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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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.