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Geography Through Literature Pacific Islands

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This site is a highly detailed unit plan. That crosses almost all the disciplines, with "Call it Courage," as the beginning point. Links to a .pdf file and Word versions of handouts are available.
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Armstrong Sperry's Newbery Award Acceptance Paper

For Students 9th - 10th
This Ogram.org site presents a hardcopy of the Newbery Award Acceptance, written by Armstrong Sperry in 1941 for "Call It Courage."
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Ogram.org: Armstrong Sperry

For Students 6th - 8th
An autobiographical sketch of Armstrong Sperry, written in 1951 is provided at this Ogram.org site.
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Correspondence on the 50th Anniversary of Newbery Medal

For Students 9th - 10th
Two letters written by Virginia Haviland and Armstrong Sperry about the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Newbery Medal. Sperry reflects on what it means to be a Newbery winner 30 years after the fact.
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Ogram.org: Sperry on Writing for Young People (1959)

For Students 6th - 8th
This unpublished document comes from the private papers of his family. Sperry addresses the issue of why he is a writer and why he writes for young people.