This Internet School Library Media Center page has links to essays about nonfiction: Non-fiction, What is It?; Nonfiction Selection Aids; Nonfiction Authors; Nonfiction Awards; Nonfiction Selection Criteria. (
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/nonfiction.htm
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This National Council of Teachers of English site lists the Orbis Pictus Award-winning books, honor books, and other recommended titles. (
http://www.ncte.org/elem/awards/orbispictus/106877.htm?source=gs
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The website of the American Library Association lists past and present winners of the Sibert Medal, awarded to a distinguished work of nonfiction children's literature. (
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/sibertmedal/Sibert_Medal.htm
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The Boston Globe and The Horn Book annually present an award to a significant work of children's nonfiction. (
http://www.hbook.com/awards/bghb/default.asp
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The American Library Association's listing of recommended websites for children. (
http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/default.cfm
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Each year the National Council for the Social Studies partners with the Children's Book Council to recognize significant new children's books that support social studies. (
http://www.socialstudies.org/resources/notable/
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In collaboration with the Children's Book Council, The National Science Teachers Association annually produces a list of outstanding science trade-books for children. (
http://www.nsta.org/ostbc
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To learn more about the book this website supports, please visit its Information Center.