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Harold D. Underdown

Caldecott Medal Winners, 2002 Current

For Students 9th - 10th
A list of the children's books to win the esteemed Caldecott Medal from 2002 until the present. Includes links to each books page from "Amazon.com" for buying information and additional resources.
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American Library Association

Ala: Alsc: Welcome to the Caldecott Medal Home Page!

For Students Pre-K - 1st
2017 Caldecott Award recognition and honorable mention literature have been announced. Find the newest titles named.
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Other

Embracing the Child: The Caldecott Medal

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This page provides a listing of all Caldecott-winning books, with links to reviews of each winning title and biographical information about the authors and illustrators.
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Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Caldecott Medal Winners for 2015 and the 25 Years Prior

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This resource provides a list of Caldecott Medal-winning books. Caldecott Medal Winners from 1990 through 2015 are included on this list.
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American Library Association

American Library Association: Caldecott Medal Winners and Honor Books

For Students 3rd - 5th
The American Library Association awards the Caldecott Medal for best illustration of children's books. This is a directory of Caldecott Medal winners and honor books, 1938-present, which includes a description of each book.
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Other

Simms Taback: Interview With the 2000 Caldecott Winner

For Students 3rd - 8th
Contains interview of Taback after he won the Caldecott Medal for "Joseph Had a Little Overcoat".
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Harold D. Underdown

Children's Book Awards/ Award Winning Children's Books

For Students 9th - 10th
Site includes information about the Caldecott Medal, the Newbery Medal, the National Book Award, the Coretta Scott King Award, and other National Awards from 2002-current. Includes a page on each award, links to press releases, and...
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Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Snowflake Bentley

For Students 3rd - 5th
This review of "Snowflake Bentley" written by Jacqueline Briggs Martin and illustrated by Mary Azarian features related activities for this Caldecott medal winning book.
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Other

Chris Van Allsburg

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the official website for the children's author, Chris Van Allsburg. Includes a biography, interviews, timeline, and many interactive activities. Click on one of his works to take a sneak peek at the book. Winner of the Caldecott...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Randolph Caldecott Classroom Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A teacher resource for getting students to understand and appreciate the contribution of Randolph Caldecott in recognition of his birthday. Allows students to be creative and contains lesson plans, web links, and a bibliography. From...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site looks at the Caldecott Medal winning book Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann. This site provides an author booklist (click on her name), a description, a discussion guide and an extension activity.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Make Way for Ducklings

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This resource provides information about the Caldecott Medal book Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey. Includes a description, a writing prompt and an extension activity.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: The Snowy Day

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Resource features the Caldecott Medal book The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. Learn more about this award-winning book through the description, discussion guide and booklist.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Ox Cart Man

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Come and learn more about the Caldecott Medal book Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall. Provides a description of the book, a discussion guide, and a teaching plan.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Chris Van Allsburg: Houghton Mifflin Books

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Provides a brief biography, a bibliography with synopses, the text of his two Caldecott Medal acceptance speeches, and three audio samples of Vans Allsburg's works.
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Other

The Critical Thinking Consortium: A Teacher's Guide to the Gardener [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The Gardener by Sarah Stewart won the Caldecott Honor in 1998. It centres around a set of letters about a young girl who moved from the countryside to the city. In the lessons in this teaching guide, students must make inferences from...
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Curated OER

Caldecott Medal

For Students 3rd - 5th
Where did David Weisner get the idea for Tuesday? Did he have a pet frog growing up? Did he live near a swamp? David Wiesner answers these questions as you read through his Caldecott Medal acceptance speech for Tuesday on this...
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Curated OER

Why Frogs? Why Tuesday? David Wiesner's Caldecott Medal Acceptance Speech

For Students 3rd - 5th
Where did David Weisner get the idea for Tuesday? Did he have a pet frog growing up? Did he live near a swamp? David Wiesner answers these questions as you read through his Caldecott Medal acceptance speech for Tuesday on this...
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The Washington Post

Kids Post: 'The Girl Who Drank the Moon' Wins 2017 Newbery Medal

For Students 6th - 8th
Take a look at the newest members of the top literary awards in children's books as of January 2017.
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Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Reading List for With Kids Who Love or Dislike Reading

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides a reading list with motivational books. Newbery Award winners and Caldecott Award winners make up the majority of the list.
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Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Looking Critically at Picture Books

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
This site describes several ideas and activities to use with picture books and intermediate/middle school age students. Specific title to use are also given.
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Kids' Wings

Texas Bluebonnet Books: "So You Want to Be President"

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here you will find a variety of websites to refer to regarding the presidents. These websites will enhance your study of this book with presidential biographies, anecdotes, inaugural addresses and more!
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University of Oregon

American Children's Literature: Virgina Lee Burton

For Students 3rd - 5th
This resource contains biographical information about Virginia Lee Burton (1909-1968 CE).
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Houghton Mifflin Company: Virginia Lee Burton

For Students 3rd - 5th
Use this site to learn about Virgina Lee Burton's (1909-1968 CE) childhood, early years, family life and aspirations on this site. Pictures of Virginia are included.

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