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The Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children recognizes books which demonstrate excellence in the "writing of nonfiction for children."〔Cullinan, Bernice E. and Diane Goetz Person. ''The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature''. New York: Continuum, 2001.〕〔 It is awarded annually by the National Council of Teachers of English to one American book published the previous year.〔Moss, Barbara. ''Exploring the Literature of Fact: Children's Nonfiction Trade Books in the Elementary Classroom: Solving Problems in the Teaching of Literacy''. Guilford Publications, 2002.〕 Up to five titles may be designated as Honor Books. The award is named after the book considered to be the first picture book for children, ''Orbis Pictus—The World in Pictures'', by John Amos Comenius, which was published in 1657.〔http://www.rif.org/educators/books/awardwinning.mspx〕〔"Bulletin board". ''Children's Literature Association Quarterly'' 15.4 (Winter 1990): 227.〕 The 2013 Orbis Pictus Award, covering the 2012 publication year, was announced January 25, 2013:〔("2013 Outstanding Nonfiction for Children Award " ). NCTE. January 25, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-10.〕 * ''Monsieur Marceau: Actor without Words'', written by Leda Schubert and illustrated by Gérard DuBois (Roaring Brook Press). ==Criteria== * The book must be "nonfiction literature which has as its central purpose the sharing of information". biographies are welcome, not "textbooks, historical fiction, folklore, or poetry".〔〔"Awards Prizes and Organizations". ''Children’s Literature Association Quarterly'' 19.2 (Summer 1994): 72-73.〕 * The book must be published during the previous calendar year in the United States. * The book must meet the literary criteria of accuracy, organization, design and style.〔Wilson, Sandip. "Getting Down to Facts in Children's Nonfiction Literature: A Case for the Importance of Sources". ''Journal of Children's Literature'' 32.1 (Spring 2006): 56-63.〕 * Additionally, the book "should be useful in classroom teaching grades K-8, should encourage thinking and more reading, model exemplary expository writing and research skills, share interesting and timely subject matter, and appeal to a wide range of ages."〔Bamford, Rosemary and Janice V Kristo, editors. ''Making Facts Come Alive: Choosing Quality Nonfiction Literature K-8''. Christopher-Gordon Publishers, 2003.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Orbis Pictus Award」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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