K-12 Education Content Areas

Awarded annually by the NCTE to recognize excellence in nonfiction for children.

Awarded by the NCSS and the Children's Book Council to books written for grades K-8 that emphasize "human relations, represent a diversity of groups and are sensitive to a broad range of cultural experiences."

Awarded by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and the Children's Book Council (CBC) to outstanding science trade books written for K-12.

Awarded by the American Library Association (ALA) to the "author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished informational book published in the United States in English during the preceding year."

Winners are selected in three categories: Picture Book, Fiction and Poetry, and Nonfiction.

Books and videos for teens ages 12-18, awarded by the Young Adult Library Services Association.