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Wikipedia: Oscar De La Hoya
Wikipedia details the life and career of Oscar De La Hoya, the "Golden Boy," who won a 1992 Olympic Gold Medal in boxing to keep a promise to his dying mom.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Appreciation of Literature Through Newbery Books
Learners will select a Newbery Medal Award book to read. They will complete one of three projects to reflect understanding of the chosen book. Their projects will be presented to the class in an effort to entice other students to read...
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Mary Edwards Walker
Mary Edwards Walker is the only U.S. woman to receive the Presidential Medal of Honor. She was a women's rights advocate, abolitionist, spy, and the first female U.S. Army surgeon during the Civil War.
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History.com: How Jim Thorpe Became America's First Multi Sport Star
Decades before Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders starred in baseball and football, Jim Thorpe was America's original multi-sport athlete. A two-time college football All-American and charter member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Thorpe...
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Newbery Medal Winners for 20 Years Prior
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides a comprehensive book list. A list of 20 Newbery Award-winning books are provided on this resouce.
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The Medal by John Dryden
The full text of the poem, along with a brief opening note is offered at this site.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Medal Muddle
Can you work out which order these thirteen nations finished in after competing? This activity presents an exercise in strategic thinking, accessible to lower secondary students (but hinting at the more advanced mathematics of sorting...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Christopher Paul Curtis: Classroom Activity
A brief activity or activities for students of all ages in commemoration of the Newbery Medal winner Christopher Paul Curtis's birthday. Provides web links, a bibliography, and lesson plans, and is taken from ReadWriteThink's calendar on...
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Web Gallery of Art: Ceres Award Medal, 1st Prize Medal
An image of "Ceres Award Medal, 1st Prize Medal", created by Eugene Andre Oudine in 1885 (Silver).
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Web Gallery of Art: Medal of Julius Ii
An image of "Medal of Julius II", created by Caradosso in 1506 (Bronze, diameter 5,7 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Medal of Bindo Altoviti
An image of "Medal of Bindo Altoviti", created by Domenico Poggini during the 1540's (Bronze, diameter 4 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Medal of Ferdinand Ii
An image of "Medal of Ferdinand II", created by Adriano Fiorentino, c. 1494 (Bronze, diameter 8 cm).
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Caldecott Medal
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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Nancy Polette: "King of the Wind" Literature Guide
Contains three fun activities about Marguerite Henry's book, which won the Newbery Medal in 1949. The page is set up so that it can be easily printed and distributed to students.
National Women's Hall of Fame
National Women's Hall of Fame: Women of the Hall: Mary Edwards Walker
Read a brief life history on the first woman to receive the Medal of Honor for her bravery in the Civil War, physician Mary Walker.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Emilie Le Pennec
Information about Emilie Le Pennec, the first French woman to win Olympic gold in gymnastics. The page also offers a chart of all the women who have won Olympic gold medals on the uneven bars.
Alabama Humanities Foundation
Encyclopedia of Alabama: Carl Lewis
Carl Lewis is featured in this brief biography highlighting his career and achievements as a gold medal winning track and field athlete.
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Web Gallery of Art: Medal of Gianfrancesco Gonzaga (Verso)
An image of "Medal of Gianfrancesco Gonzaga (verso)", created by Pisanello, c. 1445 (Bronze medal).
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Web Gallery of Art: Medal of Cardinal Francesco Gonzaga (Verso)
An image of "Medal of Cardinal Francesco Gonzaga (verso)", created by Sperandio Savelli, c. 1483 (Bronze medal).
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Web Gallery of Art: Medal of Emperor John Viii Palaeologus (Obverse)
An image of "Medal of Emperor John VIII Palaeologus (obverse)", created by Pisanello in 1438 (Bronze, 10,2 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Medal of Leonello D'este (Obverse and Reverse)
An image of "Medal of Leonello d'Este (obverse and reverse)", created by Pisanello in 1444 (Bronze, 10,2 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Medal of Cecilia Gonzaga (Obverse and Reverse)
An image of "Medal of Cecilia Gonzaga (obverse and reverse)", created by Pisanello in 1447 (Bronze, diameter 8,7 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Medal of Cecilia Gonzaga (Reverse)
An image of "Medal of Cecilia Gonzaga (reverse)", created by Pisanello in 1447 (Bronze, diameter 8,7 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Medal of Pope Paul Ii (Obverse)
An image of "Medal of Pope Paul II (obverse)", created by Cristoforo Di Geremia in 1468 (Bronze, 4,2 x 3,7 cm).
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