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__The Robert F. Sibert Medal__ <em><img width="177" alt="The Robert Sibert Medal" src="http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/sibertmedal/sibertseal_noshadow%20.gif" title="Sibert Award" height="177" /></em>

_The Sibert Award and Honor Awards are presented to the authors of the most distinguished informational children's books published the previous year._

__Award Terms:__
<li>Poetry and traditional literature (e.g., folktales) are not eligible. There are no other limitations as to the character of the book providing it is an original work. </li><li>Honor books may be named. They are books that are also truly distinguished. </li><li>The award is restricted to authors, author/illustrator, co-authors, or author and illustrator named on the title page who are citizens or residents of the United States. </li><li>The award is restricted to original work first published in the United States. </li><li>The committee is to consider in its deliberations only books eligible for the award as specified in the terms. </li><li>The award may be given posthumously.</li>

*Award Criteria:*
<li>In identifying the most distinguished informational book for children from the preceding year, committee members consider important elements and qualities:

   1 Excellent, engaging, and distinctive use of language.
   1 Excellent, engaging, and distinctive visual presentation.
   1 Appropriate organization and documentation.
   1 Clear, accurate, and stimulating presentation of facts, concepts, and ideas.
   1 Appropriate style of presentation for subject and for intended audience.
   1 Supportive features (index, table of contents, maps, timelines, etc).
   1 Respectful and of interest to children.
</li><li>Not every book relies equally on every element. The committee need not find excellence in every element listed above but only in those relevant to the book. </li><li>The book must be a self-contained entity, not dependent on other media for enjoyment. </li><li>The Sibert Award is presented to honor distinguished informational books for children. The award is not presented for didactic intent or for popularity.</li>

*Things We Found Interesting about the Sibert Award*

While reading our books for this award, we noticed a few common factors to their classification as Sibert Honor Books and Medal Winners. Essentially, all of these books can be categorized as informational books. Yet one thing that caught us off guard, was that each book had a story to tell. Each work had a plot and obstacles to overcome. While some of the books on the Sibert list seemed daunting and a bit boring at first, each book was enthralling, and we found ourselves becoming engrossed in reading each of them. Some of us read more of the books just for fun! Many of the books can be placed in their own genres, such as autobiography, history, science, and art. The common link between these genres, however, was the historicism behind each piece. Each piece had a true back story, one that helped develop the main characters of each work, and each of the back stories were based on historical fact. Also, one key link between the science based books was that in each one, there were diagrams, detailed photos, and charts, making it easier for young readers to understand the material. As they were informational, each book was filled with definitions unlike typical textbooks. The writers would say a concept, or a technical term, and then define it within the context of the work. This technique made each book exceptionally easy to read.

While reading each of the award winning books, we found that the award generally showed privilege to those books that shared a theme of overcoming racism. Some examples of this include, <em>Freedom Riders, Claudette Colvin, When Marian Sang, and We are the Ship. </em>In each of these books we found that the main characters, as well as the overall plot of the story, was to shine light on the obstacles that were to be overcome despite the odds against them. In _Freedom Riders,_ part of the overwhelming power of the story was the relationship between a black man and a white man during the civil rights movement. Not only was this a time turmoil for blacks but the book also showed the trials faced by those whites who were against the segregation of public facilities. In _When Marian Sang_,the biggest obstacle not only for Marian but for most African Americans in the early 1930s was getting others to judge their character and not the color of their skin. Standing in front of the Abraham Lincoln memorial singing "America" , Marian overcame racism and showed others that they can too. In <em>We are the Ship, </em>the only people who were able to play professional baseball was white players. African Americans decided to create a league of their own and start to travel places. The conditions of their traveling was horrible. They weren't allowed to eat in restaurants, sleep in hotels, and buses were cramped and uncomfortable. Although they face racism constantly, they got to play baseball which was the most important thing to them.

Another theme that we found while reading each of the award and honor books, were they gave privilege to activism. Books such as _Pedro and Me,The Voice That Challenged a Nation..._ In each of these books we found that the main objective of each character, was to spread a message by getting people involoved in their cause. In _Pedro and Me,_ Pedro becomes an activist for the HIV cause by giving information on how to prevent contracting this disease and how to treat those living with HIV. With the help from his Real World roomates they were able to shatter the myths and fears of society. Also, in _The Voice That Challenged a Nation_, Marian Anderson fights through the struggle of being an African American woman trying to make it as a singer. During this time Civil Rights was being fought heavily throughout our nation and Marian Anderson helped to spread the message that it's okay to be African American and that she should have the same rights as any other American.

The last theme our books share are ground breaking historical events. These events can be new inventions or events that change the course of history. Some examples include, _Vincent Van Gogh, We are the Ship, The Longitude Prize..._ In _Vincent Van Gogh,_ as a painter he used color to express emotion and mood. Other artists during that time were making realistic paintings and colors. Vincents technique and style was unheard of, which led to alot of people not liking his work. In <em>We are the Ship, </em>Jackie Robinson signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1945 and was the first African American to play professional baseball. Jackie Robinson faced racism head and fought back. If he didn't, the chances of other African Americans abilitly to play baseball would have never happened. In _The Longitude Prize_ the British Parliament offered a prize of 20,000 pounds to the person who could invent a simple device to determine longitude while out at sea. Fifty years after the prize was offered, there were two people who invented devices. In the end the self-educated man named John Harrison won the prize for the seagoing clock that he invented.

<strong><font color="#1e90ff"> *Award Winning and Nominated Books* </font></strong>

<em><img width="150" alt="Penguin Book Cover" src="http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:5GRyD2B0wTY2KM:http://www.antarcticconnection.com/ab1583000equick/images/books/myseason2.jpg" title="My Seasons With Penguins" height="163" /></em>

__My Season with Penguins__

__By Sophie Webb__

__2001 Honor Book__

_My season with Penguins is a compilation of an artists journey. Sophie Webb travels to the cold climate plain of Antartica. Throughout her_ _two-month stay she observes, records and draws her new found animal friends._

<em><img width="110" alt="bb" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0689831838.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg" title="Brooklyn Bridge" height="101" /></em>

__The Brooklyn Bridge__

__By Lynn Curlee__

__2002 Honor Book__

_Brooklyn Bridge provides detailed information on the process of how the Brooklyn Bridge was built. A fourteen-year project now stands as on of the most_ _popular world landmarks._

<em><img width="150" alt="Hole Book Cover" src="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/x3/x19269.jpg" style="width: 137px; height: 167px" title="hole in My Life" height="230" /></em>

__Hole in My Life__

__By Jack Gantos__

<em><strong>2003 Honor Book<br /></strong></em>

_After being imprisoned at a young age, Jack Gantos re-tells his story of how he turned his life around and became the man he is today._

<em><img width="150" alt="ballerina Book Cover" src="http://www.personal.psu.edu/rmc5071/blogs/rachel_cantones_elementary_education_e-portfolio/assets_c/2009/06/Picture%202-thumb-316x479-57420.png" style="width: 136px; height: 168px" title="To Dance" height="227" /></em>

__To Dance: A Ballerina's Graphic Novel__

__By Siena Cherson Siegel__

<em><strong>2007 Honor Book<br /></strong></em>

_This is a story of Siena Siegel, her dream of becoming a prima ballerina, and how she overcame her obstacles to make her dream a reality._

<em><img width="150" alt="Alice on Bike Book cover" src="http://www.bcplib.org/images/Kids/Book%20Images/What%20to%20Do%20About%20Alice.jpg" style="width: 130px; height: 169px" title="What to DO About Alice" height="210" /> </em>

__What to Do About Alice__

__By Barbra Kerley__

__2009 Medal Winner__

_This is an entertaining bibliography about Alice, President Theodore Rooesevelts daughter and their chaotic life in the WHite House._

<em><img width="150" alt="world" src="http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/8/2/1316215/teammoon.jpg" style="width: 126px; height: 166px" title="Nicoles Book" height="166" /> </em>

__Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon__

__By Catherine Thimmesh__

__2007 Medal Winner__

_This is an in depth behind the scenes look into the first Apollo moon landing, from the first ideas to the final landing._

<em><img width="125" alt="storyteller" src="http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/8/2/1316215/sequoyah.jpg" style="width: 125px; height: 164px" title="Nicole Book" height="181" /> </em>

__Sequoyah__

__By James Rumford__

__2005 Honor Book__

_In 1958 a crippled Sequoyah struggles to create the Cherokee writing system._

<em><img width="155" alt="Spider" src="http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/8/2/1316215/tarscientist.gif" style="width: 160px; height: 111px" title="Nicoles Book" height="130" /> </em>

__The Tarantula Scientist__

__By Sy Montogomery__

__2005 Honor Book__

_This is a documentary of Sam Marshall's research and findings, dealing with the tarantula._

<em><img width="124" alt="americanplague.jpg" src="%ATTACHURL%/americanplague.jpg" style="width: 144px; height: 136px" height="156" /></em>

__An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793__

__By Jim Murphy__

__2004 Medal Winner__

_Yellow Fever epidemic in 1793 was a deadly outbreak of influenza in Philadelphia that killed thousands of people, and forced President Washington to flee the city in its time of need._

<em><img width="130" alt="sixdaysuse.jpg" src="%ATTACHURL%/sixdaysuse.jpg" height="144" /> </em>

__Six Days in October: The Stock Market Crash of 1929__

__By Karen Blumenthal__

__2003 Honor Book__

_A compilation of stories from people who seen the effects of Black Tuesday and the Crash of '29._

<em><img width="121" alt="blackpotatoes.JPG" src="%ATTACHURL%/blackpotatoes.JPG" style="width: 123px; height: 155px" height="116" /> </em>

__Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850__

__By Susan Campbell Bartoletti__

__2002 Medal Winner__

_A historical account of the mid-19th century mystery that rendered the staple diet of the Irish inedible, killing one million and sending two million refugees abroad._

<em><img width="157" alt="hitleryouth.jpg" src="%ATTACHURL%/hitleryouth.jpg" style="width: 148px; height: 188px" height="215" /> </em>

__Hitler Youth: Growing up in Hitler's Shadow__

__By Susan Campbell Bartoletti__

__2006 Honor Book__

_The recounting of growing up in Nazi-Germany, and the excitement and fury surrounding the notorious Hitler Youth. It explores the memories of those who lived during the Third Reich's rise to power and its ultimate demise._

<em><img width="113" alt="survivinghitleruse.jpg" src="%ATTACHURL%/survivinghitleruse.jpg" style="width: 113px; height: 149px" height="186" /> </em>

__Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps__

__By Andrea Warren__

__2002 Honor Book__

_Jack recounts surviving Hitler's rise to power and the horrible atrocities of the death camps._

<em><img width="201" alt="secrethunley.jpg" src="%ATTACHURL%/secrethunley.jpg" height="136" /> </em>

__Secrets of a Civil War Submarine: Solving the Mysteries of the H.L. Hunley__

__By Sally M. Walker__

__2008 Medal Winner__

_A scientific and historic exploration of the Civil War submarine H.L. Hunley, the first sub to destroy an enemy ship, and also the search and reclamation of the Hunley after its discovery in Charleston Bay in 1995._

<em><img width="187" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll287/NicoleOlivaresHill/ifacethewind.jpg" style="width: 125px; height: 164px" height="269" border="0" /> </em>

__I Face The Wind__

__By Vicki Cobb__

<em><strong>2004 Honor Book<br /></strong></em>

_This book introduces the wind, how it works and functions, through a series of hands-on activities it teaches how to understand something you cannot see._

<em><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll287/NicoleOlivaresHill/thewall.jpg" border="0" /> </em>

__The Wall: Growing Up behind the Iron Curtain__

__by Peter Sís__

__2008 Medal Winner__

_A young Czechoslovakian boy must creatively express himself in order to deal with the chaos of the Cold war._

<em><img width="100" alt="Friendship, Loss and What I Learned" src="http://rgr-static1.tangentlabs.co.uk/images/bau/97808050/9780805064032/100/0/plain/pedro-and-me-friendship-loss-and-what-i-learned.jpg" title="Pedro and Me" height="149" /> </em>

__Pedro and Me: Friendship, Loss and What I Learned&lt;/strong__

__By Judd Winick__

__2001 Honor Book__

_Pedro and Me is a tale about a young man's journey to bring health awareness to young people._

<em><strong><img width="114" alt="The storm that changed america" src="http://www.audiobooksonline.com/media/ss_size3/Blizzard_The_Storm_that_Changed_America_Jim_Murphy_unabridged_compact_discs.jpg" title="Blizzard!" height="105" /> </strong></em>

__Blizzard! The Storm That Changed America__

__By Jim Murphy__

__2001 Honor Book__

A strong storm hits the Northeastern States of the U.S. unexpectedly in the late 1800's.

<em><strong><img width="126" alt="Joan Dash" src="http://img.fkcdn.com/img/362/9780374346362.jpg" title="The Longitude Prize" height="150" /> </strong></em>

__The Longitude Prize__

__By Joan Dash__

__2001 Honor Book__

A prize is offered for a simple and practical device that could determine longitude to the sailors in the early 1700's.

<em><strong><img width="100" alt="El Dorado" src="http://bookwizard.scholastic.com/content/media/products/72/9780395848272_sm.jpg" title="Sir walter ralegh" height="110" /> </strong></em>

__Sir Walter Ralegh and the Quest for El Dorado__

__By Marc Aronson__

__2001 Medal Winner__

This award winning book covers Sir Walter Ralegh's biography and his quest to find the mythological city of El Dorado. 

<strong><em><img width="109" alt="A portrait of a man with a hat" src="http://images.ebookmall.com/lsi/s-image/5/5552029445.jpg" title="Vincent van gogh" height="160" /> </em></strong>

__Vincent Van Gogh: Portrait of an Artist__

__By Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan__

__2002 Honor Book__

Vincent Van Gogh had a hard time living up to his families expectations. By being an outcast, it gave him the drive and passion to paint masterpieces

<em><strong><img width="144" alt="Young african american woman with eyes closed" src="http://bookwizard.scholastic.com/content/media/products/74/9780439269674_lg.jpg" title="When marian sang" height="158" /> </strong></em>

__When Marian Sang__

__By Pam Muñoz__

__2003 Honor Book__

_Marian must break down the walls of racism by using, the only weapon she has, her voice._

<em><strong><img width="100" alt="Jackson Pollock painting" src="http://www.childrenslit.com/childrenslit/gif/0761316825actionjackson.gif" title="Action Jackson" height="105" /> </strong></em>

__Action Jackson__

__By Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan__

__2003 Honor Book__

Jackson Pollock changed the way an artist approached a canvas.

<em><strong><img width="106" alt="Portrait of a man in a farm hat" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170279598m/45292.jpg" title="Walt Whitman" height="140" /> </strong></em>

__Walt Whitman: Words for America__

__By Barbara Kerley__

__2005 Honor Book__

_Walt Whitman, a proud American writer, does his part to honor the voice of America and its president, Abraham LIncoln, during the Civil War and time immediately following._

<em><strong><img width="100" alt="Marian Anderson struggle for equal rights" src="http://rgr-static1.tangentlabs.co.uk/images/bau/97806181/9780618159765/100/0/plain/voice-that-challenged-a-nation-marian-anderson-and-the-struggle-for-equal-rights.jpg" title="The Voice that Challenged a Nation" height="130" /> </strong></em>

__The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights__

__By Russel Freedman__

__2005 Medal Winner__

Marian Anderson, an African American woman, explains in this documentary the hardships she faced while acheiving her goal to become a professional singer.

<em><strong><img width="105" alt="New Guinea kangaroo" src="http://kids.denverlibrary.org/assets/fun/award07/kangaroo.gif" title="Quest for the Tree Kangaroo" height="105" /> </strong></em>

__Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea__

__By Sy Montgomery__

__2007 Honor Book__

Scientist Lisa Dabek studies the rare Matschie's tree kangaroo in the tall trees of the Papua New Guinea rainforest.

<em><strong><img width="100" alt="John Lewis and Jim Zwerg" src="http://www.wla.lib.wi.us/yss/Images/Book%20Awards/Ann%20Bausum/freedomriders_small.jpg" title="Freedom Riders" height="125" /> </strong></em>

__Freedom Riders: John Lewis and Jim Zwerg on the Front Lines of the Civil Rights Movement&lt;/em__

__By Ann Bausum__

__2007 Honor Book__

_John Lewis and Jim Zwerg, a black and white man, make a stand against racism during the 1960's civil rights movement._

<em><strong><img width="100" alt="A six eye spider" src="http://www.stoneridgelibrary.org/www_graphics_srl/photos/BookCovers/NicBishop%20Spiders.jpg" title="Spiders" height="139" /> </strong></em>

__Spiders__

__By Nic Bishop__

__2008 Honor Book__

An interesting picture and fact filled book about the different types of spiders.

<strong><em><img width="100" alt="Read and black boat" src="http://kids.denverlibrary.org/assets/fun/award08/lightship.jpg" title="Lightship" height="100" /> </em></strong>

__Lightship__

__By Brian Floca__

__2008 Honor Book__

A journey through the ships that guide the way on the ocean for larger ships is explained in this factual, yet picturual book.

<em><strong><img width="145" alt="Melting Glaciers" src="http://www2.husd4.k12.il.us/Teacher/Library/BookCovers/bcBodiesIce.jpg" title="Bodies from the Ice" height="120" /> </strong></em>

__Bodies from the Ice: Melting Glaciers and the Recovery of the Past__

__By James M. Deem__

__2009 Honor Book__

The worlds glaciers have been rapidly melting. As the glaciers are forming slushy ice water, hidden treasures from the past are being revealed.

<em><strong><img width="185" alt="negro league baseball" src="http://www.childrenslit.com/childrenslit/images/9780786808328_we_are_the_ship.jpg" title="We are the ship" height="185" /> </strong></em>

__We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball__

__By Kadir Nelson__

__2009 Medal Winner__

Segregation forced African Americans to play baseball in a separate league. With self control and determination, Jackie Robinson gave African Americans a chance to finally be able to play professional baseball.

<em><strong><img width="141" alt="Women who chaged history" src="http://www.ci.el-paso.tx.us/library/reference/pathfinders/images/wia_almost_astronauts.jpg" title="Almsot astronauts" height="154" /> </strong></em>

__Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream__

__By Tanya Lee Stone__

__2010 Medal Winner__

13 women dreamed to fly to the moon and now as they watched one of their own shooting into space they realized their dream was now a reality.

<em><strong><img width="114" alt="Joe and Bob Switzer" src="http://www.weberpl.lib.ut.us/book_cover/9781570916731/cover.jpg" title="Day-Glo Brothers" height="148" /> </strong></em>

__The Day-Glo Brothers: The True Story of Bob and Joe Switzer's Bright Ideas and Brand New Colors__

__By Chris Barton__

__2010 Honor Book__

_Joe Switzer wanted to make his magic act better. With the help of his brother Bob, they created a fluorescent paint that is used on signs and store windows._

<em><strong><img width="185" alt="Apolo 11" src="http://www.childrenslit.com/childrenslit/images/9781416950462_moonshot.jpg" title="Moonshot" height="206" /> </strong></em>

__Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11__

__By Brian Floca__

__2010 Honor Book__

_Apollo 13 was an important space shuttle launch. In this exciting book, the reader will encounter a first hand look into the spacecrafts flight._

<em><strong><img width="185" alt="Twice toward justice" src="http://www.childrenslit.com/childrenslit/images/9780374313227_claudette_colvin_twice_toward_justice.jpg" title="Claudette Colvin" height="202" /> </strong></em>

__Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice__

__By Phillip Hoose__

__2010 Honor Book__

_Claudette Colvin, a black teen during the civil rights movement, must face the racial prejudice of her time and overcome obstacles to stand up for what she believes in._

<strong><em><img width="151" alt="hitler" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0_SJ0uO6DHU/RriEHsVFQ_I/AAAAAAAAA9c/yNbllI3vPZw/s200/hitler.gif" title="the life and death of adolf hitler" height="200" /></em> </strong>

__The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler__

__By James Cross Giblin__

__2003 Medal Winner__
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