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I invite you to explore this year’s list of Outstanding Science Trade Books. In the award-winning titles below, you’ll find not only traditional science content but also engineering and design. I hope you’ll enjoy enhancing your own spirit of inquiry as you and the children in your life investigate science through the year’s best trade books!

View a list of children's book awards and award winning children's books. With over a few dozen of different children's book awards, it can be hard to follow all of the award winners each year. Browse Barnes & Noble to conveniently find some of the most prestigious children's book awards, including the Newbery Medal and Caldecott Medal, presented by the American Library Association (ALA). If you're looking for a quick children's book recommendation, consider the Newbery Medal Winner of 2023, "Freewater" by Amina Luqman-Dawson, a poignant tale of courage, survival and strength set against the backdrop of the American South.  Make sure to explore the Barnes & Noble Annual Children’s & YA Book Awards and the shortlists for picture books, young reader books, and YA books. Find a great selection of award winning kid's books at Barnes & Noble.

An online library for all the Erie 2 BOCES schools.

This is a platform that provides audio and video stories accompanied by distinguished narrators reading aloud for kids. Each audiobook includes accompanying activities and lesson ideas.

Students can access a wide variety of storybooks (some audio storybooks) for different age levels.