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Colors of the Navajo

by Abbink, Emily

A look at Navajo life through colors.  

  • Topic Native American History
  • Age Group Early Elementary: K-3
  • Book Type Nonfiction
  • Award
  • Publisher Carolrhoda, 1998, Minneapolis, MN

My Name is Maria Isabel

by Ada, Alma Flor

A young girl teaches readers a lesson on having pride in one's heritage.  

  • Topics Latino History,
    20th-Century History
  • Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
  • Book Type Fiction
  • Award
  • Publisher Aladdin Paperbacks, 1993, New York, NY

A Picture Book of Florence Nightingale

by Adler David

A picture book about the life of Florence Nightingale, a nurse who was dedicated to making hospitals clean and efficient. Through her life's work, she helped to make nursing an important and respected profession.  

  • Topics Women's History,
    19th-Century History
  • Age Groups Preschool, Early Elementary: K-3
  • Book Type Fiction
  • Award
  • Publisher Holiday House, 1992, New York, NY

A Picture Book of Eleanor Roosevelt

by Adler, David A.

A brief account of the life and accomplishments of Eleanor Roosevelt.  

  • Topics Women's History,
    19th-Century History,
    20th-Century History
  • Age Groups Early Elementary: K-3, Late Elementary: 4-6
  • Book Type Nonfiction
  • Award
  • Publisher Holiday House, 1991, New York, NY

Let Us Now Praise Famous Men

by Agee, James, and Walker Evans

A photographic and textual account of life of southern sharecroppers during the depression era.  

  • Topic 20th-Century History
  • Age Groups Middle School, High School
  • Book Type Nonfiction
  • Award
  • Publisher Mariner Books, 2001, Boston, MA
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Award Key

Caldecott Medal
Most distinguished American picture book for children (annually).
Newberry Medal
Most distinguished contribution to American literature for children (annually).
Coretta Scott King Award
Distinguished books by authors and illustrators of African descent which promote an understanding and appreciation of the American dream (annually).
Golden Kite Award
Outstanding examples of text, illustration, fiction and nonfiction (four awards annually).
Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award
Outstanding work of historical fiction published by a U.S. publisher set in the New World.

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