Sentences with phrase «honor books»

As it was then, it remains our goal now to honor those books from the past year that offer the best connections to the K — 8 curriculum.

Up to four second - place Honor books can also be named.

The winners and honor books across all three awards for the last couple of years have been diverse and inclusive, sometimes even falling outside of books considered the norm for the award.

Our program honors books year - round so you can submit your entry at any time.

Coming June 2018: An outsider becomes a hero and a boy becomes a man in this classic coming - of - age tale from the heyday of the three - ring circus, by three - time Newbery Honor Book author Eloise Jarvis McGraw.

Stitchin» and Pullin»: A Gee's Bend Quilt, by Newberry and Caldecott Honor Book author Patricia C. McKissack, is the warm and cozy tale of a sisterhood of quilters, the beautiful quilts they produce, and the unbreakable bonds they form that only women can understand.

Michael L. Printz Honor Book Award, winner, American Library Association, YALSA, The Body of Christopher Creed, 2001

Sharon G. Flake won the Coretta Scott King / John Steptoe New Talent Award for her first novel «The Skin I'm In» and is a two - time Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book winner.

This book was named a Theodor Seuss Geisel Beginning Reader Award Honor Book in 2006.

The 2009 Sibert Medal winner, the 2009 Coretta Scott King Author Award Book, a 2009 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book, and the 2009 Booklist Top of the List winner for youth nonfiction.

The Robert F. Sibert Honor Books were announced January 18, 2010 in Boston, Massachusetts, during the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting.

Additionally, Crown was named a 2018 John Newbery Honor Book for most outstanding contribution to children's literature.

; Theodore Seuss Geisel Honor book Louella Mae, She's Run Away!

Four Printz Honor Books also were named:

Victoria Jamieson's graphic novel was one of three children's books selected as Newbery Honor Books by the American Library Association.

This morning's edition of Reading Corner highlights several award - winning children's books — from the recent Caldecott winner A Sick Day for Amos McGee to Black Radishes, a new middle grade novel that was named a Sydney Taylor Honor Book for its authentic portrayal of the Jewish experience.

Beginning Reader The smooth tones of narrators James «D - Train» Williams and Vaneese Thomas enhance this work of the history of Jazz told through a series of poems in this Coretta Scott King Honor Book written by Walter Dean Myers and illustrated by his son, Christopher Myers.

The Carnegie Medal for excellence in children's video went to Paul R. Gagne and Melissa Reilly Ellard of Weston Woods Studios, whose «Me... Jane» was called a «transcendent adaptation» of the 2012 Caldecott Honor book of the same title by «Mutts» creator Patrick McDonnell.

Like Jellicoe Road, this hefty Printz Honor Book about a teen's attempt to reinvent himself rewards readers with an ambitious, wholly original high - school story whose central characters search for identity and meaning.

Verdict: 5 Stars It's been nearly six years since fans of the Newberry Honor book Hattie Big Sky closed the covers on the story of a sixteen - year - old orphan who tried — and ultimately, failed — to make a success of the Montana homestead claim left to her by a long lost uncle.

The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman (Harcourt) received an Irma Simonton Black and James H. Black Award for Excellence in Children's Literature Honor Book award, was named a Notable Book in Language Arts, and has been reprinted in a Houghton Mifflin textbook.

A 2016 Belpré Author Medal Book and a 2016 YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Honor Book.

HIGH - DEMAND BACKSTORY: Best - seller, three - time Caldecott Honor Book winner, Geisel medalist (twice!)

Winner of the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award — Special Recognition A # 1 New York Times Bestseller A # 1 Washington Post Bestseller A Coretta Scott King Honor Book An ALA Notable Book One of YALSA's...

Each year the American Library Association honors the books...

The winner was announced February 2, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois, during the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting; finalists are recognized as honor books.

The Caldecott medal is awarded annually to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children, with Honor books considered to be similarly distinguished runners - up.

You may know her as the author of her first book, When I Was Young in the Mountains, a Caldecott Honor Book published in 1982.

-- Grace Lin, author of Newbery Honor book Where the Mountain Meets the Moon and National Book Award finalist When the Sea Turned to Silver

It's been nearly six years since fans of the Newberry Honor book Hattie Big Sky closed the covers on the story of a sixteen - year - old orphan who tried — and ultimately, failed — to make a success of the Montana homestead claim left to her by a long lost uncle.

«On the heels of solving her first mystery in the Newbery Honor book Three Times Lucky, Mo LoBeau faces more intrigue in her tiny North Carolina town of Tupelo Landing....

Trouper's Story: Coming this November, a moving story illustrated by Caldecott Honor Book artist E.B. Lewis, by Meg Kearney.

«In The Port Chicago 50, Steve Sheinkin, author of the Newbery Honor book Bomb, tells the harrowing story of the fight for the lives and rights of 50 black sailors.»

Award and honor book recipients will receive their awards in Chicago during the ALA Annual Conference in June.

We present to you the 2013 Caldecott Winner and 5 Honor Books designed in the 6 trait writing lesson format.

A 2016 Morris Honor Book.

Compare and contrast the Caldecott Medal — winners and Honor Books listed above and examine the typography.

The Caldecott Honor Books included «Freedom in Congo Square,» illustrated by R. Gregory Christie and written by Carole Boston Weatherford.

Another great story to share is the Caldecott Honor book Crow Boy by Taro Yashima, which powerfully communicates that each child has a special interest or talent, even if the child is different or not popular.

In this sequel to his Caldecott Honor Book Journey (2013), Becker takes readers on an imaginative adventure involving a king, an enchanted door, and a purple bird.

2007 Geisel Honor Book Remember that feeling when you first held Harold and the Purple Crayon in your lap?

This week we're featuring 2006 Caldecott Honor Book Rosa, by Nikki Giovanni and Bryan Collier.

Lauren Wolk, author of the 2017 Newbery Honor Book Wolf Hollow, discusses Beyond the Bright Sea, her new novel about feeling isolated, searching for family, and experiencing the power of love.

In this sequel to Newbery Honor Book Belle Prater's Boy (1996), Woodrow Prater has lived with his grandparents in rural Virginia since his mother, Belle Prater, disappeared more than a year ago.

In this 2007 Printz Honor Book set in the eighteenth century, Octavian flees from a household of scientists and philosophers to join the Sons of Liberty, where he dares to dream about his release from slavery.

His first novel, Norwegian by Night, was an Indies Choice Honor Book, an Economist best book of 2013, and a winner of the Crime Writers» Association's John Creasey Dagger Award.