James Cross Giblin, this year's winner of the Sibert Medal, has written a stunning exploration of one of history's most mysterious structures. The Great Sphinx is one of the largest sculptures in the world

James Cross Giblin, this year's winner of the Sibert Medal, has written a stunning exploration of one of history's most mysterious structures. The Great Sphinx is one of the largest sculptures in the world. Six stories high and a city block wide.

Non-fiction books for kids/? i'd like to introduce some books about king tut . Mummies, Tombs, and Treasure: Secrets of Ancient Egypt by Lila Perl Yerkow and Erika Weihs (Paperback - Sep 24, 1990).

Non-fiction books for kids/? i'd like to introduce some books about king tut/ egyptology, and/or archaeology, to my nephews. they are in early elementary school but are really advanced readers. Pyramid by David Macaulay is a good book for looking and studying at pictures, but the text is a little dense.

Secrets Of The Sphinx (Orbis Pictus Honor for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children (Awards)).

Secrets Of The Sphinx book. The illustrator is Bagram Ibatoulline. Most recently, The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler received a Sibert Award in 2003. Books by James Cross Giblin. I fell in love with the illustrations from "Crow Call" so when I turned that book back to the library I asked the librarian to quick help me find other books illustrated by him. He is definitely both good and versatile. As for the book, well its a child's history of the Sphinx, not detailed and for the most part void of politics.

Despite increased attention toward children’s nonfiction and informational texts in recent decades, there is still little .

Focusing specifically on the 143 winners and honor recipients of the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction Literature for Children (1990–2017), this article reports the findings of a critical content analysis of depictions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) identified people in award-winning nonfiction youth literature.

Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books. Publication Date: 2010. National Geographic helped sponsor the Riverside archeological team’s mission, and now young readers can journey behind the scenes to experience this groundbreaking story first-hand, through the eyes of the experts.

Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children . Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. Children's Book and Poetry Awards. The NCTE Orbis Pictus Award® was established in 1989 to promote and recognize excellence in the writing of nonfiction for children. Orbis Pictus commemorates the work of Johannes Amos Comenius, Orbis Pictus-The World in Pictures(1658), considered to be the first book actually planned for children. Congratulations to the 2020 Winner. Queen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Atom by Teresa Robeson, illustrated by Rebecca Huang (Sterling).

The Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children recognizes books which demonstrate excellence in the "writing of nonfiction for children. It is awarded annually by the National Council of Teachers of English to one American book published the previous year. Up to five titles may be designated as Honor Books.