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Newbery Medal

Newbery Medal. What is the Newbery Medal?. Awarded to the most distinguished American children's book published the previous year Awarded every year Given by the American Library Association. History. The medal was proposed by Frederic G.Melcher in 1921 and approved in 1922

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Newbery Medal

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  1. Newbery Medal

  2. What is the Newbery Medal? • Awarded to the most distinguished American children's book published the previous year • Awarded every year • Given by the American Library Association

  3. History • The medal was proposed by Frederic G.Melcher in 1921 and approved in 1922 • Named for the eighteenth-century English bookseller John Newbery • First children's book award in the world

  4. How is the Newbery Medal Chosen? • Chosen by a committee • Must be published in the preceding year • Author must be a citizen or resident of the United States

  5. Newbery Medal Winners-Click on title for book trailer • The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate- 2013 • Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool- 2011 • Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi- 2003 • Holes by Louis Sachar- 1999 • The Giver by Lois Lowry- 1994 • Number the Stars- by Lois Lowry- 1990

  6. Resources • The Association for Library Service to Children

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