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The Newbery and Caldecott Awards: A Guide to the Medal and Honor Books — Content Guide for Parents

By Association for Library Service to ChildrenALA Editions2019-04-12ISBN 9780838918746192 pages
The Newbery and Caldecott Awards: A Guide to the Medal and Honor Books

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Religious themes

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Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

Updated with the 2019 award and honor books, this project gathers together the books deemed most distinguished in American children's literature and illustration since the inception of the renowned prizes. Librarians and teachers look to this guidebook for quick reference and collection development and also as a resource for curriculum links and readers' advisory.

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