Melissa Stewart
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
Notable awards

Melissa Stewart is an American author of science-related children's books, who has published over 200 books.

Early life and education

Stewart grew up in Massachusetts and attended Hampshire Regional High School.[1] She received a Bachelor's degree in biology from Union College and a Master's degree in science journalism from New York University.[2]

Awards and honors

Eleven of Stewart's books are Junior Library Guild selections: Under the Snow (2009),[3] No Monkeys, No Chocolate (2013),[4] Feathers: Not Just for Flying (2014),[5] Zoom In on Grasshoppers (2015),[6] Las Serpientes (Snakes) (2016),[7] A Seed is the Start (2019),[8] Los Animales Más Mortales (Deadliest Animals),[9] Seashells (2019),[10] Summertime Sleepers (2021),[11] Fourteen Monkeys (2021),[12] and Tree Hole Homes (2022).[13]

The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books included Feathers: Not Just for Flying in their list of the best books of 2014.[14]

Awards for Stewart's books
Year Title Award Result Ref.
2010 National Geographic Readers: Ants Cybils Award for Easy Readers Finalist [15]
Under the Snow Charlotte Zolotow Award Commend [16]
2014 Feathers: Not Just for Flying Cybils Award for Elementary and Middle Grade Winner [17]
2015 Beneath the Sun Charlotte Zolotow Award Commend [16]
Feathers: Not Just for Flying ALSC Notable Children's Books Selection [18]
John Burroughs Riverby Award Winner [19]
2019 Seashells: More Than a Home Cybils Award for Elementary Finalist [20]
2022 Summertime Sleepers Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award Honor [21]
ALSC Notable Children's Books Selection [22]

References

  1. ↑ "Nonfiction Reading Resources". Melissa Stewart. Archived from the original on 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  2. ↑ "Nonfiction Reading Resources". Melissa Stewart. Archived from the original on 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  3. ↑ "Under the Snow by Melissa Stewart". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  4. ↑ "No Monkeys, No Chocolate by Melissa Stewart". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  5. ↑ "Feathers: Not Just for Flying by Melissa Stewart". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  6. ↑ "Zoom In on Grasshoppers by Melissa Stewart". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  7. ↑ "Las Serpientes (Snakes) by Melissa Stewart". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  8. ↑ "A Seed is the Start by Melissa Stewart". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  9. ↑ "Los Animales Más Mortales (Deadliest Animals) by Melissa Stewart". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  10. ↑ "Seashells : More Than a Home by Melissa Stewart". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  11. ↑ "Summertime Sleepers: Animals that Estivate by Melissa Stewart". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on 2021-09-22. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  12. ↑ "Fourteen Monkeys: A Rain Forest Rhyme by Melissa Stewart". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on 2021-11-28. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  13. ↑ "Tree Hole Homes: Daytime Dens and Nighttime Nooks by Melissa Stewart". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  14. ↑ "2014 Blue Ribbons". Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. Archived from the original on 2022-09-25. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  15. ↑ "2010 Cybils Finalists". Archived from the original on 2023-03-22. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  16. 1 2 "Booklists". Cooperative Children's Book Center. Archived from the original on 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  17. ↑ "2014 Cybils Winners". Archived from the original on 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  18. ↑ Schulte-Cooper, Laura (2015-03-03). "ALSC names 2015 Notable Children's Books". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  19. ↑ "About the Awards". John Burroughs Association. Archived from the original on 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  20. ↑ "2019 Cybils Finalists". Archived from the original on 2022-11-05. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  21. ↑ Communications and Marketing Office (2022-01-24). "Cynthia Levinson, Evan Turk win 2022 Sibert Medal". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  22. ↑ "2022 Notable Children's Books". Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
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