, Quiet No More
by Doreen Rappaport
Hyperion
Nominated by: Mandy
Reviewed by: carwilc | debnance
Faces of the Moon
by Bob Crelin
Charlesbridge
Nominated by: Vivian White
Reviewed by: debnance
Faith (Global Fund for Children Books)
by Global Fund for Children
Charlesbridge
Nominated by: shelf-employed
Reviewed by: carwilc | debnance
Gertrude is Gertrude is Gertrude is Gertrude
by Jonah Winter
Atheneum
Nominated by: Boni Ashburn
Reviewed by: debnance
Haunted Houses (Blazers)
by Lisa Wade Mccormick
Capstone Press
Nominated by: Christine Taylor-Butler
Reviewed by: debnance
If America Were a Village: A Book about the People of the United States (CitizenKid)
by David J. Smith
Kids Can Press, Ltd
Nominated by: Debbie Nance
Reviewed by: debnance
In Her Hands: The Story of Sculptor Augusta Savage
by Alan Schroeder
Lee & Low Books, Inc.
Nominated by: Miriam Crane
Reviewed by: debnance | jonemac
In the Trees, Honey Bees!
by Lori Mortensen
Dawn Publications
Nominated by: Brenda Huante
Reviewed by: debnance | yankeerat
It’s a Snap!: George Eastman’s First Photo (Great Idea Series)
by Monica Kulling
Tundra
Nominated by: Cristiana C.
Reviewed by: debnance
Jackson and Bud’s Bumpy Ride: America’s First Cross-country Automobile Trip
by Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff
Millbrook Press
Nominated by: Lindsay Matvick
Reviewed by: carwilc | debnance
John Brown: His Fight for Freedom
by John Hendrix
Abrams for Young Readers
Nominated by: Doret
Reviewed by: carwilc | debnance
Just the Right Size: Why Big Animals Are Big and Little Animals Are Little
by Nicola Davies
Candlewick Press
Nominated by: Scope Notes
Reviewed by: carwilc | debnance
Keep On!: The Story of Matthew Henson, Co-Discoverer of the North Pole
by Deborah Hopkinson
Peachtree
Nominated by: Terry Doherty
Reviewed by: carwilc | debnance
Let There Be Peace: Prayers from Around the World
by
Frances Lincoln Childrens Books
Nominated by: Marjorie
Reviewed by: carwilc | debnance
Life in the Boreal Forest
by Brenda Z. Guiberson
Henry Holt
Nominated by: Kirsten Cutler
Reviewed by: debnance
Life-Size Zoo: From Tiny Rodents to Gigantic Elephants, An Actual Size Animal Encyclopedia
by
Seven Footer Press
Nominated by: Anastasia Suen
Reviewed by: debnance | jonemac
Listen to the Wind
by Greg Mortenson
Dial
Nominated by: Maggi Idzikowski
Reviewed by: carwilc | debnance
Living Sunlight: How Plants Bring The Earth To Life
by Molly Bang
Blue Sky Press
Nominated by: Amy Graves
Reviewed by: debnance
Mermaid Queen: The Spectacular True Story Of Annette Kellerman, Who Swam Her Way To Fame, Fortune & Swimsuit History!
by Shana Corey
Scholastic
Nominated by: Kelly Fineman
Reviewed by: carwilc | debnance | Karen Terlecky
Mind Your Manners, Alice Roosevelt!
by Leslie Kimmelman
Peachtree
Nominated by: Lesley
Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 (Richard Jackson Books (Atheneum Hardcover))
by Brian Floca
Atheneum
Nominated by: Elizabeth Bird
Reviewed by: debnance | jonemac
My Japan
by Etsuko Watanabe
Kane/Miller Book Pub
Nominated by: Marjorie
Reviewed by: debnance | yankeerat
Nasreen’s Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan
by Jeanette Winter
Beach Lane Books
Nominated by: Sherry Early
Nic Bishop Butterflies And Moths
by Nic Bishop
Scholastic Nonfiction
Nominated by: Jennifer Leveck
Reviewed by: carwilc | debnance | jonemac
Nugget on the Flight Deck
by Patricia Newman
Walker Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: Gracie
Reviewed by: debnance | yankeerat
One Beetle Too Many: The Extraordinary Adventures of Charles Darwin
by Kathryn Lasky
Candlewick Press
Nominated by: Alyson
Reviewed by: debnance | jonemac
One Giant Leap
by Robert Burleigh
Philomel
Nominated by: Karen Terlecky
Reviewed by: debnance | Franki | Karen Terlecky | yankeerat
Pharaoh’s Boat
by David L. Weitzman
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Nominated by: Tricia
Reviewed by: debnance
Pippo the Fool (Junior Library Guild Selection (Charlesbridge Hardcover))
by Tracey E. Fern
Charlesbridge
Nominated by: EM
Reviewed by: debnance | Karen Terlecky | yankeerat
Pony Island
by Candice Ransom
Walker Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: Constance Van Hoven
Reviewed by: carwilc | debnance
Q is for Question: An ABC of Philosophy
by Tiffany Poirier
O Books
Nominated by: Robin Scrimger
Reviewed by: debnance
Redwoods
by Jason Chin
Flash Point
Nominated by: Abby Johnson
Reviewed by: debnance | jonemac | Karen Terlecky
River of Dreams: The Story of the Hudson River
by Hudson Talbott
Putnam Juvenile
Nominated by: Jennifer Roy
Reviewed by: debnance | yankeerat
S is for Story: A Writer’s Alphabet (Alphabet Books (Sleeping Bear Press))
by Esther Hershenhorn
Sleeping Bear Press
Nominated by: Carrie, Reading to Know
Reviewed by: debnance
Shaping Up the Year
by Tracey M Cox
Guardian Angel Publishing
Nominated by: Tracey Cox
Shining Star: The Anna May Wong Story
by Paula Yoo
Lee & Low Books, Inc.
Nominated by: jama rattigan
Reviewed by: debnance
Sky High: The True Story of Maggie Gee
by Marissa Moss
Tricycle Press
Nominated by: Mary Ann Scheuer
Reviewed by: debnance
Tarra & Bella: The Elephant and Dog Who Became Best Friends
by Carol Buckley
Putnam Juvenile
Nominated by: Elaine Magliaro
Reviewed by: carwilc | debnance
The Champion of Children: The Story of Janusz Korczak
by Tomek Bogacki
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Nominated by: marjorie ingall
Reviewed by: debnance
The Day-Glo Brothers
by Chris Barton
Charlesbridge
Nominated by: Cynthia Leitich Smith
Reviewed by: carwilc | debnance | jonemac | slduke
The East-West House: Noguchi’s Childhood in Japan
by Christy Hale
Lee & Low Books, Inc.
Nominated by: Hannah E.
The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau
by Dan Yaccarino
Knopf Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: Aaron Zenz
Reviewed by: debnance
The Secret World of Walter Anderson
by Hester Bass
Candlewick Press
Nominated by: Sarah C Campbell
Reviewed by: debnance | jonemac
The Twelve Days of Christmas in Minnesota (Twelve Days of Christmas, State By State)
by Constance Van Hoven
Sterling Publishing
Nominated by: candice ransom
Reviewed by: debnance
Tyrannosaurus Math
by Michelle Markel
Tricycle Press
Nominated by: Susan Casey
Reviewed by: debnance | jonemac
Unite or Die: How Thirteen States Became a Nation
by Jacqueline Jules
Charlesbridge
Nominated by: Wendy S
Reviewed by: debnance | Karen Terlecky
What Can You Do with an Old Red Shoe?: A Green Activity Book About Reuse
by Anna Alter
Henry Holt
Nominated by: Liz Garton Scanlon
Reviewed by: debnance | Franki
What Darwin Saw: The Journey That Changed the World
by Rosalyn Schanzer
National Geographic Children’s Books
Nominated by: Shirley Duke
Reviewed by: debnance | jonemac
Where Else in the Wild?
by David M. Schwartz
Tricycle Press
Nominated by: Hayley Gonnason
Reviewed by: jonemac
Winter’s Tail: How One Little Dolphin Learned To Swim Again
by Juliana Hatkoff
Scholastic
Nominated by: Bri Meets Books
Reviewed by: debnance
Wrestling the Abcs: Creating Character and Fostering Fitness
by Tom Davids
Ferne Press
Nominated by: Veronica Davids
Reviewed by: debnance
Yellowstone Moran: Painting the American West
by Lita Judge
Viking
Nominated by: Sy Montgomery
Reviewed by: debnance
You Are the First Kid on Mars
by Patrick O’Brien
Putnam Juvenile
Nominated by: Paula Willey
Reviewed by: debnance
You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?!
by Jonah Winter
Schwartz and Wade Books
Nominated by: Jen Robinson
Reviewed by: debnance | yankeerat
Zero Is The Leaves On The Tree
by Betsy Franco
Tricycle Press
Nominated by: Hayley Gonnason
Reviewed by: debnance | jonemac