DIANA F. MARKS is a teacher of gifted elementary students for the Council Rock School District in Bucks County, PA. She has been a teacher for over 25 years.

"Marks, a seasoned elementary school teacher, has compiled a valuable resource that will be much appreciated by teachers and school librarians. Her handbook provides details on the history and origins of 24 major children's book awards-from the Jane Addams Book Award to the Charlotte Zolotow Award-and includes lesson plans and student activity sheets for 21 of them. An introductory chapter features a children's book award time line, a list of the birthdays of award namesakes, and suggestions for student activities that can accompany the study of any award. Each of the following 21 chapters is devoted to a single award and follows the same format: an overview, biographical information on the namesake, a time line, award history and criteria, a list of award and honor books through 2005, suggested activities, and student handouts. A final chapter contains information on three additional awards. Some of the suggested student activities are more creative than others, but Marks does a good job of extending the study to include projects dealing with social studies, history, geography, and other disciplines. Teachers and school librarians no doubt will find Marks's book to be at once a source for ready-reference, teaching tips, and professional inspiration. For public librarians, the list of award and honor books, although readily found elsewhere, would be helpful for collection development as this information is here conveniently compiled in one source." - Library Journal

• Introduction Children's Literature Awards and their Namesakes Jane Addams and the Jane Addams Book Award Hans Christian Andersen and the Hans Christian Andersen Award Mildred L. Batchelder and the Mildred L. Batchelder Award Pura BelpRE and the Pura BelpRE Award Randolph Caldecott and the Randolph Caldecott Medal Margaret A. Edwards and the Margaret A. Edwards Award Theodor Seuss Geisel and the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Kate Greenaway and the Kate Greenaway Award Lee Bennett Hopkins and the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award Ezra Jack Keats and the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer and New Illustrator Awards Coretta Scott King and the Coretta Scott King Award Astrid Lindgren and the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for Literature John Newberry and the John Newberry Medal Scott O'Dell and the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction Edgar Allan Poe and the Edgar Award Michael L. Printz and the Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature Robert F. Sibert and the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award Sydney Taylor and the Sydney Taylor Book Award E. B. White and the E. B. White Read Aloud Award Laura Ingalls Wilder and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award Charlotte Zolotow and the Charlotte Zolotow Award Other Children's Literature Awards Bibliography Index

DIANA F. MARKS is a teacher of gifted elementary students for the Council Rock School District in Bucks County, PA. She has been a teacher for over 25 years.

"Marks, a seasoned elementary school teacher, has compiled a valuable resource that will be much appreciated by teachers and school librarians. Her handbook provides details on the history and origins of 24 major children's book awards-from the Jane Addams Book Award to the Charlotte Zolotow Award-and includes lesson plans and student activity sheets for 21 of them. An introductory chapter features a children's book award time line, a list of the birthdays of award namesakes, and suggestions for student activities that can accompany the study of any award. Each of the following 21 chapters is devoted to a single award and follows the same format: an overview, biographical information on the namesake, a time line, award history and criteria, a list of award and honor books through 2005, suggested activities, and student handouts. A final chapter contains information on three additional awards. Some of the suggested student activities are more creative than others, but Marks does a good job of extending the study to include projects dealing with social studies, history, geography, and other disciplines. Teachers and school librarians no doubt will find Marks's book to be at once a source for ready-reference, teaching tips, and professional inspiration. For public librarians, the list of award and honor books, although readily found elsewhere, would be helpful for collection development as this information is here conveniently compiled in one source." - Library Journal

• Introduction Children's Literature Awards and their Namesakes Jane Addams and the Jane Addams Book Award Hans Christian Andersen and the Hans Christian Andersen Award Mildred L. Batchelder and the Mildred L. Batchelder Award Pura BelpRE and the Pura BelpRE Award Randolph Caldecott and the Randolph Caldecott Medal Margaret A. Edwards and the Margaret A. Edwards Award Theodor Seuss Geisel and the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Kate Greenaway and the Kate Greenaway Award Lee Bennett Hopkins and the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award Ezra Jack Keats and the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer and New Illustrator Awards Coretta Scott King and the Coretta Scott King Award Astrid Lindgren and the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for Literature John Newberry and the John Newberry Medal Scott O'Dell and the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction Edgar Allan Poe and the Edgar Award Michael L. Printz and the Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature Robert F. Sibert and the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award Sydney Taylor and the Sydney Taylor Book Award E. B. White and the E. B. White Read Aloud Award Laura Ingalls Wilder and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award Charlotte Zolotow and the Charlotte Zolotow Award Other Children's Literature Awards Bibliography Index

DIANA F. MARKS is a teacher of gifted elementary students for the Council Rock School District in Bucks County, PA. She has been a teacher for over 25 years.

"Marks, a seasoned elementary school teacher, has compiled a valuable resource that will be much appreciated by teachers and school librarians. Her handbook provides details on the history and origins of 24 major children's book awards-from the Jane Addams Book Award to the Charlotte Zolotow Award-and includes lesson plans and student activity sheets for 21 of them. An introductory chapter features a children's book award time line, a list of the birthdays of award namesakes, and suggestions for student activities that can accompany the study of any award. Each of the following 21 chapters is devoted to a single award and follows the same format: an overview, biographical information on the namesake, a time line, award history and criteria, a list of award and honor books through 2005, suggested activities, and student handouts. A final chapter contains information on three additional awards. Some of the suggested student activities are more creative than others, but Marks does a good job of extending the study to include projects dealing with social studies, history, geography, and other disciplines. Teachers and school librarians no doubt will find Marks's book to be at once a source for ready-reference, teaching tips, and professional inspiration. For public librarians, the list of award and honor books, although readily found elsewhere, would be helpful for collection development as this information is here conveniently compiled in one source." - Library Journal

• Introduction Children's Literature Awards and their Namesakes Jane Addams and the Jane Addams Book Award Hans Christian Andersen and the Hans Christian Andersen Award Mildred L. Batchelder and the Mildred L. Batchelder Award Pura BelpRE and the Pura BelpRE Award Randolph Caldecott and the Randolph Caldecott Medal Margaret A. Edwards and the Margaret A. Edwards Award Theodor Seuss Geisel and the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Kate Greenaway and the Kate Greenaway Award Lee Bennett Hopkins and the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award Ezra Jack Keats and the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer and New Illustrator Awards Coretta Scott King and the Coretta Scott King Award Astrid Lindgren and the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for Literature John Newberry and the John Newberry Medal Scott O'Dell and the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction Edgar Allan Poe and the Edgar Award Michael L. Printz and the Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature Robert F. Sibert and the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award Sydney Taylor and the Sydney Taylor Book Award E. B. White and the E. B. White Read Aloud Award Laura Ingalls Wilder and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award Charlotte Zolotow and the Charlotte Zolotow Award Other Children's Literature Awards Bibliography Index