Below is a collection of resources for each of the 2020-2021 3-5th grade nominated titles.
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1. All That Trash: The Story of the 1987 Garbage Barge and Our Problem with Stuff written and illustrated by Meghan McCarthy
• Author website: https://www.meghan-mccarthy.com/homepage.htm
• Publisher Guide includes this book on pages 30-36, https://d28hgpri8am2if.cloudfront.net/tagged_assets/3874896/9781481477529_cg_all%20that%20trash.pdf
2. Art of the Swap, The by Kristine Asselin and Jen Malone
• Author website: Kristine Asselin, https://www.kristineasselin.com/ AND Jen Malone, https://www.jenmalonewrites.com/
• Publisher Classroom Discussion Guide, https://d28hgpri8am2if.cloudfront.net/tagged_assets/3826424/9781481478717_cg_the%20art%20of%20the%20swap.pdf
3. Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery by Sandra Neil Wallace, illustrated by Bryan Collier
• Author website: https://sandraneilwallace.com
• Discussion points from The Classroom Bookshelf,
• Book Trailer by Illustrator Bryan Collier , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBxKPZwj2s4
4. Boo-Boos That Changed the World, The: A True Story About an Accidental Invention (Really!)
by Barry Wittenstein, illustrated by Chris Hsu
• Study Guides
o Activity Guide, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0750/0101/files/boo-boos-discussion-activity-guide.pdf?204
o Discussion Guide, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0750/0101/files/BOO-BOOS-curriculum-guide.pdf?204
o Resources from the TX BlueBonnet Award, https://texasbluebonnetaward2020.wordpress.com/the-boo-boos-that-changed-the-world-a-true-story-about-an-accidental-invention-really/
• Book Trailer
o TX Bluebonnet made trailer, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToTPxlGZXVg
5. Charlie and Frog (Book #1) by Karen Kane
• Author website: http://www.karenkanebooks.com/
6. Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code: A Navajo Code Talker's Story by Joseph Bruchac, illustrated by Liz Amini-Holmes
• Author website: https://www.josephbruchac.com/
• Publisher Discussion Study Guide: https://www.albertwhitman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Chester-Nez-Teachers-Guide.pdf
7. Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13 by Helaine Becker, illustrated by Tiemdow Phumiruk
• Author website: http://www.helainebecker.com/
• Publisher Discussion Guide pages 11-12: https://libraries.vermont.gov/sites/libraries/files/RCeduguide19-20.pdf#page=13
• Discussion points from The Classroom Bookshelf, http://www.theclassroombookshelf.com/2018/09/nothing-stopped-sophie-and-counting-on-katherine/
• Official Book Trailer, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNSXwJSk-4A
8. Dear Sister by Alison McGhee, illustrated by Joe Bluhm
• Author website: https://alisonmcghee.com/
9. Fly to the Rescue (Tiny Geniuses: Book 1) by Megan E. Bryant
• Author website: https://meganebryant.com/
10. Hammering for Freedom by Rita Lorraine Hubbard, illustrated by John Holyfield
• Author website: https://ritahubbard.com/
• Publisher Teacher’s Guide: https://www.leeandlow.com/uploads/loaded_document/683/HAMMERINGFORFREEDOM_TeachersGuide.pdf
11. Max Einstein: The Genius Experiment (Book #1) by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein, illustrated by Beverly Johnson
• Author website: https://kids.jamespatterson.com/
• Book Website: https://www.jamespatterson.com/titles/james-patterson/max-einstein-the-genius-experiment/9780316523950/
• Publisher Classroom Guide: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Max-Einstein-Classroom-Guide.pdf
• Book Trailer Dominoes https://youtu.be/V4_iT_QIn2o
12. Miscalculations of Lightning Girl, The by Stacy McAnulty
• Author website: http://www.stacymcanulty.com/novels
• Publisher Educator Guide: https://images.randomhouse.com/promo_image/9781524767570_5289.pdf
• Publisher Building Empany Guide with Books discussion questions and activities on page 8, https://images.randomhouse.com/promo_image/9781524720087_5252.pdf#page=8
• Teaching Ideas from Texas Bluebonnet Award, https://texasbluebonnetaward2020.wordpress.com/the-miscalculations-of-lightning-girl/
• Book Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKBIaL9norM
13. Phantom Tower, The by Keir Graff
• Author website: http://keirgraff.com/books-for-kids/the-phantom-tower/
14. Saving Fiona: The Story of the World's Most Famous Baby Hippo by Thane Maynard
• Author website: http://cincinnatizoo.org/about-us/thane-maynard/
• Book Trailer (So Cute!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6x5y5AntiY
15. Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen by Candace Fleming, illustrated by Eric Rohmann
• Author website: https://www.candacefleming.com/books/bk_strongheart.html
