Caroline Arnold's Books
Awards and Honors
- Leo Politi Golden Author Award, California Readers, 2008
- The Washington Post-Children's Book Guild Award for Nonfiction, 2005
- Honorary Degree: Doctor of Humane Letters, awarded by Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, 2001
AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books
- Butterflies in Room 6, 2019, finalist
Junior Library Guild Selection
- Planting a Garden in Room 6, 2022
- Hatching Chicks in Room 6, 2017
- Too Hot? Too Cold?, 2013
- A Warmer World, 2012
- Birds: Nature's Magnificent Flying Machines, 2003
- The Ancient Cliff Dwellers of Mesa Verde, 1992
- Juggler, 1988
- Trapped In Tar, 1987
Cybils, Elementary Non-fiction Award
- Hatching Chicks in Room 6, 2018
Children's Book of the Month Club
- Too Hot? Too Cold?, 2013 selection
- Pterosaurs, Rulers of the Skies in the Dinosaur Age, December 2007 selection
Eureka! Award for Nonfiction, California Reading Association
- A Polar Bear's World, 2010 Gold Award
- Living Fossils, 2016 Silver Award
- Hatching Chicks in Room 6, 2017 Silver Award
Children's Literature Council of Southern California (formerly, Southern California Council on Literature for Children)
- Award for Notable Work of Juvenile Non-Fiction for Butterflies in Room 6, 2020
- Award for The Best Written and Illustrated Suite of Nonfiction for Children, for A Polar Bear's World, A Walrus World, A Bald Eagle's World, and A Moose's World, 2011
- Award for Outstanding Illustration to Rahul Bhushan, for Taj Mahal, 2008
- Award for Outstanding Body of Work, 1994
- Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Too Fat? Too Thin?, 1984.
Teachers' Choice Awards for Children's Books, Learning Magazine
- Caroline Arnold's Animals series, Picture Window Books, 2009
Society of School Librarians International (SSLI), Honor Book, Social Studies, Grades K-6
Parents' Choice Gold Awards:
- The Terrible Hodag and the Animal Catchers, 2006.
National Council for Social Studies/Children's Book Council, Notable Children's Book in the Field of Social Studies
- Taj Mahal, 2008.
- Uluru: Australia's Aboriginal Heart, 2004.
- Easter Island: Giant Stone Statues Tell of a Rich and Tragic Past, 2001.
- Children of the Settlement Houses, 1999.
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best
California Readers California Collection
- A Polar Bear's World
- A Walrus' World
- A Bald Eagle's World
- A Moose's World
- Wiggle and Waggle
- A Zebra's World
- Super Swimmers
- The Skeletal System
- The Ancient Cliff Dwellers of Mesa Verde
- Pterosaurs, Rulers of the Skies in the Dinosaur Age
- When Mammoths Walked the Earth
- On the Brink of Extinction: The California Condor
- El Nino: Stormy Weather For People and Wildlife
- Stories in Stone: Rock Art Pictures By Early Americans
- Giant Shark: Megalodon, Prehistoric Super Predator
- Easter Island: Giant Stone Statues Tell of a Rich and Tragic Past
- Too Hot? Too Cold?, 2013
- A Warmer World, 2012
- Global Warming and the Dinosaurs, 2010
- A Platypus' World, 2009
- Giant Sea Reptiles of the Dinosaur Age, 2008
- Pterosaurs, Rulers of the Skies in the Dinosaur Age, 2005
- Uluru: Australia's Aboriginal Heart, 2004
- Hawk Highway in the Sky: Watching the Raptor Migration, 1998
- Fox, 1997
- Bat, 1997
- Lion, 1995
- Rhino, 1995
- House Sparrows Everywhere, 1992
- Snake, 1991
- Flamingo, 1991
- Dinosaurs Down Under, and Other Fossils from Australia, 1990
- Cheetah, 1989
- Hippo, 1989
- Tule Elk, 1989
- A Walk on the Great Barrier Reef, 1988
- Dinosaur Mountain: Graveyard of the Past, 1988
- Penguin, 1988
- Llama, 1988
- Zebra, 1987
- Giraffe,1987
- Kangaroo, 1987
- Koala, 1987
- Trapped in Tar, 1987
- Genetics, 1986
- Saving the Peregrine Falcon, 1985
- The Biggest Living Thing, 1983
- Pets Without Homes, 1983
- Animals that Migrate, 1982
- Electric Fish, 1980
- Five Nests, 1980
Children's Book of the Month Club
- Pterosaurs, Rulers of the Skies in the Dinosaur Age, December 2007 selection
Directors' Choice Award, Early Childhood News
Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year
- A Warmer World, 2012
- Wiggle and Waggle, 2008
- Birds: Nature's Magnificent Flying Machines, 2004
- Bobcats, 1999
Merit Award Winner, 3x3 Magazine Illustration Annual No. 4
- The Terrible Hodag and the Animal Catchers, 2008
- A Panda's World, 2007
- Bobcats, 1999
- African Animals, 1997
- Hawk Highway in the Sky: Watching the Raptor Migration, 1997
- Wild Goat, 1990
- Orangutan, 1990
- A Walk on the Great Barrier Reef, 1998
- Koala, 1987
- Trapped in Tar, 1987
ABC Best Books for Children, Association of Booksellers for Children
CCBC Choices, Cooperative Children's Book Center of the School of Education of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
- Birds: Nature's Magnificent Flying Machines, 2004
- A Killer Whale's World, 2007
John Burroughs Nature Book Award
- A Walk on the Great Barrier Reef, 1988
Golden Kite Honor Book, The Society of Children's Book Writers
Notable Book, American Library Association
- Dinosaur Mountain: Graveyard of the Past, 1989
- Trapped in Tar, 1987
- Saving the Peregrine Falcon, 1985
School Library Journal Best Books
- Easter Island: Giant Stone Statues Tell of a Rich and Tragic Past, 2001.
- Ancient Cliff Dwellers of Mesa Verde, 2000 (pb), (1992 (hb)
- Saving the Peregrine Falcon, 1985
Recommended Reading, California Literature for Science and Mathematics
- Giant Shark: Megalodon, Prehistoric Super Predator, 2000
- El Nino: Stormy Weather for People and Wildlife, 1998
- African Animals, 1997
- On the Brink of Extinction:the California Condor, 1993
- A Walk in the Woods, 1990
- Dinosaur Mountain: Graveyard of the Past, 1989
- Tule Elk, 1989
- Cheetah, 1989
- Hippo, 1989
- A Walk On The Great Barrier Reef, 1988
- Penguin, 1988
- Llama, 1988
- Kangaroo, 1987
- Trapped In Tar, 1987
- Genetics,1986
Honor Book for Children, New York Academy of Sciences
- Trapped In Tar, 1987
- Animals That Migrate, 1983
P.E.N., Los Angeles Chapter, Special Achievement Award
- Saving the Peregrine Falcon, 1985
Orbis Pictus award for Outstanding Nonfiction, National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
- Cheetah, 1989
- Hippo, 1989
- On the Brink of Extinction: The California Condor, 1993 (nominated)
Voice of Youth Advocates Nonfiction Honor List
- Hawk Highway in the Sky: Watching the Raptor Migration, 1998
Amazon.com Best Seller, Mexican History for Children
- City of the Gods: Mexico's Ancient City of Teotihuacan
Cat Writers' Association, Certificate of Excellence
Pick of the Lists, American Booksellers Association(ABA)
- Wild Goat, 1990
- Orangutan, 1990
Virginia Center for Children's Books, Best Bets for the Classroom 2000
- Easter Island: Giant Stone Statues Tell of a Rich and Tragic Past
Children's Book Council (CBC) Showcase
- Hawk Highway in the Sky: Watching the Raptor Migration, July-August, 1997
- When Mammoths Walked the Earth July-August, 2002