Overview
What makes a winning children's book author? Look behind the scenes, and learn more about the 76 fascinating authors who have garnered the prestigious Newbery Medal since it was established in 1922. Engaging profiles of these outstanding writers are generously seasoned with quotes and anecdotes, providing you with unique insights into their personal and professional lives, along with new information on how and why these authors succeeded. The profiles are organized chronologically, beginning with the first award winner, Hendrik van Loon, and continuing through 2002, when Linda Sue Park made history by becoming the first Korean-American to win a Newbery Medal. Suggested resources for further study and a list of the author's published works for children accompany each biographical sketch. Also included are numerous black-and-white author photos and a brief history of the Newbery Medal. Grades 4-8.
Full Product Details
Author: Kathleen L. Bostrom
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint: Libraries Unlimited Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 17.90cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 26.60cm
Weight: 0.919kg
ISBN: 9781563088773
ISBN 10: 1563088770
Pages: 360
Publication Date: 30 September 2003
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
?This useful resource opens with a brief history of the Newbery Medal, the first children's book award in the world....This book will be most useful for reports, but media specialists and language arts teachers will also find it useful for planning lessons about this prestigious award.?-School Library Journal
"?This book is a useful quick reference tool that brings basic information on Newbery authors together in one volume....For the stated audience this one-volume work will be useful, especially for the school and public libraries tht do not have many resources on the topic.?-VOYA ?This useful resource opens with a brief history of the Newbery Medal, the first children's book award in the world....This book will be most useful for reports, but media specialists and language arts teachers will also find it useful for planning lessons about this prestigious award.?-School Library Journal ""This book is a useful quick reference tool that brings basic information on Newbery authors together in one volume....For the stated audience this one-volume work will be useful, especially for the school and public libraries tht do not have many resources on the topic.""-VOYA ""This useful resource opens with a brief history of the Newbery Medal, the first children's book award in the world....This book will be most useful for reports, but media specialists and language arts teachers will also find it useful for planning lessons about this prestigious award.""-School Library Journal"
Author Information
KATHLEEN LONG BOSTROM is a freelance author.
