The Maryland Blue Crab Award began in 2004 to recognize both fiction and non-fiction book for emerging reader. The Award was established to gain interest in this category of literature so that authors, publishers and illustrators would increase the amount of high quality materials they are generating.
Dolphins by Kate Riggs was awarded the 2011 Blue Crab Award. This book leads young readers on a discovery of what dolphins are,what kind of environments, they can be found in and what they like to eat. The facts are accompanied by beautiful pictures of these majestic creatures.
Never Smile At A Monkey is a children's non-fiction book written by Steve Jenkins. This book shows how various animals can be a danger to you. This book has fascinating and sometimes obscure knowledge about animals who can be dangerous and even deadly to humans. The interesting facts are paired with paper collage illustrations of the animal they are describing.
Chameleon, Chameleon is written by Joy Cowley with photographs by Nic Bishop. This children's non-fiction book won the Blue Crab Award in 2006. As could be guessed, this is a book about a Chameleon, what kinds of foods he eats, how he eats, and what kind of predators he has to look out for. The story is accompanied with some bright photos by Bishop.
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