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Orbis Pictus Awards [nonfiction monday]

December 8, 2013 By Laura

I had a fantastic time at NCTE in Boston recently, and one of my favorite events was the Orbis Pictus session, where the current?Orbis Pictus committee’shared the winner of the 2013 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children, as well as the?honor books and recommended books.

Orbis Pictus Committee: Cyndi Giorgis, Deborah Thompson, Joyce Herbeck, Suzii Parsons, Lisa Morris-Wilkey, and Fran Wilson. Not pictured: Kathy Short, Edward Sullivan, and Linda Walters

It was great fun seeing educators share with passion, humor, and admiration what they love about these various books.?Like many folks, I have a gut reaction aversion to?mimes,?but after hearing the book talk for the winning book, Monsieur Marceau: Actor Without Words, by Leda Schubert (Roaring Brook Press), I’m ready?to read this. Actually, forget?hearing. Just seeing Chair Fran Wilson mime opening up a book and being shocked at its fabulousness was enough to hook me.?And who knew Marcel Marceau was a hero during WWII? I’ll soon be reading this title and?just about every other book on the list that I haven’t already read.

So, if you’re wondering if you’ve missed any spectacular nonfiction books this past year, check out the complete Orbis Pictus list.

And check out the new Nonfiction Monday blog (I’m late to the party, so I don’t know yet how to add my post:>)

 

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