Garden State Book Awards

2006 Nominees

Children's Non-Fiction

Aliki. Ah, Music!.

Surveys the history and components of music, concentrating on Western musical traditions.

Cerullo, Mary. Sea Turtles: Ocean Nomads.

Presents information on the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, various species, and life cycle of sea turtles, along with a discussion of their endangered status and the efforts being made to study and conserve them.

DePaola, Tomie. Things Will NEVER Be the Same.

Author-illustrator Tomie De Paola describes his experiences at home and in school in 1941 when he was a boy.

Florian, Douglas. Bow Wow Meow Meow: It's Rhyming Cats and Dogs.

A book of poetry and paintings

Heyman, Anita. Gretchen: The Bicycle Dog.

True story of a dachshund who adjusts to a serious handicap. After an unfortunate jump Gretchen loses the function of her hind legs. Eventually her loving family fits her with a bicycle-like contraption that greatly improves her mobility and enables her to live a happy, active life.

Jenkins, Steve & Robin Page. What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?

Illustrates what animals can do with their various body parts.

Levine, Karen. Hana's Suitcase: A True Story.

A biography of a Czech girl who died in the Holocaust, told in alternating chapters with an account of how the curator of a Japanese Holocaust center learned about her life after Hana's suitcase was sent to her.

Loy, Jessica. Follow the Trail: A Young Person's Guide to the Great Outdoors.

A beginner's guide to camping and hiking, including what gear to bring, how to keep safe, and how to have fun.

Melmed, Laura Krauss. Capital!: Washington D.C. from A to Z.

Rhyming text and illustrations present the sights of Washington , D.C. , from A to Z.

Micucci, Charles. The Life and Times of the Ant.

Describes the evolution, physical characteristics, behavior, and social nature of ants.

Miller, Debbie S. Arctic Lights, Arctic Nights.

Describes the unique light phenomena of the Alaskan Arctic and the way animals adapt to the temperature and daylight changes each month of the year.

O'Brien, Patrick. Duel of the Ironclads: The Monitor vs. the Virginia.

A description of the construction, battles, and historical impact of the Civil War battleships, the Monitor and the Virginia, known to Union forces as the Monitor and the Merrimack, which focuses on the Battle of Hampton Roads.

Paulsen, Gary. How Angel Peterson Got His Name: And Other Outrageous Tales of Extreme Sports.

Author Gary Paulsen relates tales from his youth in a small town in northwestern Minnesota in the late 1940s and early 1950s, such as skiing behind a souped-up car and imitating daredevil Evel Knievel.

Preston, Diana. Remember the Lusitania!

An account of the World War I German torpedo attack on and sinking of the passenger liner, the Lusitania , describing the experiences of some of those involved.

Pringle, Laurence. Whales!: Strange and Wonderful.

A fullcolor book with descriptions of different kinds of whales and the effort to keep them protected.

Schaefer, Lola M. Pick, Pull, Snap!: Where Once a Flower Bloomed.

Describes how raspberries, peanuts, corn, and other foods are produced as various plants flower, create seeds, and finally bear fruit. Includes some fold-out pages.

Schanzer, Rosalyn. How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning.

Focuses on Benjamin Franklin's role as an inventor of whimsical gadgets and practical contraptions, with an emphasis on his experiment of flying a kite during a rainstorm.

Tanaka, Shelley. New Dinos: The Latest Finds! The Coolest Dinosaur Discoveries!

Describes some of the newly discovered dinosaurs and what paleontologists have learned about these prehistoric creatures in recent years.