Melissa Stewart

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

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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
YearTitleAwardResultRef.
2010National Geographic Readers: Ants Cybils Award for Easy ReadersFinalist [15]
Under the Snow Charlotte Zolotow Award Commend [16]
2014Feathers: Not Just for Flying Cybils Award for Elementary and Middle GradeWinner [17]
2015Beneath the Sun Charlotte Zolotow Award Commend [16]
Feathers: Not Just for Flying ALSC Notable Children's BooksSelection [18]
John Burroughs Riverby AwardWinner [19]
2019Seashells: More Than a Home Cybils Award for ElementaryFinalist [20]
2022Summertime Sleepers Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award Honor [21]
ALSC Notable Children's BooksSelection [22]

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  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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