10 Plants That Shook The World
Annick Press
Nominated by: Flowering Minds
Reviewed by: Alice@Supratentorial | Ellen Zschunke
Sylvan Dell Publishing
Publisher/ Author Submission
A History of Just About Everything: 180 Events, People and Inventions That Changed the World
Kids Can Press, Ltd
Publisher/ Author Submission
A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin
Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: LoriA
Reviewed by: 145lewis | Carol | Ellen Zschunke
Angry Birds Playground: Animals: An Around-the-World Habitat Adventure
National Geographic Children’s Books
Nominated by: Dr B
Reviewed by: 145lewis
Boyds Mills Press
Nominated by: Jackie Parker
Reviewed by: Ellen Zschunke | Jennifer | lwad
Assassination and Its Aftermath: How a Photograph Reassured a Shocked Nation
Capstone Press
Publisher/ Author Submission
Harry N Abrams
Nominated by: librarygrl2
Reviewed by: 145lewis | Alice@Supratentorial | Carol
Basher Basics: Creative Writing
Kingfisher
Nominated by: Becky L.
Boyds Mills Press
Nominated by: Mary Ann Scheuer
Candlewick Press
Nominated by: owlboy
Reviewed by: Alice@Supratentorial | Carol
Chicago Review Press
Nominated by: Brandon
Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers’ Strike of 1909
Balzer + Bray
Nominated by: Brandy Painter
Reviewed by: 145lewis | Alice@Supratentorial | Ellen Zschunke | Franki | lwad
Orca Books
Publisher/ Author Submission
CALL OF THE KLONDIKE A True Gold Rush Adventure
Calkins Creek Books
Publisher/ Author Submission
Reviewed by: 145lewis | Jennifer
Canadian Sports Sites for Kids
Dundurn Books
Publisher/ Author Submission
Candlewick Press
Nominated by: Adam (@MrShafferTMCE)
Reviewed by: Alice@Supratentorial | Ellen Zschunke
Cowboy Up!: Ride the Navajo Rodeo
Wordsong
Nominated by: Ann Jacobus
Dirt (Science Slam: Fundamental Experiments)
Bearport Publishing
Nominated by: Gina Ruiz
Reviewed by: Jennifer
Eight Dolphins of Katrina: A True Tale of Survival
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Nominated by: Kristen
Reviewed by: Ellen Zschunke
Electrical Wizard: How Nikola Tesla Lit Up the World
Candlewick Press
Nominated by: Jonemac
Reviewed by: Alice@Supratentorial | lwad
Explore Electricity! With 25 Great Projects
Nomad Press
Publisher/ Author Submission
Frances Lincoln Childrens Books
Publisher/ Author Submission
Frances Lincoln Childrens Books
Publisher/ Author Submission
Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table
Readers to Eaters
Nominated by: Sharron
Flying Solo: How Ruth Elder Soared into America’s Heart
Roaring Brook
Nominated by: Ellen Zschunke
Reviewed by: Alice@Supratentorial | Ellen Zschunke | lwad
Fourth Down and Inches: Concussions and Football: Make-or-Break Moment
Carolrhoda Books
Nominated by: Ms. Yingling
Fox Talk: How Some Very Special Animals Helped Scientists Understand Communication
Ashby-BP Publishing
Publisher/ Author Submission
Francis and Eddie: The True Story of America’s Underdogs
Why Not Books
Nominated by: Melissa Fox
Henry Holt
Nominated by: Aaron Zenz
Reviewed by: Alice@Supratentorial | Carol | Ellen Zschunke | Jennifer | lwad
Amazon Children’s Publishing
Nominated by: Pat Zietlow Miller
Reviewed by: Ellen Zschunke
Random House Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: KateHanni
Helen’s Big World: The Life of Helen Keller
Disney Hyperion
Nominated by: Patricia Tilton
Reviewed by: Ellen Zschunke
Charlesbridge
Publisher/ Author Submission
Reviewed by: Jennifer
Homecourt: The Story of the Greatest Team You’ve Never Heard of
New City Community Press
Publisher/ Author Submission
Carolrhoda Books
Nominated by: Danyelle
Reviewed by: Alysa Stewart | Ellen Zschunke
Roaring Brook
Nominated by: sara the librarian
Reviewed by: Ellen Zschunke | lwad
Ick! Yuck! Eew!: Our Gross American History
Millbrook Press
Publisher/ Author Submission
Is This Panama?: A Migration Story
Owlkids Books
Nominated by: Reshama
It’s Our Garden: From Seeds to Harvest in a School Garden
Candlewick Press
Nominated by: Jennifer
Jasper’s Story: Saving Moon Bears
Sleeping Bear Press
Publisher/ Author Submission
Pauline Books & Media
Publisher/ Author Submission
Let’s Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Kane Press
Publisher/ Author Submission
Chronicle Books
Publisher/ Author Submission
Atheneum
Nominated by: Deb Nance at Readerbuzz
Reviewed by: Alice@Supratentorial | lwad
Look Up!: Bird-Watching in Your Own Backyard
Candlewick Press
Nominated by: lwad
Reviewed by: Alice@Supratentorial | Jennifer | lwad
Louisa May’s Battle: How the Civil War Led to Little Women
Walker Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: Alyssa
Reviewed by: lwad
Making Contact!: Marconi Goes Wireless (Great Idea Series)
Tundra
Nominated by: Bobbi Miller
Martin & Mahalia: His Words, Her Song
Little, Brown
Nominated by: Maria Burel
Mary Walker Wears the Pants: The True Story of the Doctor, Reformer, and Civil War Hero
Albert Whitman & Company
Nominated by: Heidi G.
Reviewed by: Alice@Supratentorial
Master George’s People: George Washington, His Slaves, and His Revolutionary Transformation
National Geographic Children’s Books
Nominated by: Stef Whelan
Reviewed by: Alice@Supratentorial
Miracle Mud: Lena Blackburne and the Secret Mud That Changed Baseball
Millbrook Press
Nominated by: jane
Miss Moore Thought Otherwise: How Anne Carroll Moore Created Libraries for Children
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Nominated by: Amy @ Hope Is the Word
Reviewed by: Ellen Zschunke
Flying Eye Books
Nominated by: Lizjonesbooks
Reviewed by: Jennifer
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Nominated by: Bridget Wilson
Reviewed by: Alice@Supratentorial | Carol
Katherine Tegen Books
Nominated by: Sarah Potvin
Reviewed by: Ellen Zschunke
Fifth House
Publisher/ Author Submission
Charlesbridge
Nominated by: Danielle Smith
Groundwood Books
Nominated by: Perogyo
Reviewed by: Perogyo
On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein
Chronicle Books
Nominated by: LibLaura5
Reviewed by: Amy Broadmoore | Ellen Zschunke
One Step at a Time: A Vietnamese Child Finds Her Way
Pajama Press
Nominated by: T.S. Davis
Reviewed by: Jennifer
Tundra
Publisher/ Author Submission
Papa Is a Poet: A Story About Robert Frost
Henry Holt
Nominated by: jama rattigan
Reviewed by: Carol
Lee & Low Books, Inc.
Publisher/ Author Submission
Pedal It!: How Bicycles are Changing the World (Footprints)
Orca Books
Nominated by: Sherry Early
Reviewed by: Ellen Zschunke | Jennifer
Candlewick Press
Nominated by: Sheila Ruth
Candlewick Press
Nominated by: Julie Hedlund
RIVER LIFE: A Journey from Headwaters to the Sea
Butler Books
Publisher/ Author Submission
Scaly Spotted Feathered Frilled: How do we know what dinosaurs really looked like?
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Nominated by: Heidi G.
Seymour Simon’s Extreme Oceans
Chronicle Books
Publisher/ Author Submission
Something to Prove: The Great Satchel Paige vs. Rookie Joe DiMaggio
Carolrhoda Books
Publisher/ Author Submission
Peachtree
Nominated by: aquafortis
Reviewed by: Jennifer
THOMAS JEFFERSON BUILDS A LIBRARY
Calkins Creek Books
Publisher/ Author Submission
Reviewed by: Alice@Supratentorial | lwad
That’s a Possibility!: A Book About What Might Happen
Henry Holt
Nominated by: Mary McKenna Siddals
Reviewed by: Alice@Supratentorial | Ellen Zschunke | Franki
The Beatles Were Fab (and They Were Funny)
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Nominated by: Sarah Woodard
Reviewed by: Ellen Zschunke
The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos
Roaring Brook
Nominated by: diane
Reviewed by: 145lewis | Alice@Supratentorial | lwad | Roberta Gibson
The Case of the Vanishing Honeybees: A Scientific Mystery
Millbrook Press
Nominated by: Sarah Sammis
The Great Human Journey: Around the World in 22 Million Days (Adventures of the Museum Mice)
Bunker Hill Publishing
Nominated by: Terry Doherty
The Long, Long Journey: The Godwit’s Amazing Migration
Millbrook Press
Publisher/ Author Submission
Reviewed by: lwad
The Skull in the Rock: How a Scientist, a Boy, and Google Earth Opened a New Window on Human Origins
National Geographic Children’s Books
Nominated by: MotherReader
Reviewed by: Alice@Supratentorial
The Tapir Scientist: Saving South America’s Largest Mammal (Scientists in the Field Series)
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Nominated by: bevpdx
Reviewed by: 145lewis | Alice@Supratentorial | Ellen Zschunke | Jennifer
Tito Puente, Mambo King/Tito Puente, Rey del Mambo
Rayo
Nominated by: Jeff
Reviewed by: Alice@Supratentorial
Toilet: How It Works (My Readers. Level 4)
Roaring Brook
Nominated by: DaNae
Charlesbridge
Publisher/ Author Submission
Reviewed by: Alice@Supratentorial | lwad | Roberta Gibson
Charlesbridge
Publisher/ Author Submission
Reviewed by: Alice@Supratentorial
What Am I? Where Am I? (I Like to Read)
Holiday House
Nominated by: Mary Machado
Walker Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: Charlotte
Candlewick Press
Publisher/ Author Submission
Annick Press
Nominated by: Linda Baie
Reviewed by: Perogyo
When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop
Roaring Brook
Nominated by: 145lewis
Reviewed by: 145lewis | Alice@Supratentorial
Who Says Women Can’t Be Doctors?: The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell (Christy Ottaviano Books)
Henry Holt
Nominated by: Flowering Minds
Reviewed by: Alice@Supratentorial | lwad
Why Do We Fight: Conflict, War, and Peace
Owlkids Books
Publisher/ Author Submission
Wild Boy: The Real Life of the Savage of Aveyron
Candlewick Press
Nominated by: Shelf-employed
Wild Horse Scientists (Scientists in the Field Series)
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Nominated by: Maria Gianferrari
Reviewed by: Ellen Zschunke
You Never Heard of Willie Mays?!
Schwartz and Wade Books
Nominated by: Audrey Vernick
Reviewed by: Alice@Supratentorial | Carol | lwad
Ineligible
Bones Never Lie: How Forensics Helps Solve History’s Mysteries
Annick Press
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: Just discovered this is a duplicate nomination – a glitch in the system! It has been nominated and is eligible in YANF and will be judged there. JW
Nominated by: Marie
Buffalo Bird Girl: A Hidatsa Story
Publisher not defined
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: Published October 1, 2012. Eligible titles must be published between October 16, 2012 and October 15, 2013
Nominated by: Nancy Bo Flood
Cool World Cooking: Fun and Tasty Recipes for Kids
Publisher not defined
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: This certainly looks tasty (-:) but we don\’t accept instructional books
Publisher/ Author Submission
Publisher not defined
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: Publication date of June 2012; To be eligible, titles must be published between October 16 2012 and October 15 2013
Nominated by: SevenAcreSky
Draw Out the Story: Ten Secrets to Creating Your Own Comics
Publisher not defined
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: This one\’s a hard call, but I reviewed it and believe it is more instructional than informational and doesn\’t really have at least 50% narrative text.
Nominated by: Deb Nance at Readerbuzz
Hey, Charleston!: The True Story of the Jenkins Orphanage Band
Carolrhoda Books
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: Publication date Nov. 1, eligible titles must be published before Oct. 15, 2013. This title will be eligible next year!
Publisher/ Author Submission
Publisher not defined
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: This is an instructional, rather than informational or narrative title. Awesome but ineligible )-:
Nominated by: Anamaria (bookstogether)
Robotics
Discover the Science and Technology of the Future with 20 Projects
Nomad Press
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: Publication August 2012. To be eligible, titles must be published between October 16, 2012 and October 15, 2013.
Publisher/ Author Submission
Secret of the Village Fool, The
Publisher not defined
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: Publication date, September 2012. To be eligible, needs to be published on or after October 16, 2012.
Nominated by: Monica Kulling
Sneaky Art: Crafty Surprises to Hide in Plain Sight
Publisher not defined
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: This is a craft/art book. Nominated titles need to be at least 50% narrative nonfiction.
Nominated by: The Cath in the Hat
The Puppy Place: Guide to Puppies
Publisher not defined
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: This is instructional (how to choose and care for a pet) and as such is ineligible. Nominator may choose another title instead.
Nominated by: Camila
Publisher not defined
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: Publication date of 2011; To be eligible, titles must be published between October 16 2012 and October 15 2013
Nominated by: therelaxedmom
When Rivers Burned: The Earth Day Story
Apprentice Shop Books
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: Available only from publisher\’s website; does not meet \”widely available\” criteria.
Publisher/ Author Submission