Children's Book Award Handbook
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: ong>Marksong>, Diana F. / Frey, Susanne, PUBLISHER: Libraries Unlimited, Diana ong>Marksong> looks at children's and young adult book awards in depth. The history, award criteria, and a biography ong>ofong> the person behind each ong>ofong> the well-known awards is included. Also ong>ofong> interest are lists ong>ofong> the winners in each category, teaching and exploration activities, reproducible teaching aides, and a timeline ong>ofong> events leading up to the establishment ong>ofong> the award. Information about well-known awards is accompanied by information on the lesser known, Pura Belpre, Jane Addams, etc. Information is formatted in quick, easy-to-read tables and charts suitable for classroom duplication. Although some ong>ofong> this information is available online, this is a "one stop" handbook that contains lesser-known awards, and ong>ofong>fers activities for enriching the study ong>ofong> each award, whether well-known or not. Grades K-8.