ABOUT THE NEWBERY MEDAL In the 18th century England‚ John Newbery was the first to see a need for books to entertain and please children without attempting to instruct or improve; he felt the books should be attractive and have appeal to young readers. His book store in London dedicated space to “juvenile library” books. Frederic Melcher continued this interest in children’s literature in America; he organized the nationwide observance of Children’s Book Week in 1919 and‚ in 1922‚ the Newbery Award
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which a small child should enjoy. It is a tale of a momma duck moving her ducklings to safety. She has to cross the busy road to get them to Private Island. I think this shows a mothers love and would be a great classroom read for Mother’s Day! Newbery Award Winners The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle Written By Hugh Lofting Although this book was written in 1923‚ it is one of the most creative thinking books ever written in my
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The Giver by Lois Lowry-1994 Newbery Medal Winner I chose The Giver by Lois Lowry because according to the American Library Association‚ it is one of the most challenged books in the nation. The Giver was written by Lois Lowry‚ published in 1993‚ and awarded a Newbery Medal for that year. It is a controversial book because of its violent and sexual passages that some adults have deemed inappropriate for children‚ as well as for its mature themes of euthanasia‚ infanticide‚ and suicide. However
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published by John Newbery‚ the first publisher to produce books aimed primarily at diverting a child audience. Ultimate]y‚ Line however‚ it was not the cheerful‚ commercial-minded Newhery‚ but Anglo -Irish author 5 Maria Edgeworth who had the strongest influence on this period of American children’s literature. The eighteenth century had seen a gradual shift away from the spiritual intensity of earlier American relig ious writings for children‚ toward a more generalized moralism. Newbery notwithstanding
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A prize for Roll of thunder‚ hear my cry. In the twentieth century a British academic writer Nicholas tucker‚ traced the changes that the First World War during six-years did on the children’s books; he came out with many social and political changes. During the war comics and a few numbers of novels toke the theme of the war‚ even though there was no political talk in children’s books or social issues. Children’s books shared many values of the past‚ rather than looking forward‚ also a problem
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She sank to the floor looking for the world as if she were staring right through the checkered brown and blue linoleum to behold the burning hot-lava core at the very center of the Earth. ‘It’s Poppa‚’ Momma said in a chocked voice‚ as her perfect features stretched and pinched” (Law 8). As the story begins‚ Momma unwilling answers a call notifying her of Poppa Beaumont’s accident and condition. After Mib’s Poppa slips into a coma‚ the Beaumont family is separated when Momma and Rocket urgently go
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of those who signed the document. John Hancock is one of the Founding Fathers who everyone can name‚ and who signed the Declaration of Independence. John Hancock was the first to sign the document in 1776. Going through his life an individual will get a better attribute for what John Hancock did in his lifetime‚ his political ideas regarding the government‚ how john thought and felt about the government‚ and why he signed the Constitution. The Early Life John Hancock was born on January 12‚ 1737
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Testament Mr. Horton November 18th 2012 John the Baptist John the Baptist was an important religious figure in the New Testament. John the Baptist was‚ according to the Bible‚ the cousin of Jesus Christ. He was the son of Mary ’s sister‚ Elizabeth. He was a little older than Jesus. He was Jewish‚ and lived in Israel. As with Jesus‚ we don ’t have any information from that time about John the Baptist except what the Bible says. According to the Bible‚ when John grew up‚ he began to live a very holy
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During his life long career‚ Jasper Johns artist contributed more than 225 unique and challenged artworks that has set the standard for American art in general and for Pop art in particular. Among Johns’ artwork‚ the “Flag” (1954-55) is the painting that raised the very first wave in Pop Art world and remained to be one of the most influential artworks of its time . Jasper Johns was born in Augusta‚ Georgia on May 15‚ 1930 to William Jasper Johns and Jean Riley. After his parents’ divorce‚ he
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Prester John The legends of Prester John (also Presbyter Johannes) were popular in Europe from the 12th through the 17th centuries‚ and told of a Christian patriarch and king said to rule over a Christian nation lost amidst the Muslims and pagans in the Orient. Written accounts of this kingdom are variegated collections of medieval popular fantasy. Prester John was reportedly a descendant of one of the Three Magi‚ said to be a generous ruler and a virtuous man‚ presiding over a realm full of
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