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Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2012

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Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2012

The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal was awarded for the first time in 2001 to Marc Aronson for SIR WALTER RALEIGH AND THE QUEST FOR EL DORADO. It is given to honor the authors, illustrators and/or photographers of the most distinguished informational book published for children in the preceding year. Informational books are defined as those written and illustrated to present, organize and interpret documentable factual material. The award is named in honor of Robert F. Sibert, the long-time President of Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc. of Jacksonville, Illinois.

-The winner of the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal is BALLOONS OVER BROADWAY: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade written and illustrated by Melissa Sweet.

-Four Robert F. Sibert Honor Books were named: BLACK & WHITE: The Confrontation Between Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene “Bull” Connor by Larry Dane Brimner; DRAWING FROM MEMORY written and illustrated by Allen Say; THE ELEPHANT SCIENTIST written by Caitlin O’Connell and Donna M. Jackson, photographs by Caitlin O’Connell and Timothy Rodwell; and WITCHES!: The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem written and illustrated by Rosalyn Schanzer.

Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade by Melissa Sweet - Children's

 

Who invented the first balloons for Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade? Who first invented these “upside-down puppets”? Melissa Sweet tells the story of the puppeteer Tony Sarg and his long-lasting gift to America --- the inspired helium balloons that would become the trademark of Macy’s Parade.

Black and White: The Confrontation between Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene "Bull" Connor by Larry Dane Brimner - History

 

In the 1950s and early 60s, Birmingham, Alabama became known as Bombingham. At the center of this violent time in the fight for civil rights, and standing at opposite ends, were Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene "Bull" Connor. Author Larry Dane Brimner first covers each man's life and then brings them together to show how their confrontation brought about significant change to the southern city. 

Drawing From Memory by Allen Say - Creative Nonfiction

 

Caldecott Medalist Allen Say presents a graphic novel chronicling his journey as an artist during WWII, when he apprenticed under Noro Shinpei, Japan’s premier cartoonist.

The Elephant Scientist (Scientists in the Field Series) by Donna M. Jackson and Caitlin O'Connell Rodwell - Science

 

Camouflaged and peering through binoculars, Caitlin O'Connell --- the American scientist who traveled to Namibia to study African elephants in their natural habitat --- could not believe what she was seeing --- “the mother of all elephants” --- an observation that would guide O’Connell to a groundbreaking discovery.

Witches: The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem by Rosalyn Schanzer - Fiction

 

In the little colonial town of Salem Village, Massachusetts, two girls began to twitch, mumble, and contort their bodies into strange shapes. The doctor tried every remedy, but nothing cured the young Puritans. He grimly announced the dire diagnosis: the girls were bewitched! And then the accusations began.