Outstanding Science Trade Book Awards

The Outstanding Science Trade Book Awards are a joint project of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and the Children’s Book Council (CBC) since 1973. These lists represent the year’s best children’s and young adult science books, chosen by science educators. The selection panel looks for well-presented books that contain substantial science content, that is also clear, accurate, up-to-date, and reflects current scientific research.

The annotated bibliographies feature titles published in the previous calendar year and selected by a book review committee appointed by the NSTA.

BROWSE AND SEARCH THE OUTSTANDING SCIENCE LIST

• 2025 Outstanding Science Trade Book Awards on Website — searchable titles on our site with links to their publishers
• 2025 Outstanding Science Trade Book Awards Spreadsheet — an editable file that allows to sort or manipulate as needed
• 2025 Outstanding Science Trade Book Awards PDF — COMING SOON

PAST WINNING TITLES (ANNOTATED LISTS)

• 2024 Outstanding Science Trade Books PDF (and spreadsheet format)
• 2023 Outstanding Science Trade Books
• 2022 Outstanding Science Trade Books
• 2021 Outstanding Science Trade Books
• 2020 Outstanding Science Trade Books
• 2019 Outstanding Science Trade Books
• 2018 Outstanding Science Trade Books

View more annotated lists on NSTA’s website.

Publishers: Submissions are currently CLOSED. To learn more about submitting titles next year, check out past content guidelines. Email cbc.info@cbcbooks.org with questions.