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Newbery and Caldecott Awards 2008
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Newbery and Caldecott Awards 2008

This comprehensive revision offers additional materials for the entries and brings consistency to the imprints. New to the 2007 edition is a feature essay by author, Booklinks founder, and former children's book editor for Booklist, Barbara Elleman, "The John Newbery Medal: The First Decade." The Newbery and Caldecott Awards 2007 will help you introduce children's to outstanding literature and illustration and support your own literature selections from the criteria used for these celebrated awards.
 
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Tags: Newbery, Caldecott, literature, children, Awards
The ABC Bunny
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Abc BunnyAbc Bunny

Whimsical word combinations and expressive black-and-white illustrations have made this classic ABC picture book by the author of Millions of Cats a favorite with children and adults for more than 60 years. A Newbery Medal Honor Book.

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John Newbery: Father of Children's Literature
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John Newbery: Father of Children's LiteratureJohn Newbery: Father of Children's Literature

Chronicles the life of the eighteenth-century English publisher and bookseller who was the first to print and sell books especially for children.
 
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
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Island of the Blue DolphinsIsland of the Blue Dolphins

Newbery Medal winner Island of the Blue Dolphins is considered one of the greatest children's books ever written. This story of survival is as haunting and beautiful today as it was when it first appeared in print.
 
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Strider
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StriderStrider

Two boys share custody of a dog in this sequel to the Newbery Award winner Dear Mr. Henshaw . Ages 8-12.
Leigh Botts, the protagonist of the Newbery winner Dear Mr. Henshaw (Morrow, 1983), is once again recording his thoughts on paper. While cleaning his room, he discovers his old diary and is inspired to start writing again. Now 14, he is still dealing with some of the same issues from earlier days--his parents' divorce, concerns about his father's sincerity and financial stability, and insecurities about his own identity and popularity. He also has a few new worries--namely Geneva, a girl, and Strider, a dog.
 
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