Provides resources for educators, including lists of notable children's books and media, online courses, products and publications, professional tools, and recommended book lists.
Contains a collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom, and collections of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics.
Each year the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) identifies the best of the best in children's books, recordings, and videos. Use the links provided to access current and past children's notable lists.
Offers support in the areas of teaching, learning, and research related to children's and young adult literature, including resources for K-12 teachers.
Includes over 12,000 records from 151 awards across six English-speaking countries (United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, England, and Ireland). Helps educators create tailored reading lists of quality children's literature or to find out if a book has won one of the indexed awards.
Contains over 5,700 picture book abstracts searchable by topics, concepts, and skills to build content area reading across all academic subjects for grades preschool to three.
The Coretta Scott King Book Award is given annually to African American authors and illustrators for outstanding inspirational and educational contributions.
The Michael L. Printz Award is given each year by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) to recognize the best book written for young adults.
The Geisel Award is given annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year.
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