Penguin Random House ALA Midwinter Award Winners & Honorees for Elementary Education
By Kaitlyn Spotts | February 17 2021 | General
(Newbery Medal Winner)
978-1-5247-1570-0
WINNER OF THE NEWBERY MEDAL • WINNER OF THE ASIAN/PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD FOR CHILDREN'S LITERATURE • #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWould you make a deal with a magical tiger? This uplifting story brings Korean folklore to life as a girl goes on a quest to unlock the power of stories and save her grandmother.
$17.99 US
Jan 28, 2020
Hardcover
304 Pages
Random House Books for Young Readers
978-1-9848-1568-2
*Newbery Honor Book* A candid and fierce middle grade novel about sisterhood and sexual abuse, by two-time Newbery Honor winner and #1 New York Times best seller Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, author of The War that Saved My LifeKirkus Prize FinalistBoston Globe Best Book of the YearHorn Book Fanfare Best Book of the YearSchool Library Journal Best Book of the YearBooklist Best Book of the YearKirkus Best Book of the YearBookPage Best Book of the YearNew York Public Library Best Book of the YearChicago Public Library Best Book of the YearGolden Kite Honor BookRise: Feminist Book Project SelectionALSC Notable BookCooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) Choices SelectionJunior Library Guild Selection "Fighting Words is raw, it is real, it is necessary, a must-read for children and their adults--a total triumph in all ways." —Holly Goldberg Sloan, New York Times bestselling author of Counting by 7s
$17.99 US
Aug 11, 2020
Hardcover
272 Pages
Dial Books
978-1-9848-1378-7
The Caldecott Honor-winning true story of Mohammad Alaa Aljaleel, who in the midst of the Syrian Civil War courageously offered safe haven to Aleppo's abandoned cats.
$17.99 US
Apr 14, 2020
Hardcover
40 Pages
G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
- English Language Arts > Nonfiction > Autobiography / Biography > Social Activists
- Social Studies & History > Communities, Family, and Me > Culture & Society > Social Activism
- Social Studies & History > Communities, Family, and Me > Social Topics > Emigration & Immigration
- Social Studies & History > Influential People > Politics > Social Activists
- Social Studies & History > People & Places by Region > Middle East
978-0-399-54543-6
WINNER OF THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD WINNER OF THE CORETTA SCOTT KING AUTHOR AWARDNational Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson's stirring novel-in-verse explores how a family moves forward when their glory days have passed and the cost of professional sports on Black bodies.
$17.99 US
Sep 01, 2020
Hardcover
176 Pages
Nancy Paulsen Books
Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box
978-0-451-48154-2
For African American women, the fight for the right to vote was only one battle. This Coretta Scott King Author Honor book tells the important, overlooked story of black women as a force in the suffrage movement--when fellow suffragists did not accept them as equal partners in the struggle.
$19.99 US
Apr 21, 2020
Hardcover
176 Pages
Viking Books for Young Readers
978-0-525-55582-7
An overbearing older sibling can really be a bear, but the child in this understated, gently humorous story finds out that they can have their advantages, too.
$17.99 US
Mar 10, 2020
Hardcover
32 Pages
Dial Books
978-0-8234-4559-2
Winner of the Schneider Family Book AwardBoston Globe-Horn Book Award Winner What if words got stuck in the back of your mouth whenever you tried to speak? What if they never came out the way you wanted them to? Sometimes it takes a change of perspective to get the words flowing.A New York Times Best Children's Book of the Year
$18.99 US
Sep 01, 2020
Hardcover
40 Pages
Neal Porter Books
978-0-525-55418-9
In this perfectly pitched novel-in-letters, Vivy Cohen won't let autism stop her from playing baseball--not when she has a major-league star as her pen pal.
$17.99 US
Feb 25, 2020
Hardcover
336 Pages
Dial Books
978-0-525-55391-5
National Book Award FinalistHeartbreak and hope exist together in this remarkable graphic novel about growing up in a refugee camp, as told by a Somali refugee to the Newbery Honor-winning creator of Roller Girl.
$22.99 US
Apr 14, 2020
Hardcover
264 Pages
Dial Books
- English Language Arts > Fiction > Graphic Novels > Realistic
- English Language Arts > Fiction > People & Places by Region > Africa
- English Language Arts > Fiction > Social Themes > Emigration & Immigration
- Social Studies & History > Communities, Family, and Me > Social Topics > Emigration & Immigration
The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera
978-0-8234-4285-0
Robert F. Sibert Medal Winner Take to the sky with Apis, one honeybee, as she embarks on her journey through life!
$18.99 US
Feb 04, 2020
Hardcover
40 Pages
Neal Porter Books
The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity's Greatest Adventure
978-0-525-64741-6
LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • YALSA EXCELLENCE IN NONFICTION FINALIST • A ROBERT F. SIBERT HONOR BOOKThis beautifully illustrated, oversized guide to the people and technology of the moon landing by award-winning author/illustrator John Rocco (illustrator of the Percy Jackson series) is a must-have for space fans, classrooms, and tech geeks.
$29.99 US
Oct 06, 2020
Hardcover
264 Pages
Crown Books for Young Readers
978-1-5247-7187-4
Winner of the American Library Association's 2021 Asian/Pacific American Award for Best Picture Book! An inspiring picture-book biography of animator Tyrus Wong, the Chinese American immigrant responsible for bringing Disney's Bambi to life.
$17.99 US
Sep 24, 2019
Hardcover
40 Pages
Schwartz & Wade
- English Language Arts > Fiction > Social Themes > Emigration & Immigration
- English Language Arts > Nonfiction > Autobiography / Biography > The Arts
- Social Studies & History > History > United States > 20th Century
- Social Studies & History > Influential People > The Arts > Art
- The Arts > Art > Notable Artists
978-0-451-47889-4
An Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Honor Book Meet Danbi, the new girl at school!
$17.99 US
Jul 07, 2020
Hardcover
40 Pages
Viking Books for Young Readers
- English Language Arts > Fiction > People & Places by Group > Asian American
- English Language Arts > Fiction > Social Institutions > School & Education
- English Language Arts > Fiction > Social Themes > Emigration & Immigration
- English Language Arts > Fiction > Social Themes > Emotions & Feelings
- English Language Arts > Fiction > Social Themes > Friendship
- Social Studies & History > Communities, Family, and Me > About me > Emotions & Feelings
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A Passover Tale with a Tail
978-1-58089-882-9
Winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award and the National Jewish Book Award, Welcoming Elijah by celebrated author Lesléa Newman, unites a young boy and a stray kitten in a warm, lyrical story about Passover, family, and friendship.
$17.99 US
Jan 28, 2020
Hardcover
32 Pages
Charlesbridge
978-0-7352-6498-4
A 2020 Geisel Honor book! Papa Fox is looking for Baby Fox, who is just out of his sight . . . but not ours! An adorable, interactive read-aloud for fans of Are You My Mother?
$17.99 US
Jan 07, 2020
Hardcover
40 Pages
Tundra Books
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