Book Awards & Distinctions
for Martin W. Sandler
33 Total Book Awards
The Whydah: A Pirate Ship Feared, Wrecked, and Found (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
History Selection, 2017
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Commended, 2018
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2017
YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2024
Finalist, 2018
Apollo 8: The Mission That Changed Everything (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2018
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2019
Imprisoned: The Betrayal of Japanese Americans During World War II (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2013
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2014
YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2024
Finalist, 2014
Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2024
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
High Interest Selection, 2023
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2023
Picturing a Nation: The Great Depression's Finest Photographers Introduce America to Itself (3)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2022
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2022
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2021
1919: The Year That Changed America (2)
How the Beatles Changed the World (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2014
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2015
The Impossible Rescue: The True Story of an Amazing Arctic Adventure (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
History Selection, 2012
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2012
Iron Rails, Iron Men, and the Race to Link the Nation: The Story of the Transcontinental Railroad (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2016
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2016
Lincoln Through the Lens: How Photography Revealed and Shaped an Extraordinary Life (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Commended, 2009
The Dust Bowl Through the Lens: How Photography Revealed and Helped Remedy a National Disaster (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
Immigrants (1)
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 1996