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Click the + icon in the bottom right of the screen.
1) Enter your name
2) Enter the title of your Award winning presentation
3) List the audience and Purpose for your presentation
4) Upload your project
5) We will be splitting up into groups to share:
Discussion topics:
- Who is your intended audience and why
- Purpose or need for choosing this topic
- How you will use this in your future program.

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The Pura Belpre Award
Titles selected for preteen readers to connect with the Latino American immigration experience.

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2018 Medal Winner for Narrative

Published by Nancy Paulsen Books; 2017

This piece of historical fiction highlights the luck Ruthie of Jewish-Cuban descent faces despite being in a body cast. Ruthie is strong and resilient, and her life is full of joy in the midst of brokenness.

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2018 Medal Winner for Narrative Published by Nancy Paulsen Books; 2017 This piece of historical fiction highlights the luck Ruthie of Jewish-Cuban descent faces despite being in a body cast. Ruthie is strong and resilient, and her life is full of joy in the midst of brokenness.

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The Coretta Scott King Award
I have chosen 5th-8th graders for my audience. These picture book and chapter book titles that I selected are for the purpose of providing resources for librarians and teachers to teach teens to learn and have a deep, meaningful, and respectful connection with black history and culture. I created my project as bookmarks.

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Diverse Newberry Award Winners

I focused on Newberry Award Winners for grades 4-7 that displayed diverse characters. The resource is for teachers and other educators looking to use these books in their classrooms.

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2020 Newberry Winner

Published by Harper Collins, 2019

Graphic Novel

Seventh grade Jordan Banks loves to draw and wants to attend a school for the arts. However, his parents decide to send him to a private school. As one of the few students of color, Jordan feels out of place, especially since many of his classmates are wealthy enough to have buildings at the school named for their families. Jordan must learn to navigate two worlds and make friends in both.

Resources:
SLJ Book Review and Teaching Resources Lesson Plan for Teaching Kids About Microagression

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2020 Newberry Winner Published by Harper Collins, 2019 Graphic Novel Seventh grade Jordan Banks loves to draw and wants to attend a school for the arts. However, his parents decide to send him to a private school.

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The Caldecott Award is for illustrations in books from the previous year.
Audience: Elementary School Parents
Purpose: To help parents find good books for their children, or find resources that connect with books their children had recently read.
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The Coretta Scott King Award

My website is geared towards middle grades teachers who might be interested in using diverse literature with their students. I included discussion guides and resources they might use in the classroom.

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- Coretta Scott King Award
-Audience: Middle Grade Teachers
- Purpose: To give teachers a resource that they can use to diversify their literature in their lessons OR so that they can give more diverse recommendations to students who ask

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Coretta Scott King Award Winners

Who is this resource for?

This resource is for middle-grade teachers who are looking to add African American & Black Literature to their curriculums and classrooms.

This resource features only authors and illustrators who have won a Coretta Scott King Award.

Helpful Hint: This resource includes "Themes and Keywords" and other related words for specific books! Type "Control + F" OR "Command + F" and type in some relevant keywords or topics you may be interested in looking for.

What is the Coretta Scott King Award?

The Coretta Scott King Award is presented every year to outstanding African Amerian authors and illustrators for children and young adults in five separate categories: Author, Illustrator, New Talent (Author), New Talent (Illustrator), and Author/Illustrator Lifetime Achievement Award. Each of these works demonstrates an exemplary appreciation for African American culture, universal human values, peace, non-violent change, and brotherhood.

This award is named after Coretta Scott King, a Civil Rights activist and wife of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This award commemorates their lives and honors their courage and determination to work for peace and world brotherhood.

Find out more in the link below!

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Coretta Scott King Award Winners This resource is for middle-grade teachers who are looking to add African American & Black Literature to their curriculums and classrooms. This resource features only authors and illustrators who have won a Coretta Scott King Award. Helpful Hint : This resource includes "Themes and Keywords" and other related words for specific books!

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-Newbery Medal Winners & Teaching Resources
-Audience: Teachers of Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-11)
-Purpose: To familiarize teachers with the Newbery Medal and some of its winners. This site offers a variety of helpful resources for the four novels chosen.

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The John Newbery Medal, or simple the Newbery Medal, "is awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished American children's book published the previous year" ( ). This site contains a few of these winning books with accompanying teaching resources and activities. These books and activities are best suited for grades 3-5 (ages 8-11). Enjoy!

Created by Tara Bradshaw

LIS 617-01

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The John Newbery Medal, or simple the Newbery Medal, "is awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished American children's book published the previous year" (ALA). This site contains a few of these winning books with accompanying teaching resources and activities.

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Award Winning Leading Ladies
This guide is for 5-8th grade teachers/parents looking to inspire a book choice with strong female lead characters.
I chose four different ALA awards that spotlight minority stories.

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Award Winning Books
Caldecott award winners. These books are geared towards elementary school aged students in PreK-5th grade.

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The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

Each story listed includes resources for teachers to utilize these texts in their classrooms.

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The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. Each story listed includes resources for teachers to utilize these texts in their classrooms.

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Caldecotts Aplenty!
Intended audience: K-4 (since I work with that grade range)
Purpose: A teachers aide on some gold silver medalists from the past decade with some additional resources to extend the book's content.

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By Bao Phi -- Illustrated by Thi Bui 2018 Caldecott Honor

A story like this can't be made up. Based on events from Phi's childhood, A Different Pond tells of an early morning fishing trip a young boy takes with his immigrant father. Thi Bui's color work matches the different moods of the story. From the somber hours of the fishing trip, to the warm moments as the sun has risen.

Resources to checkout:
Book trailer for A Different Pond

Reader's Guide provided by Capstone Publications

By Brian Floca 2014 Caldecott Winner

Take a trip across America in one of the earliest trip along the Transcontinental rail line! Floca was well deserving of the gold with this one. Every spread is awash with action and little moments of what it must have been like to travel by train in the 1800s. Take special care to look at the end papers and the back matter too for more information.
Resources to check out:
Book trailer for Locomotive

Brian Floca showing off some of his work and an early draft of Locomotive!

by Javaka Steptoe 2017 Caldecott Winner

Inspired by Basquet's artwork, Steptoe takes us on a journey through the life of the young talent, Jean-Michel and how he became the respected artist known today. Readers may marvel in not just the spreads themselves but the "canvases" he Steptoe used. The back matter has lots of facts about Jean-Michel and his work as well as what went into the book.
Resources to check out:
A read aloud by Javaka Steptoe himself of Radiant Child!

The artist at work taken from the documentary Shooting Star: Jean-Michel Basquiat.

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By Bao Phi -- Illustrated by Thi Bui 2018 Caldecott Honor A story like this can't be made up. Based on events from Phi's childhood, A Different Pond tells of an early morning fishing trip a young boy takes with his immigrant father. Thi Bui's color work matches the different moods of the story.

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Newbery Winners! The audience is for grades 4-8, and
I chose these books because they represent a sense of adventure and fun, while subtly showing the students a piece of history they might not otherwise have looked at.

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Literature Immersion 2 - Newbery Medal Winners

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The Newbery award is a yearly award that is by the ALSC, a division of the ALA. This award is given to an author who has contributed the most distinguished work for children for that year. The collection I selected are for older children (Grades 4-7), as it deal with topics that include death, slavery, and disability. This site also includes resources to help both culture surrounding the book, and to further educate the reader.

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Literature Immersion 2 - Newbery Medal Winners ​ ​ ​ ​ The Newbery award is a yearly award that is by the ALSC, a division of the ALA. This award is given to an author who has contributed the most distinguished work for children for that year.

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North Carolina Children's Book Awards 2021 Nominees. This is for teachers to use in their classrooms so they can have an active role in the process of choosing the winner for North Carolina.

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2021 Picture Book Nominees

What Is It?

The North Carolina Children's Book Award program is a children's choice program sponsored by school and public librarians in North Carolina and is designed to introduce children to current children's literature and to instill a love of reading.

The award is voted on by kids!

How to Participate:
AWARD WEBSITE HERE!
Hair Love

Author: Matthew A. Cherry

Illustrator: Vashti Harrison

This story is about a dad who is ready to conquer doing his daughter's hair that "kinks, coils, and curls every which way." His little girl wants her hair to look extra special for a very special occasion. Will Dad be triumphant in the end? Read to find out!
Resources Animated Short Film Reading is Fundamental Puzzle Resources Study Guide
Rescue & Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship

Author: Jessica Kensky

Illustrator: Scott Magoon

This book is based on a true story of a girl and her service dog. Rescue, the dog, is given the task of helping a girl who has lost her legs, but is he up for the challenge?
Resources Book Trailer Teacher's Guide Lesson Plan
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story

Author: Kevin Noble Maillard

Illustrator: Juana Martinez-Neal

This poetic story is about a special food. The book takes us through our senses as well as the historical context of fry bread and how fry bread is not just a food but a lesson we can all learn. The end of the story has explanations for all the poetry throughout.
Resource Discussion Guide Interview with the Author Teaching Ideas and Invitations
The Donkey Egg

Authors and Illustrators: Janet and Susan Stevens Crummel

Lazy Bear's neighbor Fox sells him a large green egg. Bear can't wait to find out what will be in his egg when it hatches! Will it be a donkey? Or will Bear be in for a different surprise?
Resources Book Trailer Activities

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2021 Picture Book Nominees The North Carolina Children's Book Award program is a children's choice program sponsored by school and public librarians in North Carolina and is designed to introduce children to current children's literature and to instill a love of reading. The award is voted on by kids!

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My intended audience are librarians or teachers who work with children between early preschool years and late elementary, because Caldecott picture books generally appeal to those age ranges. Some are more appropriate for younger or older children within those ranges, or could be used in different ways for different age groups.

I chose this topic because I wanted to explore some newer Caldecott winners. I had trouble finding some at my library or on Overdrive, but I ended up including some of the winners and nominees in my lesson plans this week!

I plan to teach children directly about different award programs in library lessons. I saw a lot of opportunities with these book to team teach with the art teacher on different illustration styles.

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Newbery Winners
My intended audience is middle-grade teachers or school librarians looking for resources to use when teaching or discussing novels with their students.
P.S. the link works; I don't know why it's refusing to show a preview.

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North Carolina Children's Book Awards. The audience is teachers to learn more about junior books that have won (2016-2020 ) and resources to extend learning.These resources will be helpful for a teacher/media specialist interested in promoting children's involvement in the awards voting and program. Additionally, the books would be great for upper elementary book presentation to encourage high-quality reading.

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The North Carolina Children's Book Award (NCCBA) is an annual award bestowed on an outstanding picture book and a children's book. The award is sponsored by both the North Carolina School Library Association and the Youth Services section of North Carolina Library Association. Between November 1 and March, children across the state nominate their favorite picture book and junior books on the NCCBA website (nccba.blogspot.com). The books must be published within the previous four years. The NCCBA committee select 10-12 titles and voting on nominations runs from March 1 to March 31st. Classroom teachers, media specialists and public librarians across North Carolina encourage children to read and participate in voting for the award winners. Kids must read at least 5 picture and/or 3 junior books to participate in voting.

The goal of the award is to promote high-quality reading engagement and children's involvement in reading program across the state. Participation in the voting process provides opportunities for choice and ownership for children involved. The award program has been in place since 1992. Click on the link below to learn more.

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The North Carolina Children's Book Award (NCCBA) is an annual award bestowed on an outstanding picture book and a children's book. The award is sponsored by both the North Carolina School Library Association and the Youth Services section of North Carolina Library Association.

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Newbery Award Winners
I chose Newbery Award winners with a focus on diverse characters for students in middle grades.

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Newbery Award Winners - LIS 617 Literature Immersion by Amy Schuster by Amy Schuster | This newsletter was created with Smore, an online tool for creating beautiful newsletters for educators, nonprofits, businesses and more

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I focused on Newbery Award winners in the area of Realistic Fiction. These books are  most suited for students in grade 3-6. The resources are for teachers of students in those grades.

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"The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children." (admin, 1999)

Many Newbery Awards have been given out over the years. Below are a couple of books that have won this award and are in the genre family of Realistic Fiction. These books would be great for students between 3rd and 6th grade, depending on their reading levels and make great classroom novel studies.

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"The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children." (admin, 1999) Many Newbery Awards have been given out over the years.

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* These Geisel Award Winners.
*These books are geared toward grades 2-4 and use vivid illustrations and sometimes minimum words to convey a story.

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Stonewall Book Award. Specifically the MIKE MORGAN & LARRY ROMANS CHILDREN’S & YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE AWARD. -  "given annually to English-language books of exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender experience. The awards are given to works published in the United States in the previous calendar year, although works published elsewhere may be considered."
- I plan to use this for 10+ year old's. I feel these characters are underrepresented and should be discussed in an open and honest way to share all voices.

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Drama (2013) by Raina Telgemeier

Summary:

Callie is great behind the scenes in her middle school theater department, but outside of theater her life is a mess. New friendships, crushes, acceptance, and misunderstandings reign supreme in Drama. Callie navigates all of these common middle school issues to finish the year with a supportive and diverse cast of friends.

Awards:
ALA Stonewall Honor Book Harvey Award Nominee Multiple Starred Reviews
Resources:
Book Trailer Teacher's Resource Guide

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Summary: Callie is great behind the scenes in her middle school theater department, but outside of theater her life is a mess. New friendships, crushes, acceptance, and misunderstandings reign supreme in Drama. Callie navigates all of these common middle school issues to finish the year with a supportive and diverse cast of friends.

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Rebecca Caudill Awards
These are awards given in Illinois.  They are chosen by kids in grades 4 through 8 .

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Welcome to one of Illinois' most prestigious book awards for children's literature!

The Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award is an annual award given to the author of the book voted most outstanding by students in grades four through eight in participating Illinois schools. The award is named in honor of Rebecca Caudill who lived and wrote in Urbana, Illinois, for nearly 50 years. The award is given in recognition for her literary talent and the universal appeal of her books which have touched the hearts of many children and young adults.

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The Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award is an annual award given to the author of the book voted most outstanding by students in grades four through eight in participating Illinois schools. The award is named in honor of Rebecca Caudill who lived and wrote in Urbana, Illinois, for nearly 50 years.

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I created a website for Caldecott winners. I plan on using this in my Elementary School with my teachers. It celebrates worthy illustrators.

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in 1937, Frederic G. Melcher is credited with suggesting that the Caldecott Medal be awarded for illustrators of children's books. This medal was named after Randolph J. Caldecott who was a notable illustrator. This award is given every year to the best illustrator of Children's books and is celebrated by ALA.

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in 1937, Frederic G. Melcher is credited with suggesting that the Caldecott Medal be awarded for illustrators of children's books. This medal was named after Randolph J. Caldecott who was a notable illustrator. This award is given every year to the best illustrator of Children's books and is celebrated by ALA.

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I chose to build a website for Newberry Medal winning books for fourth grade readers. I plan to expand on this to make a reading guide for a public library.

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I made a website for teachers or parents. The books are from Kindergarten to 4th-grade audience level. I chose picture books that were given the Ezra Jack Keats Award.

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I focused on Caldecott and Newberry Awards, but other awards are sprinkled in as well. My intended audience is for students in grades 1- 5 .

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I chose to focus on the Ezra Jack Keats Award. I loved how diverse the choices were and the illustrations were especially fantastic. My intended audience was ages 3-7.