Book Awards & Distinctions
for Nic Bishop
62 Total Book Awards
Nic Bishop Spiders (8)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2008

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008

Gryphon Award, 2004-2021
Honor, 2008

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2008

Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2025
Commended, 2008
Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot (7)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2011

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2010

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2010

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Commended, 2011

Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2025
Commended, 2011
Nic Bishop Frogs (5)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2009

Gryphon Award, 2004-2021
Winner, 2009

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2008
Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea (5)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2007

Green Earth Book Award, 2005-2024
Honor, 2007

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Winner, 2007

Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2025
Commended, 2007
The Tarantula Scientist (5)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2005

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2005

Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2025
Commended, 2005
The Hyena Scientist (4)

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

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019

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

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2018
Chameleon, Chameleon (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2006

Gryphon Award, 2004-2021
Honor, 2006

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Commended, 2006
Chasing Cheetahs: The Race to Save Africa's Fastest Cat (3)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2015

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Commended, 2015

Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2025
Commended, 2015
Nic Bishop Snakes (3)
Red-Eyed Tree Frog (3)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2000

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Winner, 1999

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2000
The Tapir Scientist (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014

Green Earth Book Award, 2005-2024
Honor, 2014

Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2025
Commended, 2014
Digging for Bird-Dinosaurs: An Expedition to Madagascar (2)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2001

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001
The Mysterious Universe: Supernovae, Dark Energy, and Black Holes (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Nonfiction Honor, 2009
Nic Bishop Butterflies and Moths (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2009
Nic Bishop Lizards (2)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2011

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2010
The Snake Scientist (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2000

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2000
Nic Bishop Big Cats (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2020
Nic Bishop Elephants (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Science Selection, 2023