Book Awards & Distinctions
for Elizabeth Rusch
54 Total Book Awards
Mario and the Hole in the Sky: How a Chemist Saved Our Planet (9)

Cook Prize, 2012-2025
Winner, 2020

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Nonfiction Text for Young Readers Winner, 2020

Green Earth Book Award, 2005-2025
Winner, 2020

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Science Selection, 2019

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Science Selection, 2019

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2020

Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2025
Commended, 2020

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2020
Eruption!: Volcanoes and the Science of Saving Lives (6)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2014

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2013

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2014

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2013
Impact: Asteroids and the Science of Saving the World (5)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2018

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2018

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2017
The Mighty Mars Rovers: The Incredible Adventures of Spirit and Opportunity (5)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2013

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2012

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2013

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2012
The Music of Life: Bartolomeo Cristofori & the Invention of the Piano (5)

Best STEM Books, 2017-2025
Selection, 2018

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Arts Selection, 2017

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2018

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Commended, 2018
The 21: The True Story of the Youth Who Sued the U.S. Government Over Climate Change (4)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Nonfiction Text for Older Readers Winner, 2024

Green Earth Book Award, 2005-2025
Winner, 2024

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2023
A Greater Goal: The Epic Battle for Equal Pay in Women's Soccer—And Beyond (4)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2025

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2024

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Sports Selection, 2024

YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2025
Finalist, 2025
Volcano Rising (4)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2013
You Call This Democracy?: How to Fix Our Government and Deliver Power to the People (3)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2020

Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Multicultural and International Honor, 2021

YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2025
Finalist, 2021
The Big One: The Cascadia Earthquakes and the Science of Saving Lives (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021

Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2025
Commended, 2021
Mario y el agujero en el cielo: Cómo un químico salvó nuestro planeta (2)
The Next Wave: The Quest to Harness the Power of the Oceans (2)
All about Nothing (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2023
Avalanche Dog Heroes: Piper and Friends Learn to Search the Snow (1)
Ready, Set... Baby! (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2017