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Description
The story of "shy young Peter Mark Roget, [for whom] books were the best companions--and it wasn't long before Peter began writing his own book. But he didn't write stories; he wrote lists. Peter took his love for words and turned it to organizing ideas and finding exactly the right word to express just what he thought. His lists grew and grew, eventually turning into one of the most important reference books of all time"--Amazon.com.
Awards
A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book (Nonfiction — 2014)
Caldecott Medal (Honor Book — 2015)
Texas Bluebonnet Award (Nominee — 2016)
Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 2017)
Kirkus Prize (Finalist — Young Readers' Literature — 2014)
Triple Crown Awards (Nominee — 2017)
Georgia Children's Book Award (Finalist — Picturebook — 2016)
Lupine Award (Winner — Picture Book — 2014)
Golden Kite Award (Winner — 2015)
Orbis Pictus Award (Honor — 2015)
California Young Reader Medal (Nominee — 2018)
Charlotte Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 2016)
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal (Winner — 2015)
Cocheco Readers' Award (Nominee — 2016)
Keystone to Reading Book Award (Nominee — 2016)
Gelett Burgess Children's Book Award (Honor — 2014)
CCBC Choices (2015)
The Best Children's Books of the Year (Nine to Twelve — 2015)
Notable Children's Book (2015)
Nerdy Book Award (Nonfiction Picture Books — 2014)
Teacher Favorites Award (2015)
Tejas Star Reading List (2018)