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ANNOUNCING THIS YEAR'S AWARD BOOKS!
The Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College of Education will honor these five books at its annual breakfast and ceremony on March 18th.
Fiction
This award is given each year to honor a book or books of outstanding literary merit in which children or young people deal in a positive and realistic way with difficulties in their world and grow emotionally and morally. In addition to being a well-known author of articles about children's books, Josette Frank was the first editor of the Children's Book Committee publications and remained a member for over sixty years.
The prize to the author of the award books has been generously provided by The Florence L. Miller Memorial Fund.
SHARED BY:
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The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate AND
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon |
Nonfiction
This award is given for a nonfiction book that serves as an inspiration to young readers. Flora Stieglitz Straus chaired the Children's Book Committee for over sixty years.
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Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream A young person's award to:
Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 |
Poetry
This award is given for the best poetry book of the year for young readers. A longtime member of the Committee, Claudia Lewis was an esteemed poet, author, and teacher of children's literature. She served on the faculty at Bank Street College of Education.
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Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors |
LAST YEAR'S AWARD BOOKS:
The Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College of Education
honored these three books at its annual breakfast and ceremony last
year.
Fiction
This
award is given each year to honor a book or books of outstanding
literary merit in which children or young people deal in a positive and
realistic way with difficulties in their world and grow emotionally and
morally. In addition to being a well-known author of articles about
children's books, Josette Frank was the first editor of the Children's
Book Committee publications and remained a member for over sixty years.
The prize to the author of the award books has been generously provided by The Florence L. Miller Memorial Fund.
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After Tupac & D Foster |
Nonfiction
This
award is given for a nonfiction book that serves as an inspiration to
young readers. Flora Stieglitz Straus chaired the Children's Book
Committee for over sixty years.
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The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary |
Poetry
This
award is given for the best poetry book of the year for young readers.
A longtime member of the Committee, Claudia Lewis was an esteemed poet,
author, and teacher of children's literature. She served on the faculty
at Bank Street College of Education.
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The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom |
