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NCTE Orbis Pictus Award

The NCTE Orbis Pictus Award was established in 1989 for promoting and recognizing excellence in the writing of nonfiction for children. The name Orbis Pictus commemorates the work of Johannes Amos Comenius, Orbis Pictus—The World in Pictures (1658), considered to be the first book actually planned for children.

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	Amazing Life of Benjamin Franklin by James Cross Giblin from Scholastic Inc. for 1st-4th grade 2001 NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book in Biographies (Location: BIO) $6.79 $3.60 (1 in stock)
	Children of the Dust Bowl True Story of the School at Weedpatch Camp by Jerry Stanley from Crown Publishers for 2nd-5th grade 1993 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award in Great Depression (1929-1939) (Location: HISA-20GD) $9.34
	John Muir: America's First Environmentalist by Kathryn Lasky, Illustrated by Stan Fellows from Candlewick Press for 3rd-6th grade 2007 NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book in Biographies (Location: BIO) $5.09
	Leonardo da Vinci by Diane Stanley from HarperCollins Biography for 3rd-6th grade 1997 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award in Biographies (Location: BIO) $10.19
	Martin's Big Words by Doreen Rappaport Reprint from Hyperion Press for 1st-3rd grade 2002 Caldecott Honor Book, NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book, Coretta Scott King Award in Biographies (Location: BIO) $7.64
	Michelangelo by Diane Stanley from HarperCollins Picture Book Biography for 2nd-4th grade 2001 NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book in Biographies (Location: BIO) $8.49 $4.80 (2 in stock)

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