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The John Newbery Medal

The John Newbery Medal. Award Winning Books. Newbery Beginnings. The Newbery medal was created in 1922 by the American Library association. The medal is awarded to the best story for children published the previous year. Newbery Medal Design. How did the Newbery Award begin?.

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The John Newbery Medal

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  1. The John Newbery Medal Award Winning Books

  2. Newbery Beginnings • The Newbery medal was created in 1922 by the American Library association. • The medal is awarded to the best story for children published the previous year.

  3. Newbery Medal Design

  4. How did the Newbery Award begin?

  5. How the Newbery Medal Came to Be The Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished American children's book published the previous year.

  6. How the Newbery Medal Came to Be       On June 21, 1921, Frederic G. Melcher proposed the award to the American Library Association meeting of the Children's Librarians' Section. He suggested that it be named for the eighteenth-century English bookseller John Newbery.

  7. The purpose of the Newbery Medal was stated as follows: "To encourage original creative work in the field of books for children. To emphasize to the public that contributions to the literature for children deserve similar recognition to poetry, plays, or novels.

  8. The Newbery Award became the first children's book award in the world.  It is still the best known and most discussed children's book award in this country.

  9. TERMS and CRITERIA The Medal is awarded annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children published in English in the United States during the preceding year. The book must be an original work. Honor Books may be named. The authors must be citizens or residents of the United States. "Contribution to American literature" indicates the text of a book. The committee must consider all forms of writing - fiction, non-fiction, and poetry.

  10. Newbery books are judged on these points: • theme • accuracy, clarity, organization • plot development • character development • setting (time and place) • Style PowerPoint source

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