The NCTE Orbis Pictus Award recognizes excellence in the promotion of nonfiction in children’s books. It was established in 1989 and named after the book Orbis Sensualium Pictus (or The World of Things Obvious to the Senses Drawn in Pictures) by John Amos Comenius. The Orbis Pictus was published in 1657 and considered to be… Continue reading Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina & New Orleans