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LIFE IN THE BOREAL FOREST

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Guiberson
Author's First Name: 
Brenda
Illustrator's First Name: 
Gennady
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Spirin
Publisher: 
Holt
Publication Date: 
2009

Exquisitely detailed and stunningly realistic illustrations combine with a lyrical text to capture the complexity of life within this unique, yet diminishing, ecosystem, whose resources are threatened by ever encroaching human development.

MOONSHOT: THE FLIGHT OF APOLLO 11

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Floca
Author's First Name: 
Brian
Publisher: 
Atheneum
Publication Date: 
2009

Spare text and stunning watercolors in an oversized format convey the extraordinary effort it took to send men to the moon. The familiar moon in Earth's sky frames a story that contrasts the cramped interior of the rockets with the vastness of space.

NIC BISHOP BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS

NIC BISHOP BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Bishop
Author's First Name: 
Nic
Publisher: 
Scholastic
Publication Date: 
2009

Vibrant photographs and informative prose take readers on an exciting exploration of the diverse world of butterflies and moths, covering many intriguing details and fun facts about their characteristics, habitat, diet and life-cycle

LIFE ON EARTH - AND BEYOND: AN ASTROBIOLOGIST'S QUEST

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Turner
Author's First Name: 
Pamela S.
Publisher: 
Charlesbridge
Publication Date: 
2008

Part scientist, part detective, astrobiologist Chris McKay looks for organisms in extreme, even hostile, environments hoping to unlock the mystery of how life might survive on Mars and beyond.

THE MYSTERIOUS UNIVERSE: SUPERNOVAE, DARK ENERGY, AND BLACK HOLES

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Jackson
Author's First Name: 
Ellen
Illustrator's First Name: 
Nic
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Bishop
Publisher: 
Houghton Mifflin
Publication Date: 
2008

Join astronomer, teacher, and researcher Alex Filippenko and the High-Z Supernova Search team as they investigate celestial anomalies. Striking NASA photographs amplify the clear, logically organized text in this latest entry in the Scientists in the Field series.

BODIES FROM THE ICE: MELTING GLACIERS AND THE RECOVERY OF THE PAST

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Deem
Author's First Name: 
James M.
Publisher: 
Houghton Mifflin
Publication Date: 
2008

Scientists are able to peer into the past as global warming and retreating glaciers gradually reveal the remains of early humans. An intriguing companion to the author's earlier Bodies from the Ash and Bodies from the Bog.

NIC BISHOP FROGS

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Bishop
Author's First Name: 
Nic
Publisher: 
Scholastic
Publication Date: 
2008

Red, yellow, blue, and green frogs leap through this master photographer’s paean to these lively amphibians. An engaging text amplifies the visual experience and includes fascinating information about how the pictures were taken.

Redwoods

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Chin
Author's First Name: 
Jason
Publisher: 
Flash Point
Publication Date: 
2009
2013 Nomination (not yet selected): 

Chin uses an imaginative story with beautiful illustrations to present factual information about the coast redwoods. The text is clear and concise. The watercolor illustrations are detailed and use varying perspectives to portray a visual narrative. Past and present are blended with urban and natural worlds to convey the majesty and endurance of the tree and its forest.

A boy becomes magically immersed into the life, history and majesty of the California Redwood rainforest after finding a book titled “Redwoods” on a bench in the city subway. Realistic watercolor illustrations are paired with an imaginative blend of nonfiction and fantasy.

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