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 * Book Awards Assignment Part 1**

**Children’s Book Awards- **


 * 1. Newbery Medal- American Library Association, Association for Library Service to Children **
 * Established 1922. A medal presented annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children published in the United States in the preceding year. The recipient must be a citizen or resident of the United States. The winner is announced at the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting (January/February) and the award is presented at the ALA summer conference. Selection committee comprised from librarians from library systems all over the United States. **


 * 2. Caldecott Medal- American Library Association, Association for Library Service to Children **
 * Established 1938. A medal presented annually to the illustrator of the most distinguished American picture book for children published in the United States in the preceding year. The recipient must be a citizen or resident of the United States. The winner is announced at the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting (January/February) and the award is presented at the ALA summer conference. **


 * 3. Coretta Scott King Award- American Library Association (Social Responsibilities Round Table) Established 1969. Designed to commemorate the life and work of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and to honor Mrs. Coretta Scott King for her courage and determination in continuing to work for peace and world brotherhood. Presented annually to an African American author and an African American illustrator for an outstandingly inspirational and educational contribution published during the previous year. The separate award for illustrator was added in 1979. **


 * 4. The Mildred L. Batchelder Award- American Library Association- Awarded for outstanding translated book for children. The award goes to the U.S. publisher responsible for the English-language edition of the work. **


 * 5. The National Book Award for Young People’s Literature- National Book Foundation- Presented each year in November to recognize the outstanding contribution to children’s literature. The National Book Award for Young People’s Literature carries a $10,000 cash prize and the award committee will consider books of all genres written for children and young adults by U.S. writers with an emphasis on literary merit. The Young People’s category was added to the National Book Awards in 1996. A Children’s Book category had previously existed in the National Book Award/American Book Awards program from 1969-1983. **


 * 6. Aesop Prize Winners- The Children’s Folklore Section of the American Folklore Society- Awarded to the most outstanding book or books incorporating folklore and published in English for children or young adults. The Aesop Prize Committee also compiles an extremely useful Aesop Accolade List, an annual roster of exceptional books from among Aesop Prize nominees. **
 * 1) **The use of folklore should be central to the book's contents and, if appropriate, to its illustrations. **
 * 2) **The folklore, as presented in the book, should accurately present or reflect the cultural worldview of the people whose folklore is the focus of the book. **
 * 3) **The reader's understanding of the folklore should be enhanced by its appearance in the book, as should the book be enriched by the presence of the folklore. **
 * 4) **The book should reflect the high artistic standards of the best of children's literature and have strong appeal for the child reader. **
 * 5) **Folklore sources should be fully acknowledged, and annotations referenced within the bound contents of the publication. **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">7. Pura Belpre’ Award- Awarded every 2 years by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the National Association to Promote Library Services to the Spanish Speaking. Honors Latino writers and illustrators whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in a work of literature for youth. Named in honor of Pura Belpre’, the first Latina librarian of the New York Public Library. The first awards, given in 1996, were selected from books published 1990-1995. **


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">8. The Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children- National Council of Teachers of English (U.S) Established in 1990 to promote and recognize excellence in nonfiction writing. The award is named in commemoration of the book Orbis Pictus (The World in Pictures) by Johann Comenius. It was originally published in 1657, and is considered to be the first informational book written specifically for children. **


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">9. Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal- Association for Library Service to Children (American Library Association- Honors an author or illustrator whose books are published in the U.S. and have made a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children. The award was given every five years between 1960 and 1980; it is now given every three years. **


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">10. Margaret A. Edwards Award for Outstanding Literature for Young Adults- Young Adult Library Services Association (American Library Association) Awarded to an author for lifetime achievement in writing for teenagers. It is given to an author whose work helps teenagers to better understand themselves and their world. **

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6. Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions (e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique, and discuss print and non-print texts. 9. Students develop an understanding of and respect for diversity in language use, patterns, and dialects across cultures, ethnic groups, geographic regions, and social roles. 11. Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.
 * 1) Students read a wide range of print and non-print texts to build an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United States and the world; to acquire new information; to respond to the needs and demands of society and the workplace; and for personal fulfillment. Among these texts are fiction and nonfiction, classic and contemporary works.
 * 2) Students read a wide range of literature from many periods in many genres to build an understanding of the many dimensions (e.g., philosophical, ethical, aesthetic) of human experience.
 * 3) Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts. They draw on their prior experience, their interactions with other readers and writers, their knowledge of word meaning and of other texts, their word identification strategies, and their understanding of textual features (e.g., sound-letter correspondence, sentence structure, context, graphics).