| The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal established by the Association for Library Service to Children in 2001 with support from Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc., is awarded annually to the writer and illustrator of the most distinguished informational book published in English during the preceding year. The award is named in honor of Robert F. Sibert, the long-time President of Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc. of Jacksonville, Illinois. ALSC administers the award. "Informational books are defined as those written and illustrated to present, organize, and interpret documentable, factual material." Poetry and traditional literature such as folktales are not eligible but there is no other restriction. The book must be published originally or simultaneously in the United States and in English. |
Check all the winners of Sibert Medal presented under Sibert Medal since 2001 .
Kadir NelsonHonored for : We Are the ShipNominations 2009 »
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Peter SísHonored for : The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron CurtainNominations 2008 »
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Catherine ThimmeshHonored for : Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon (Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 (Awards))Nominations 2007 »
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Sally M. WalkerHonored for : Secrets of a Civil War SubmarineNominations 2006 »
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Russell FreedmanHonored for : The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal RightsNominations 2005 »
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Jim MurphyHonored for : An American PlagueNominations 2004 »
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James Cross GiblinHonored for : The Life and Death of Adolf HitlerNominations 2003 »
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Susan Campbell BartolettiHonored for : Black PotatoesNominations 2002 »
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Marc AronsonHonored for : Sir Walter Ralegh and the Quest for El DoradoNominations 2001 »
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