Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday - Nerdy Book Club 2013 Nerdy Award Finalists - Nonfiction Picture Books


The voting for the 2013 Nerdy Awards is currently open.  I was excited to see the finalists in the Nonfiction Picture Book Award category.  Nearly every book has been featured in some kind of post on my blog this year.  Check out the Nonfiction Picture Book Finalists, and don't forget to vote. 



A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin by Jen Bryant, illustrated by Melissa Sweet


Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers’ Strike of 1909 by Michelle Markel, illustrated by Melissa Sweet


Building Our House by Jonathan Bean


Daredevil: The Daring Life of Betty Skelton by Meghan McCarthy


Frog Song by Brenda Z. Guiberson, illustrated by Gennady Spirin


Lifetime: The Amazing Numbers in Animals’ Lives by Lola M. Schaefer, illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal


Look Up: Bird Watching in Your Own Backyard by Annette LeBlanc Cate


Miss Moore Thought Otherwise: How Anne Carroll Moore Created Libraries for Children by Jan Pinborough, illustrated by Debby Atwell


No Monkeys, No Chocolate by Melissa Stewart and Allen Young, illustrated by Nicole Wong


On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein by Jennifer Berne, illustrated by Vladimir Radunsky


Parrots Over Puerto Rico by Susan L. Roth


Something to Prove: The Great Satchel Paige Vs. Rookie Joe DiMaggio by Rob Skead, illustrated by Floyd Cooper

The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos by Deborah Heiligman, illustrated by LeUyen Pham


The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever by H. Joseph Hopkins, illustrated by Jill McElmurry


Who Says Women Can’t Be Doctors?: The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell by Tanya Lee Stone, illustrated by Marjorie Priceman

So, many of these are favorites, I just don't know how to vote.  What are your favorites from this list?

And don't forget to link up your nonfiction reviews: