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Don Brown
Born1949 (age 74–75)
OccupationAuthor and illustrator
NationalityAmerican
Notable awards
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Don Brown (born 1949)[1] is an American author and illustrator of children's books.

Awards and honors

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Sixteen of Brown's books are Junior Library Guild selections: Kid Blink Beats the World (2004),[2] The Good Lion (2005),[3] Bright Path (2006),[4] Teedie (2009),[5] A Wizard from the Start (2010),[6] Gold! Gold from the American River! (2011),[7] Henry and the Cannons (2013),[8] The Great American Dust Bowl (2014),[9] He has Shot the President! (2014),[10] Drowned City (2015),[11]Aaron and Alexander (2016),[12] The Unwanted (2018),[13] Up and Down (2018),[14] Rocket to the Moon (2019),[15] Fever Year: The Killer Flu of 1918 (2020),[16] and In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers (2021).[17]

Many of Brown's books have also been included on lists of the best books of the year. In 2013, Henry and the Cannons was included on School Library Journal's list of the best nonfiction books of the year,[18] and The Great American Dust Bowl was included on lists of the best books of year by Kirkus Reviews[19] and Horn Book.[20] In 2015, Aaron and Alexander was included on School Library Journal's list of the best books of year.[21] Additionally, Drowned City was included on lists of the best books of the year by Booklist,[11] Chicago Public Library,[22] Horn Book Magazine,[23] Kirkus Reviews,[24] New York Public Library,[11] Publishers Weekly,[25] and School Library Journal.[11] In 2018, Unwanted was included on lists of the best books of the year by Horn Book Magazine,[26] Kirkus Reviews,[27] the New York Public Library,[13] and Shelf Awareness.[28] In 2019, Rocket to the Moon was on Kirkus Reviews's best books of the year.[29]

Awards for Brown's writing
Year Title Award Result Ref.
2005 Odd Boy Out ALSC Notable Children's Books Selection [30]
2007 Dolley Madison Saves George Washington Cybils Award Nominee [31]
2009 Mack Made Movies ALSC Notable Children's Books Selection [32]
2011 America is Under Attack Cybils Award Nominee [33]
2012 ALSC Notable Children's Books Selection [34]
2013 The Great American Dust Bowl Bulletin Blue Ribbon Recipient [35]
2014 America is Under Attack William Allen White Children's Book Award Winner [36]
2015 Drowned City Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth Selection [37]
Bulletin Blue Ribbon Recipient [38]
Cybils Award Nominee [11]
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature Finalist [39]
2016 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards for Best Publication for Teens Finalist [40]
Great Graphic Novels for Teens Top 10 [41]
NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Winner [42]
Notable Books for a Global Society Winner [43]
ALSC Notable Children's Books Selection [44]
Sibert Medal Honor [45]
2017 Vermont Golden Dome Book Award Nominee [46]
2018 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Nominee
Older than Dirt ALSC Notable Children's Books Selection [47]
2019 The Unwanted ALSC Notable Children's Books Selection [48]
Great Graphic Novels for Teens Top 10 [49][50]
Middle East Book Award for Youth Non-Fiction Winner [51]
Outstanding Books for the College Bound Selection [52]
Sibert Medal Honor [53][54]
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Winner [55][54]
2022 In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers Cybils Award Finalist [56]
Great Graphic Novels for Teens Selection [17]
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Honor [57][58]

Publications

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Historical fiction

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  • Our Time on the River (2003)
  • The Notorious Izzy Fink (2006)
  • The Train Jumper (2007)

Nonfiction for older readers

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  • Distress! All Stations!: April 15, 1912: The Day the Titanic Sank (2008)
  • Let it Begin Here!: April 19, 1775: The Day the American Revolution Began (2008)
  • America is Under Attack: September 11, 2001: The Day the Towers Fell (2011)
  • Gold! Gold from the American River!: January 24, 1848: The Day the Gold Rush Began (2011)
  • The Great American Dustbowl (2013)
  • He has Shot the President!: April 14, 1865: The Day John Wilkes Booth Killed President Lincoln (2014)
  • Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans (2015)
  • Older than Dirt: A Wild but True History of Earth with Michael R. Perfit (2017)
  • The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees (2018)
  • Rocket to the Moon (2019)
  • Fever Year: The Killer Flu of 1918 (2019)
  • Machines that Think (2020)
  • A Shot in the Arm (2021)
  • In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers: The Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, and Years after the 9/11 Attacks (2021)

Nonfiction for younger readers

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  • Ruth Law Thrills a Nation (1993)
  • Alice Ramey's Grand Adventure (1997)
  • Rare Treasure: Mary Anning and Her Remarkable Discoveries (1999)
  • One Giant Leap: The Story of Neil Armstrong (2001)
  • A Voice from the Wilderness: The Story of Anna Howard Shaw (2001)
  • Across a Dark & Wild Sea, illustrated by Deborah Nadel (2002)
  • Far Beyond the Garden Gate: Alexandra David-Neel's Journey to Lhasa (2002)
  • American Boy: The Adventures of Mark Twain (2003)
  • Mack Made Movies (2003)
  • Uncommon Traveler: Mary Kingsley in Africa (2003)
  • Kid Blink Beats the World (2004)
  • Odd Boy Out: Young Albert Einstein (2004)
  • The Good Lion, written by Beryl Markham (2005)
  • Bright Path: Young Jim Thorpe (2006)
  • Dolley Madison Saves George Washington (2007)
  • Teedie: The Story of Young Teddy Roosevelt (2008)
  • A Kid's Guide to Chicago, written by Karen Bartlett (2010)
  • A Wizard from the Start: The Incredible Boyhood and Amazing Inventions of Thomas Edison (2010)
  • The Boy Who Went to Bed Round and Woke Up Square by Evan Rothman (2011)
  • Henry & the Cannons: An Extraordinary True Story of the American Revolution (2013)
  • Aaron & Alexander: The Most Famous Duel in American History (2015)
  • Up & Down: The Adventures of John Jeffries, First American to Fly (2018)

References

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  1. ^ "Brown, Don 1949–". Encyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on 2023-03-08. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  2. ^ "Kid Blink Beats the World by Don Brown". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  3. ^ "The Good Lion by Beryl Markham". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  4. ^ "Bright Path: Young Jim Thorpe by Don Brown". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  5. ^ "Teedie: The Story of Young Teddy Roosevelt by Don Brown". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  6. ^ "A Wizard from the Start: The Incredible Boyhood & Amazing Inventions of Thomas Edison by Don Brown". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  7. ^ "Gold! Gold from the American River! by Don Brown". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  8. ^ "Henry and the Cannons: An Extraordinary True Story of the American Revolution by Don Brown". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  9. ^ "The Great American Dust Bowl by Don Brown". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  10. ^ "He Has Shot the President!: April 14, 1865: The Day John Wilkes Booth Killed President Lincoln by Don Brown". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  11. ^ a b c d e "Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans by Don Brown". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  12. ^ "Aaron and Alexander: The Most Famous Duel in American History by Don Brown". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  13. ^ a b "The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees by Don Brown". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  14. ^ "Up & Down: The Adventures of John Jeffries, First American to Fly by Don Brown". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  15. ^ "Rocket to the Moon!: Big Ideas That Changed the World by Don Brown". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  16. ^ "Fever Year: The Killer Flu of 1918 by Don Brown". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  17. ^ a b "In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers by Don Brown". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  18. ^ "SLJ Best Books 2013 Nonfiction". School Library Journal. 2013-11-22. Archived from the original on 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  19. ^ "Best of 2013". Kirkus Reviews. Archived from the original on 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  20. ^ "Horn Book Fanfare 2013". The Horn Book. 2013-12-11. Archived from the original on 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  21. ^ "Best Books 2015: Nonfiction". School Library Journal. 2015-11-24. Archived from the original on 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  22. ^ "Best Informational Books for Older Readers of 2015". Chicago Public Library. Archived from the original on 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
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  25. ^ "Best Books of 2015". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
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  27. ^ "Best of 2018". Kirkus Reviews. Archived from the original on 2022-08-12. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  28. ^ "Our 2018 Best Children's & Teen Books of the Year". Shelf Awareness. 2018-11-27. Archived from the original on 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  29. ^ "Best of 2019". Kirkus Reviews. Archived from the original on 2022-02-21. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  30. ^ "Odd Boy Out: Young Albert Einstein | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. 2009-10-18. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
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  32. ^ "Mack Made Movies | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. 2009-10-25. Archived from the original on 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  33. ^ "2011 Nominations: Non-Fiction (MG/YA)". Children's and Young Adult Bloggers' Literary Awards. 2011-09-29. Archived from the original on 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  34. ^ "America is under attack : September 11, 2001 : the day the towers fell | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. 2012-02-14. Archived from the original on 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  35. ^ "2013 Blue Ribbons | Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books". Archived from the original on 2022-09-25. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  36. ^ "More Past Winners". William Allen White Children's Book Award | The Official Site. Archived from the original on 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
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