Top nonfiction children's books named

The National Council of Teachers of English has announced this year's winner of the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children. The 2008 award is given to M.L.K.: Journey of a King by Tonya Bolden (Abrams).

In addition, the following Honor books were named: Black and White Airmen: Their True History by John Fleischman (Houghton Mifflin); Helen Keller: Her Life in Pictures by George Sullivan (Scholastic); Muckrakers by Ann Bausum (National Geographic); Spiders by Nic Bishop (Scholastic); and Venom by Marilyn Singer (Darby Creek).

For additional information, visit the NCTE website.