Awards
Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year
- Product: From Alice to Zen and Everyone in Between
- Achievement: Winner
- Year: 2008
Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year
- Product: Hornets: Incredible Insect Architects
- Achievement: Winner
- Year: 2008
Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year
- Product: Nancy Pelosi: First Woman Speaker of the House
- Achievement: Winner
- Year: 2008
Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year
- Product: A Boy Named Beckoning: The True Story of Dr. Carlos Montezuma, Native American Hero
- Achievement: Winner
- Year: 2008
Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) Choices
- Product: Monkey with a Tool Belt
- Achievement: Winner
- Year: 2008
Eureka! Children’s Book Award Silver Honor
- Product: A Boy Named Beckoning: The True Story of Dr. Carlos Montezuma, Native American Hero
- Achievement: Commended
- Year: 2008
ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award
- Product: I Know an Old Teacher
- Achievement: Short-listed
- Year: 2008
ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award
- Product: Monkey with a Tool Belt
- Achievement: Short-listed
- Year: 2008
ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award
- Product: A Boy Named Beckoning: The True Story of Dr. Carlos Montezuma, Native American Hero
- Achievement: Short-listed
- Year: 2008
ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award
- Product: The Wedding That Saved a Town
- Achievement: Short-listed
- Year: 2008
Indiana Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee
- Product: My Cousin, the Alien
- Achievement: Nominated
- Year: 2008
Lambda Literary Awards Finalist
- Product: Mousetraps
- Achievement: Short-listed
- Year: 2008
Middle East Book Award
- Product: The Iranian Revolution
- Achievement: Winner
- Year: 2008
Minnesota Book Award Finalist
- Product: Monkey with a Tool Belt
- Achievement: Short-listed
- Year: 2008
Mockingbird Reading Program Reading List
- Product: Senses in the City
- Achievement: Long-listed
- Year: 2008
National Parenting Publications Gold Award (NAPPA)
- Product: Monkey with a Tool Belt
- Achievement: Winner
- Year: 2008
NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People
- Product: The Iranian Revolution
- Achievement: Winner
- Year: 2008
NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People
- Product: A Boy Named Beckoning: The True Story of Dr. Carlos Montezuma, Native American Hero
- Achievement: Winner
- Year: 2008
New York Public Library Best Books for Kids
- Product: Monkey with a Tool Belt
- Achievement: Winner
- Year: 2008
New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
- Product: Snake and Lizard
- Achievement: Winner
- Year: 2008
Norman A. Sugarman Children's Biography Award Nominee
- Product: A Boy Named Beckoning: The True Story of Dr. Carlos Montezuma, Native American Hero
- Achievement: Nominated
- Year: 2008
NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12
- Product: Rockets
- Achievement: Winner
- Year: 2008
One Book AZ Finalist
- Product: A Boy Named Beckoning: The True Story of Dr. Carlos Montezuma, Native American Hero
- Achievement: Commended
- Year: 2008
Orbis Pictus Award Recommended Book
- Product: A Boy Named Beckoning: The True Story of Dr. Carlos Montezuma, Native American Hero
- Achievement: Commended
- Year: 2008