Showing 1–2 of 2 titles

• Audience: Younger
• List: Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal
• Award year: 2014

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  Locomotive

  By Brian Floca

  Accompany a family on an unforgettable weeklong train trip from Omaha to Sacramento in 1869. Flowing, detailed blank verse text and warm, thoroughly researched illustrations fuel the adventure. ALL ABOARD! for this stunning aural and visual celebration of early rail travel.

  • Nonfiction, History, US History
  • Randolph Caldecott Medal 2014 (Medal Winner), Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2014 (Honor Title)
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9781416994152
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  Parrots over Puerto Rico

  By Susan L. Roth, Cindy Trumbore

  “Parrots over Puerto Rico,” published by LEE & LOW BOOKS Inc., is the story of the rescue and return of the Puerto Rican parrot, a species once so abundant it blotted out the sun.  Through the efforts of a valiant, dedicated and committed team of scientists and island residents the fate of this native bird is now inching out of extinction.

  • Nonfiction, Science, Animals
  • Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2014 (Medal Winner)
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9781620140048