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Children & YA Literature

Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award http://www.asl.lib.ar.us/childaward/diamondmain.htm
    Award winners and reading list.

Association for Library Service to Children http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/awardsscholarships.htm
    Links to award winning children and young adult books, videos, software, websites.

Caldecott Medal Homepage http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/caldecottmedal/caldecottmedal.htm
    Awarded each year to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Web Site http://www.carolhurst.com
    Collection of book reviews, ways to use them in the classroom and collections of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics.

Charlie May Simon Book Award http://www.asl.lib.ar.us/childaward/charlie_may_main.htm
    Award winners and reading list.

Children's Literature Web Guide http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown
    Site provides links to authors', stories on the web, award winners, resources, teaching ideas for children's books.

Coretta Scott King Award http://www.ala.org/ala/srrt/corettascottking/corettascott.htm
    Awarded to authors and illustrators of African descent whose distinguished books promote an understanding and appreciation of the "American Dream. "

Michael L. Printz Award http://www.ala.org/yalsa/printz
    Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature.

Newbury Medal Home Page http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/newberymedal/newberymedal.htm
   Awarded each year to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

Pura Belpre' Award http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/belpremedal/belprmedal.htm
    Award is presented to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.


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