Books Awards
- Come See the Earth Turn - The Story of Leon Foucault Winner of 2011 NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12 by National Science Teachers Association and Children's Book Council.
- In the Trees, Honey Bees! Winning title of 2012 California Readers Collection.
- In the Trees, Honey Bees! Winner of 2010 Skipping Stones Honor Award Nature and Ecology Books.
- In the Trees, Honey Bees! One of eight nominees for Florida Reading Association's 2010-2011 Children Book Awards Pre-K to 2nd grade.
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the Trees, Honey Bees! Gold winner of Mom's
Choice Award Children's Picture Book - Animal Kingdom.
- In the Trees, Honey Bees! Winner of 2010 NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Book for Students K-12.
- In the Trees, Honey Bees! Winner Silver Moonbeam Children's Book Awards 2009.
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In the Trees, Honey Bees! Recipient of Disney's Internet Group iParenting Media Awards for Outstanding Product, August, 2009.
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In the Trees, Honey Bees! Recipient of the National IWLA Book of the Year Awards, 2009.
- Harriet Tubman: Hero of the Underground Railroad - One of Bank Street College of Education's Best Children's Book of the Year, 2008.
Magazine Awards
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Rebus of the Year - "Hands," Highlights, December 2006.
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First Place Winner - "Confessions from the Gene Pool," Byline's Advice for Beginning Writers Contest, 2003.
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"Goose Feathers" - Published in the billionth issue of Highlights for Children, August 2006. A special gold-embossed commemorative issue along with the first 1946 issue of Highlights, is now part of a permanent collection at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum.
- "Interview with Award-Winning Children's Author Lori Mortensen Part 1," by Elizabeth MacKinney at examiner.com, April 22, 2011.
- Interview with Award-Winning Children's Author Lori Mortensen Part 2," by Elizabeth MacKinney at examiner.com, April 22, 2011.
- "Interview with Award-Winning Children's Author Lori Mortensen Part 3, " by Elizabeth MacKinney at examiner.com, April 22, 2011.
- "Interview with Lori Mortensen," by Elizabeth Varadan at Elizabeth Varadan's Fourth Wish Blogspot, March 28, 2011.
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"Writing Rhyming Nonfiction Picture Books," transcript of Lori Mortensen's interview with ICL moderator Jan Fields, March 4-6, 2009.
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"Lori Mortensen Answers Three Questions," by Anastasia Suen at Anastasia Suen's Blog. Children's Book Biz News, January 10, 2008.
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"Author Honored by National Magazine," Mountain Democrat, July 2007.
Editorial Reviews
Boston Globe - "Lori Mortensen's text dances neatly between a very simple rhyming text for younger readers . . . and a more in-depth prose notes explaining the science involved. That back and forth makes In the Trees, Honey Bees! an ideal book for kindergarten and early-elementary schools."
Kirkus Reviews - "Simple rhymes and striking full-bleed illustrations introduce the daily lives of honeybees to very young readers and listeners. Arbo's detailed paintings show vistas of a bucolic farm visited by oversized honeybees, glorious flowers and close-ups of a hive inside a tree."
The Children's Hour - ". . . Children may never view honey bees in the same way again."
Illinois State Beekeepers Association - "A tantalizing new book for that aspiring young beekeeper has been published by Dawn Publications. Fascinating artwork is accompanied by a dual text. One text works for the "read to me" age while a separate text works for the early reader.. Read to a kid about honey bees. You will both enjoy it."
iParenting Media Awards reviewers - "It's a great book for the curious child, and a great combination of entertaining and educating . . . The children have asked many times to have the book read to them. . . . I love when books combine fact and fiction in a fun, entertaining way."
Lorinda Titus, "The Bee Lady" Amazon Reviews - "I have been a beekeeper since 1996. I am usually pretty disappointed by books written at a child's level regarding honeybees, finding they are either too basic, too fantastic, or simply inaccurate. Not so with this book! . . . My daughter was definitely engaged by this book. I am recommending In the Trees, Honey Bees! to my customers and plan to carry it on our bookshelf."
Pawtuckaway Beekeepers Assn. Newsletter - "From the moment I opened the book I was struck by the amazing illustrations of honeybees, comb, larva, and the queen.. . . The author uses simple poetry to capture your attention, then sews the story together with detailed and accurate bee facts. . . This is not a fluff book. Instead, it is a great tool to teach kids about the fascinating life of the honey bee with information for all ages. A beautiful book that would make a sweet gift, class or library donation."
