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Informationen zum Autor John T. Gillespie , former Dean and Instructor of Library Science, Long Island University, N.Y., has authored numerous books in the areas of library management, school libraries, and children's and young adult literature. Corinne J. Naden is a freelance writer and editor based in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. She has published more than 30 books. Klappentext This comprehensive and practical guide to the influential Newbery and Printz awards for children's and young adult literature provides information on each year's winners and honor books, as well as on the awards themselves and the librarians for whom they are named. For each award-winning book, there is a plot summary, list of characters and themes, background on the author, incidents for booktalking, related reads, and fresh ideas for introducing the book to young readers.A comprehensive guide to the influential Newbery and Printz awards for children's and young adult literature, providing information on each year's winners and honor books, and on the awards themselves and the librarians for whom they are named. For each award-winning book, there is a plot summary, list of characters and themes, background on the author, incidents for booktalking, related reads, and fresh ideas for introducing the book to young readers. For honor books, there is a summary of the plot, important characters, and primary themes. This valuable reader's advisory tool builds on the previous Newbery Companion (2nd ed., Libraries Unlimited, 2001). It covers all Newbery Medals from 1922 through 2006 and all Printz Awards from the prize's inception in 2000 through 2006. All entries from the previous volume have been revised as needed, often adding new Related Titles and new information to the About the Book and About the Author sections. Zusammenfassung A source for background and booktalk material on award-winning and honorable mention children's and young adult literature. This work contains detailed plot summaries! lists of characters and themes! background information on the authors! incidents for booktalking! related reads! and fresh ideas for how to introduce these books to young readers. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface The Newbery Award Introduction: John Newbery--The Man and the Medal 1920s 1922: Hendrik Willem Van Loon, The Story of Mankind 1923: Hugh Lofting,The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle 1924: Charles B. Hawes, The Dark Frigate 1925: Charles Finger, Tales from Silver Lands 1926: Arthur Chrisman, Shen of the Sea 1927: Will James, Smokey, the Cowhorse 1928: Dahn Gopal Mukerji, Gay Neck, the Story of a Pigeon 1929: Eric P. Kelly, The Trumpeter of Krakow 1930s 1930: Rachel Field, Hitty: Her First Hundred Years 1931: Elizabeth Coatsworth, The Cat Who Went to Heaven 1932: Laura Armer, Waterless Mountain 1933: Elizabeth Foreman Lewis, Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze 1934: Cornelia Meigs, The Story of the Author of "Little Women" 1935: Monica Shannon, Dobry 1936: Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn 1937: Ruth Sawyer, Roller Skates 1938: Kate Seredy, The White Stag 1939: Elizabeth Enright, Thimble Summer 1940s 1940: James Daugherty, Daniel Boone 1941: Armstrong Sperry, Call It Courage 1942: Walter D. Edmonds, The Matchlock Gun 1943: Elizabeth Janet Gray, Adam of the Road 1944: Esther Forbes, Johnny Tremain 1945: Robert Lawson, Rabbit Hill 1946: Lois Lenski, Strawberry Girl 1947: Carolyn Bailey, Miss Hickory 1948: William Pe'ne, The Twenty-One Balloons 1949: Marguerite Henry, King of the Wind 1950s 1950: Marguerite deAngeli, The Door in the Wall 1951: Elizabeth Yates: Amos Fortune, Free Man 1952: Eleanor Estes, Ginger Pye 1953: Ann Nolan Clark, Secret of the Andes 1954: Joseph Krumgold, .And Now Miguel 1955: Meindert DeJong, The Wheel on the School<...
