Book Awards & Distinctions
for Teresa Martínez
26 Total Book Awards
Mario and the Hole in the Sky: How a Chemist Saved Our Planet (9)
Cook Prize, 2012-2025
Winner, 2020
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Nonfiction Text for Young Readers Winner, 2020
Green Earth Book Award, 2005-2025
Winner, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Science Selection, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Science Selection, 2020
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2020
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2025
Commended, 2020
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2020
How to Explain Robotics to a Grown-Up (4)
Best STEM Books, 2017-2025
Selection, 2025
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2025
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Instructional Nonfiction Selection, 2024
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2024
Mario y el agujero en el cielo: Cómo un químico salvó nuestro planeta (2)
Until Someone Listens (2)
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Finalist, 2023
Again, Essie? (1)
Dear Abuelo (1)
How to Explain Climate Science to a Grown-Up (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Instructional Nonfiction Selection, 2025
How to Explain Coding to a Grown-Up (1)
I Want to Dance in Pants (1)
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2025
Bronze Winner, 2025
The Last Tamale (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2025
Mi ciudad canta (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Spanish Selection, 2023






Playing at the Border: A Story of Yo-Yo Ma (1)

Sing with Me: The Story of Selena Quintanilla (1)
