Sibert MedalHoneybee: The Busy Life of Apis MelliferaCandace FlemingThis account follows one honeybee, Apis, from her emergence as an egg through the end of her 35-day life. Before leaving the hive, she performs a changing sequence of work: cleaning the nursery, caring for larvae, attending the queen, making comb, managing food, and guarding the hive. Later, she flies over flowers to gather nectar. Watercolor illustrations present the bee’s viewpoint inside the hive and on flowers.All readersView book detailsRobert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2021
The 2021 Sibert Medal recognizes Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera as its winner, alongside 3 Honor books. Presented by the Association for Library Service to Children, the award recognizes distinguished informational books for children through age fourteen. This annual group offers nonfiction choices for young readers, with attention to the presentation of facts through writing, illustration, organization, and supporting material.
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Sibert MedalHoneybee: The Busy Life of Apis MelliferaCandace FlemingThis account follows one honeybee, Apis, from her emergence as an egg through the end of her 35-day life. Before leaving the hive, she performs a changing sequence of work: cleaning the nursery, caring for larvae, attending the queen, making comb, managing food, and guarding the hive. Later, she flies over flowers to gather nectar. Watercolor illustrations present the bee’s viewpoint inside the hive and on flowers.All readersView book details
Sibert Honor BookHow We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity's Greatest AdventureJohn Rocco, illustrated by John RoccoThis nonfiction account traces the U.S. space program’s effort to land on the Moon, from the idea through its successful outcome. It covers the Cold War context, rocket design and construction, survival in space, and support on the ground. Profiles and sidebars introduce people involved across the Apollo program, alongside science and engineering concepts. Diagrams, equipment views, schematics, and portraits accompany the technological and human sides of the mission.All readersView book details
Sibert Honor BookExquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn BrooksSuzanne SladeThis picture-book biography follows poet Gwendolyn Brooks from her childhood in Chicago through her writing life. Raised in a poor family with a bookcase full of poetry, she heard her father recite poems and began writing her own by age seven. Encouraged by her mother, she published poems in a newspaper at eleven, continued writing while working other jobs, and drew inspiration from Chicago’s South Side. Her second poetry collection won the Pulitzer Prize. The book includes expressive acrylic illustrations of Brooks observing, thinking, and writing.All readersView book details
Sibert Honor BookAll Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer TeamChristina SoontornvatThis nonfiction account recounts the 2018 rescue of twelve Wild Boars soccer players and their assistant coach after they were trapped in Thailand’s Tham Luang Nang cave for over two weeks. Divers worked through deep water and narrow passages alongside Thai and U.S. military personnel. An engineer developed a way to reduce water flowing into the cave, while local people organized support for volunteers and families. The operation involved technology, logistics, danger, and international cooperation; Thai Navy Seal Saman Kunan died during it.All readersLexile Text Measure 1020LATOS Book Level 7.2View book details