Book Awards & Distinctions
for Teresa Martínez
24 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, 2005-2024
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
How to Explain Robotics to a Grown-Up (4)

Best STEM Books, 2017-2025
Selection, 2025

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2025

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Instructional Nonfiction Selection, 2024

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2024
Mario y el agujero en el cielo: Cómo un químico salvó nuestro planeta (2)
Until Someone Listens (2)

Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Finalist, 2023
Again, Essie? (1)
Dear Abuelo (1)
How to Explain Coding to a Grown-Up (1)
The Last Tamale (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2025
Mi ciudad canta (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Spanish Selection, 2023