for books by
Bruce McMillan
Listed by the Award or Honor
The Katahdin Award is a lifetime achievement award to recognize an outstanding body of work of children's literature in Maine by an author or illustrator. The award itself is a commemorative set of bookends. It is given by the Youth Services Section Interest Group of the Maine Library Association and the reipient chosen by their Lupine Committee.
Jelly Beans for Sale
Nights of the Pufflings
Eating Fractions
One Sun, A Book of Terse Verse
Counting Wildflowers
"These books are selected because they are worthy of note or notice, important, distinguished, outstanding. As applied to children's books, notable includes books of especially commendable quality, books that exhibit venturesome creativity, and books of fiction, information, poetry and pictures for all age levels through age fourteen that reflect and encourage children's interests in exemplary ways.
The evaluative criteria used are:
1. literary quality
2. originality of text and illustration
3. clarity and style of language
4. excellence of illustration
5. excellence of design and format
6. subject matter of interest and value to children
7. the likelihood of acceptance by children"
American Library
Association
starred reviews
The Problem with Chickens
Wild Flamingos
Nights of the Pufflings
Sense Suspense, A Guessing Game for the Five Senses
Eating Fractions
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Time To...
Super, Super, Superwords
Dry or Wet?
Becca Backward, Becca Frontward, A Book of Concept Pairs
Counting Wildflowers
Here a Chick, There a Chick
Booklist starred reviews
The Picture that Mom Drew
Mouse Views, What the Class Pet Saw
Super, Super, Superwords
Growing Colors
Becca Backward, Becca Frontward, A Book of Concept Pairs
starred reviews
The Problem with Chickens
A Beach for the Birds
Going on a Whale Watch
of the Center
for Children's Books
starred reviews
Nights of the Pufflings
One Sun, A Book of Terse Verse
Books and Films
double starred reviews
Puffins Climb, Penguins Rhyme
Penguins at Home, Gentoos of Antarctica
Bank Street College of Education
Days of the Ducklings
triangle review
Days of the Ducklings
Play Day, A Book of Terse Verse
The Problem with Chickens
The Problem with Chickens
Times
The John Burroughs Association
The John Burroughs List of
Nature Books for Young Readers
A Beach for the Birds
"During his life, John Burroughs' nature essays for children were published in special school editions and caused nature study to blossom in classrooms all over America. The John Burroughs List of Nature Books for Young Readers, recognizes outstanding natural history books for children that contain perceptive and artistic accounts of direct experiences in the world of nature. It was established in 1988 to recognize Burroughs' efforts to awaken interest in young naturalists. Each year, the results of the competition are formally recognized at the John Burroughs Association's award ceremony, held at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. The Association hopes that the list will encourage writers, artists, and publishers to produce books that invite young readers to explore the natural world for themselves."
National Science Teacher's Association /
Children's Book Council
Wild Flamingos
Summer Ice, Life along the Antarctic Peninsula
Nights of the Pufflings
Puffins Climb, Penguins Rhyme
A Beach for the Birds
Going on a Whale Watch
The Baby Zoo
One Sun, A Book of Terse Verse
Becca Backward, Becca Frontward, A Book of Concept Pairs
"These books are selected by members of a book review panel appointed by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and assembled in cooperation with The Children's Book Council (CBC). NSTA and CBC have cooperated on this bibliographic project since 1973. The books selected are intended primarily for kindergarten through eighth grade. The panel looks at both content and presentation. Selection is based generally on the following criteria:
1) information is clear, accurate, and up-to-date
2) theories and facts are clearly distinguished
3) facts are not oversimplified so that the information is misleading
4) generalizations are supported by facts and significant facts are not omitted
5) and books are free of gender, ethnic, and socioeconomic bias."
(National Council for the Social Studies - Children's Book Council)
Notable Social Studies Trade Book
Going Fishing
Parenting magazine
Nights of the Pufflings
One, Two - One Pair!
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Super, Super, Superwords
Eating Fractions
Play Day, A Book of Terse Verse
One Sun, A Book of Terse Verse
Here a Chick, There a Chick
School Library Journal
Nights of the Pufflings
Super, Super, Superwords
Crayola Kids magazine
Nights of the Pufflings
Hungry Mind Review
Nights of the Pufflings
Nights of the Pufflings
Wild Flamingos
Puffins Climb, Penguins Rhyme
Sense Suspense, A Guessing Game for the Five Senses
The Baby Zoo
Kitten Can...
Here a Chick, There a Chick
The 2005 Subaru/SB&F (Science Books & Films) Lifetime Achievement Key Award for Excellence in Science Books - Children's Science Books - Illustrator
Read about it here
The Bulletin for the Center of Children's Books
Nights of the Pufflings
Nights of the Pufflings
Nights of the Pufflings
Nights of the Pufflings
Nights of the Pufflings
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Mouse Views, What the Class Pet Saw
Mouse Views, What the Class Pet Saw
Mary Had a Little Lamb
One Sun, A Book of Terse Verse
Here a Chick, There a Chick
Young Readers Book Award
The Weather Sky
Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Honor
Salmon Summer
The Weather Sky
Kitten Can...
The Weather Sky
The Society of Illustrators
Museum of American Illustration Selection
Mary Had a Little Lamb
One Sun, A Book of Terse Verse
American Library Association Booklist
Growing Colors
Seal of Approval
The Problem with Chickens
alternate selection
Summer Ice, Life along the Antarctic Peninsula
Jelly Beans for Sale
Time To...
Jelly Beans for Sale
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