SOCIETY OF SCHOOL LIBRARIANS INTERNATIONAL 2001 Book Awards
Science, K-12

The Society of School Librarians International (SSLI) announces the recipients of the Society's 2001 best books awards. Other awards will be found at SSLI Book Awards. Please visit the SSLI Home Page for information about the organization.


[Science, K-6] [Science, 7-12]

Science- K-6

Best Books (Tie for First Place)

Le Rochais, Marie-Ange. Desert Trek. Walker and Company, 2001.

Singer, Marilyn. Tough Beginnings. Henry Holt, 2001.

Honor Books:

Barasch, Lynne. Radio Rescue. Frances Foster/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2000.

O'Brien, Patrick. The Hindenburg. Henry Holt, 2000.

Maynard, Chris. Kitchen Science. Dorling Kindersley, 2001.

Cerullo, Mary M. Sea Soup: Zooplankton. Tilbury House, 2001.

Johnson, Rebecca. A Walk in the Rain Forest. Carolrhoda, 2001.

Croswell, Ken. See the Stars. Boyds Mills, 2000.

Ross, Michael E. Earth Cycles. Millbrook Press, 2001.

Biomes Series. Deserts, Forests, Grasslands, Oceans, Tundra. Steadwell/Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 2001.

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Science, Grades 7 - 12

Best Books (Tie for First Place)

Gold, Susan Dudley. Sickle Cell Disease. Enslow, 2001.

Bortz, Fred. Techno-Matter: The Materials behind the Marvels. 21st Century/Millbrook Press, 2001.

Honor Books:

Tagliaferro, Linda. Galapagos Islands. Lerner, 2001.

Great Scientific Questions and the Scientists Who Answered Them Series. How Do We Know the Laws of Motion, How Do We Know the Size of the Solar System, How Do We Know the Speed of Light. Rosen Publishing, 2001.

Gay, Kathlyn. Silent Death. 21st Century/Millbrook Press, 2001.

Holmes, Thom and Laurie Holmes. Meat-Eating Dinosaurs. Enslow, 2001.

Getz, David. Purple Death. Henry Holt, 2000.

Series: Protecting Our Planet. Animal Watch, Flood Watch, Ocean Watch, Earth Watch. Raintree/Steck-Vaughn, 2001.

MccGwire, Scarlett. Surveillance: The Impact on Our Lives. Raintree/Steck Vaughn, 2001.

Zoehfeld, Kathleen Weidner. Dinosaur Parents, Dinosaur Young. Clarion, 2001.

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