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Phyllis Naylor received the Anne V. Zarrow Award in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The award is presented to an author who has made a “significant contribution to the field of literature for children and young adults.” It is sponsored by the Tulsa Library Trust and...
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The ALA is the oldest and largest library association in the world, counting almost 62,000 members in more than 115 countries. The ALA has identified several key legislative priorities in 2010. Fund Library Programs The Library Services and Technology Ac...
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It was February. I hesitated to call, as I had yet to read a single book by Sy Montgomery. But call her I did. “I’m embarrassed about it, and I promise I’m going to read your books,” I said, “but I really need to talk with you right now, and I h...
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Former Guild President and highly acclaimed children’s author Katherine Paterson is the new National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. She follows Jon Scieszka, who has held the position since 2008 when it was created by the Library of...
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Books signed by members of the Children’s Book Guild and collected for donation to a White House library have found a wonderful home instead at the new Library of Congress Young Readers Center. Each book included a Guild bookplate designed by member Ros...
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By Jacqueline Julesfor ¡Colorín’ Colorado!The school library is an important resource for English Language Learners (ELL). It may be the first place many students and their families get experience using a lending library. What can school librarians do...
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New Database of Nonfiction Children’s Authors
Twenty-two leading children’s book authors have formed a group called INK Think Tank: Nonfiction Authors in Your Classroom and have launched a FREE online database of nonfiction books. Their website, www....
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When Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Jon Scieszka visited the Children’s Book Guild in May, he recommended a book called Readicide, by Kelly Gallagher. I was immediately intrigued. The complete title of this book is Readicide: How Schools...
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SLJ's Extra Helping : Sy Montgomery talks about tarantulas, orangutans and believing in her readers.
Sy Montgomery has been chased by a gorilla, bitten by a vampire bat, and assaulted by a nocturnal, flightless, endangered parrot. Armchair traveler...
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SUSAN CAMPBELL BARTOLETTI 2009 Washington Post Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award
Susan Campbell Bartoletti is a remarkable researcher and interpreter of history who has given young readers keen insight into troubling times and experiences.
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You have probably gotten it in the mail by now. Or maybe by e mail. Or maybe you saw it in one of the many newspapers where it appeared. The big bold headline would have caught your attention: If You Are a Book Author, Book Publisher or Other Person Who...
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Doreen Rappaport, recipient of the 2007 /Washington Post- Children’s Book Guild Award for Nonfiction, is a remarkable researcher and interpreter of history and biography for young people. She has written over 30 books for young readers and they reflec...
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Sneed B. Collard III was named the winner of the 2006 Washington Post/ Children's Book Guild of Washington, DC Nonfiction Award. The author of more than 30 outstanding nonfiction books for young people and a resident of Missoula, Montana, Collard's first ...
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Caroline Arnold, the distinguished author and illustrator of 130 books for children, will receive the Washington Post-Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award on Saturday, November 12, 2005. The award will be presented at the annual Children's Book Week Lun...
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"We are all creative, and each of us has important things to say in our own unique voices that are valuable to others." -Dorothy Hinshaw Patent
The annual Nonfiction Award is presented to "an author or illustrator whose total body of work has contribu...
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What Do You Do With a Tail Like That? What Do You Do When Something Wants to Eat You? Slap, Squeak and Scatter: How Animals Communicate
Steve Jenkins mixes whimsy with fact to share what he calls the elegance of science with young readers. His work is ...
