Barnum on Bank Street

Barnum's Bones was recently selected as a 2013 Best Book of the Year by the Bank Street College of Education.  You can view the complete list here.  Barnum is listed in the age 5-9 category.  Thank you, Bank Street!

Booklist Top 10

Barnum's Bones was recently named one of Booklist's Top 10 Biographies for Youth: 2013.  I'm honored to be in the company of some wonderful books!  You can check out the complete list here. 

More Great News!

I'm so pleased that Barnum's Bones was recently named to the CCBC Choices 2013 list, the annual best-of-the-year list of the Cooperative Children's Book Center.  The full listing of selections is available here.  Thank you CCBC!

I'm also pleased that Barnum was named to the 2013 DC Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens list.   The complete list of noteworthy books can be viewed here.  It's always an honor when an organization made up of members that work directly with young readers recommends one of my books.  Thank you Capitol Choices!

Barnum on The Classroom Bookshelf

Barnum was recently reviewed on the wonderful blog, The Classroom Bookshelf.  The review was lovely, but even more exciting was the extensive list of ideas on how to use Barnum in the classroom.  I was especially interested in the idea of students exploring the issue of scientific cooperation versus scientific rivalry, a theme which is touched on in Barnum but which could be expanded by learning about the 'bone wars' that raged between fossil hunters Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh.  In addition to ideas for further classroom use, The Classroom Bookshelf entry also includes a lengthy list of related websites and print media for further exploration and research.  This is a great resource for teachers, parents, and kids who want to know more about Barnum and dinosaurs.  You can read the entire blog entry here.

Barnum Named an Outstanding Science Trade Book

The National Science Teachers Association recently named Barnum's Bones an Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students.  Needless to say, I'm very honored, especially because science teachers played such an important role in my own educational experience.   My high school chemistry and biology teachers sparked an interested that still shapes what I do today.  Mr. Sprague's chemistry II class was the most challenging class I took in high school, and I loved it. Thank you to Mr. Sprague and to all the other science teachers who inspire kids to explore, investigate, and understand our world!  The entire list of Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students, 2013 can be seen here.

Barnum in School Library Journal and Booklist

I'm thrilled to announce that Barnum's Bones was recently selected as a School Library Journal Best Book of 2012 in the nonfiction category.   You can view the entire list here.   Barnum was also named a Booklist Top 10 Science and Health Book for Youth 2012.  Other great books on that list are noted here. 

Barnum in Columbus

I'm very pleased to learn that Barnum's Bones was selected as a Top 20 Children's Book of 2012 by the Columbus Dispatch.  You can view the entire list here.  It's wonderful to see Barnum in the company of so many other books that I enjoyed this year, including Wonder by R.J. Palacio, The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, and the delightful Z is for Moose by Kelly Bingham and Paul O. Zelinski.