JoinThe Making of "The List" (Understanding the Selection Process for The Outstanding Science Trade Books List)
Have you ever wondered how the mountain of trade books out there gets evaluated or how books are chosen as "outstanding?" The Outstanding Science Trade Books (OSTB) for Grades K-12 doesn't just magically appear but is the result of a careful evaluation process by the NSTA/Children's Book Council Book Review Panel, a long name for a small committee of nine science educators from across the country, tasked with the enormous job of selecting the books for this annual list.