Book Awards & Distinctions
for Martin W. Sandler
33 Total Book Awards
The Whydah: A Pirate Ship Feared, Wrecked, and Found (5)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2018

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
History Selection, 2017

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Commended, 2018

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2017

YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2025
Finalist, 2018
Apollo 8: The Mission That Changed Everything (4)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2019

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2018

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2019
Imprisoned: The Betrayal of Japanese Americans During World War II (4)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2013

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2014

YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2025
Finalist, 2014
Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor (4)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2024

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
High Interest Selection, 2023

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2023
Picturing a Nation: The Great Depression's Finest Photographers Introduce America to Itself (3)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2022

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2022

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2021
1919: The Year That Changed America (2)
How the Beatles Changed the World (2)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2014

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2015
The Impossible Rescue: The True Story of an Amazing Arctic Adventure (2)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
History Selection, 2012

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2012
Iron Rails, Iron Men, and the Race to Link the Nation: The Story of the Transcontinental Railroad (2)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2016

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2016
Lincoln Through the Lens: How Photography Revealed and Shaped an Extraordinary Life (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Commended, 2009
The Dust Bowl Through the Lens: How Photography Revealed and Helped Remedy a National Disaster (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
Immigrants (1)

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 1996