Showing 1–3 of 3 titles

• Audience: Older
• List: Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal
• Award year: 2019

• 

  The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science

  By Joyce Sidman

  On pages featuring Merian's illustrations, this inviting volume demonstrates how her fascination with observing life cycles led her to create realistic and detailed drawings that changed scientific research.

  • Nonfiction, History, Science, Biography
  • Notable Children's Books 2019, Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2019 (Medal Winner)
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9780544717138
• 

  Spooked! How a Radio Broadcast and The War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America

  By Gail Jarrow

  Brought to life with the immediacy of a science fiction film, Spooked! relays the development and radio production of Welles's classic. Panicked first-person accounts record the hysteria and embarrassment of the duped public's reactions to “fake news,” propaganda and censorship.

  • Nonfiction, History, Arts, Visual Arts
  • Notable Children's Books 2019, Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2019 (Honor Title)
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9781629797762
• 

  The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees

  By Don Brown

  This graphic novel account of the Syrian refugee crisis examines both the horror and the hope of the world's response.

  • Nonfiction, History, Graphic Novels, Refugees
  • Notable Children's Books 2019, Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2019 (Honor Title)
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9781328810151