Orbis Pictus Award

Criteria

• The book must be "nonfiction literature which has as its central purpose the sharing of information". Biographies are welcome, but not "textbooks, historical fiction, folklore, or poetry".
• The book must have been published during the previous calendar year in the United States.
• The book must meet the literary criteria of accuracy, organization, design and style.
• Additionally, the book "should be useful in classroom teaching grades K-8, should encourage thinking and more reading, model exemplary expository writing and research skills, share interesting and timely subject matter, and appeal to a wide range of ages."

  Recipients

Multiple awards

• Jim Murphy, 1994, 1996, and 2004
• Russell Freedman, 1991 and 2006