Awards & Reviews
The Elephant Scientist
(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
2012 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal Honor
School Library Journal, starred review
- 2012 Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children, K-12
- A Junior Library Guild Selection
- The John Burroughs Association Literary Awards, Nature Books for Young Readers Award
WHAT'S SO FUNNY? MAKING SENSE OF HUMOR
(Viking, June 2011)
- A Junior Library Guild Selection
- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Extreme Scientists
Exploring Nature's Mysteries from Perilous Places
(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Booklist, starred review
- A Junior Library Guild Selection
- Chicago Public Library Best of the Best kids books 2009
- Smithsonian Notable Book for Children, 2009
- Audubon Magazine, recommended nature book, Sept/Oct 2010
- National Science Teachers Association recommendation, 2009
- "Special Ways of Thinking and Exploring," Chicago Tribune, May 2009
- "Extreme Science," School Library Journal, August 2009
- Library of Congress, Science Reference Guides, Biographies of Women Scientists: For Girls and Young Women, August 2010
- Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) Choices, 2010
- Maine State Library, "Cream of the Crop List 2010"
- Cited in A Family of Readers: The Book Lover's Guide to Children's and Young Adult Literature, Roger Sutton and Martha Parravano, 2010
The Name Game
A Look Behind the Labels
Illustrated by Ted Stearn
(Viking - 2009)
- A Junior Library Guild Selection
- 2010 Kansas State Reading Circle
- Kirkus, School Library Journal, Children's Literature,favorable reviews
ER Vets
Life in an Animal Emergency Room
(Houghton Mifflin Company)
School Library Journal, starred review
- A Junior Library Guild Selection
2006 Orbis Pictus Honor Book for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children
presented by the National Council of Teachers of English
- 2005 ASPCA Henry Bergh Children's Book Honor in the Nonfiction Companion Animal category
- 2007 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize Finalists
- Garden State Book Award Nominee 2008
- Children's Literature Association of Utah - Beehive Award Nominee 2007 - 2008
- NPR: Best Science Books of 2006
- Maine Student Book Award Nominee 2006 - 2007
- New York Public Library, Books for the Teen Age 2006
- VOYA ( Voices for Youth Advocates) Nonfiction Honor List 2005
- Washington Post Book World review, December 2005
- Alaska Battle of the Books list, 2009-2010
The Bone Detectives
(Little, Brown and Company)
School Library Journal, starred review
Publishers Weekly, starred review
- An American Library Association (ALA) Best Book
- An International Reading Association (IRA) Teacher's Choice
- A Junior Library Guild Selection
- School Library Journal "Best Books of 1996" list
- An NCSS - CBC Notable Children's Book in the Field of Social Science
- An NSTA - CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children
- A New York Public Library "100 titles for Reading and Sharing"
- Chicago Public Library "Best of the Best" list
- Society of School Librarians Best Book in Social Studies, grades 7-12
- Pennsylvania School Librarians Association "Best of the Best Top Ten Books for Young Adults"
- Children's Literature Award list
State Book Award Nominations:
- New Jersey Garden State Children's Book Award
- Maine Book Award
- Vermont's Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award
- Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award
- Utah Book Award
- Alabama Emphasis on Reading Award.
- Cited in Great Books About Things Kids Love by Kathleen Odean
(Ballantine Books, 2001)
The Bug Scientists
(Houghton Mifflin Company)
- 2002 Parents Guide to Children's Media Award
- Center for Children's Books: Best Books 2002
- Children's Literature Choice Book 2003
- Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Kids
- PBS Teacher Source: Recommended Books
- Rhode Island Children's Book Award Nominee for 2004
- New York Times, recommended science books
In Your Face
The Facts About Your Features
(Viking, A division of Penguin Young Readers Group)
School Library Journal, starred review
- A Junior Library Guild Selection
- Texas Bluebonnet Award: 2006-2007 Master List
- Washington Post Review, January 2005
Twin Tales
The Magic and Mystery of Multiple Birth
(Megan Tingley, Little, Brown and Company)
School Library Journal, starred review
Kirkus, starred review
- New York Times Children's Bookshelf selection
- New Jersey Garden State Teen Book Award nominee for 2004
- Hedgehog Books "Hedgie Pick" - recommended books selected by teachers
- Center for Children's Books - Best Books of 2001
Hero Dogs
Courageous Canines in Action
(Megan Tingley, Little, Brown and Company)
- Rhode Island Children's Book Award Nominee for 2006
- Children's Literature Association of Utah - Beehive Award Nominee for 2004-2005
- A Junior Library Guild Selection
- Hedgehog Books "Hedgie Pick" for fluent Read-Alone readers
- Kennebec Valley Book Award Nominee - 2004-2005
- Scholastic Storyworks Magazine - September 2003 issue
- Popular Photography Magazine - August 2003
The Wildlife Detectives
(Houghton Mifflin Company)
Cited in "Great Books About Things Kid" Love by Kathleen Odean
(Ballantine Books, 2001)
William Allen White Children's Award - nominated for the 2002-2003 master reading list.
Scholastic Storyworks Magazine - Adapted for the Creative Nonfiction section, April/May 2001.
"It's a Guy Thing," Jeff Wilhelm, Voice in the Middle, Number 2, December 2002, pp. 60-63