Awards & Honors
Accelerated Reader
 - Renaissance Learning is the leading provider of computerized assessment and progress-monitoring tools for pre-K through 12th-grade schools and districts. Adopted by more than 67,000 schools in North America, the Pelican Pete series was accepted into the program in 2006, and Frances was selected as the only featured author for the 2007 Southeast Conference.
Children's Choices
 - The International Reading Association and the Children's Book Council. Each year 10,000 schoolchildren from different regions of the United States read and vote on the newly published children's and young adults' trade books that they like best. This list is designed for use not only by teachers, librarians, administrators, and booksellers, but also by parents, grandparents, caregivers, and everyone who wishes to encourage young people to read for pleasure.
Teachers' Choice Award
- Learning Magazine sponsors this award, which recognizes excellence in classroom books. All books are judged by a team of experienced pre-K through 6th-grade teachers who test the effectiveness of entries in actual classroom use. The books are evaluated on ease of use in a core curriculum area, originality and creativity, high interest level, and motivation for students.
Best Products: Children's Books
- iParenting Media Award is the only consumer awards program certified by ISO 9001:2000, the internationally recognized standard quality assurance. Reviewers are a diverse set of parents, licensed childcare centers, and schools nationwide. Book of the Year for Environmental Education
 - The Izaak Walton League of America is one of the oldest conservation organizations in the U.S. and is dedicated to protecting our nation's soil, water, woods, waters, and wildlife. The review panel includes educators and conservationists from across the country.
Best Children's Fiction / Best Florida Title
- The Florida Publishers Association Inc. sponsors national awards recognizing excellence and creativity in both content and production. The review panel consists of board members made up of fellow authors, publishers, and industry experts.
Mom' s Choice Award
- The Mom's Choice Awards® is an annual awards competition that recognizes authors, inventors, companies, parents and others for their efforts in creating quality family-friendly media, products and services.
Reading Counts
- Scholastic Reading Counts! has chosen
the Adventures of Pelican Pete
series to be part of their innovative program to develop reading skills, raise test scores, and motivate students to take responsibility for independent reading .
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