tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51182389467528975802012-02-08T13:55:55.400-05:00This blog is for students at Edward Smith Elementary School to post book reviews and information about books.Robin Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15085079674760324212noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118238946752897580.post-86464912423824087822008-01-24T10:03:00.000-05:002008-01-25T11:07:07.265-05:00The 2008 book awards have been announced by the Association for Library Service to Children division of the American Library Association. Here are the winners and categories! To find out more about each award, and the 2008 winners, click on the name of the award.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/caldecottmedal/caldecottmedal.htm">Caldecott Award</a></span><br /><br />The award winner is :<strong>The Invention of Hugo Cabret</strong> by Brian Selznick.<br /><br />The honor books are :<br /><br /><strong>Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground </strong><strong>Railroad</strong> illustrated by KadirNelson, written by Ellen Levine<br /><br /><strong>First the Egg </strong>written and illustrated by Laura Vaccaro Seeger<br /><br /><strong>The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain</strong> written and illustrated by Peter Sís<br /><br /><strong>Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity</strong> written and illustrated Mo Willems<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/newberymedal/newberymedal.htm">Newbery Award</a></span><br /><br />The award winner is : <strong>Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village</strong> by Laura Amy Schlitz, illustrated by Robert Byrd<br /><br />The honor books are :<br /><br /><strong>Elijah of Buxton</strong> by Christopher Paul Curtis<br /><br /><strong>The Wednesday Wars</strong> by Gary D. Schmidt<br /><br /><strong>Feathers</strong> by Jacqueline Woodson<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/emiert/corettascottkingbookaward/corettascott.cfm">Coretta Scott King Award</a></span><br /><br />The Author winner is :<br /><strong>Elijah of Buxton </strong>by Christopher Paul Curtis<br /><br />The Author Honor Books are :<br /><strong>November Blues</strong> by Sharon M. Draper<br /><br /><strong>Twelve Rounds to Glory: The Story of Muhammad Ali </strong>by Charles R. Smith Jr., illustrated by Bryan Collier<br /><br />The Illustrator winner is :<br /><br /><strong>Let it Shine</strong> by Ashley Bryan<br /><br />The Illustrator Honor Books are :<br /><strong>The Secret Olivia Told Me </strong>by Nancy Devard, written by N. Joy<br /><br /><strong>Jazz On A Saturday Night</strong> by Leo and Diane Dillon<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/geiselaward/GeiselAward.htm">Geisel Award</a></span><br /><br />The winners are :<br /><br /><strong>There Is a Bird on Your Head</strong> by Mo Willems<br /><br /><strong>First the Egg</strong> by Laura Vaccaro Seeger<br /><br /><strong>Hello, Bumblebee Bat</strong>, written by Darrin Lunde, illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne<br /><br /><strong>Jazz Baby</strong>, written by Lisa Wheeler, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie<br /><br /><strong>Vulture View</strong>, written by April Pulley Sayre, illustrated by Steve Jenkins<br /><br /><br />There are many other awards given - go to <a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/literaryrelated.htm">http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/literaryrelated.htm</a> to check them out.<br /><br />Keep watching this space for the Ed Smith Awards - coming soon!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5118238946752897580-8646491242382408782?l=edwardsmithelementaryschoollibrary.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Robin Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15085079674760324212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118238946752897580.post-62253868247908766172008-01-23T14:30:00.000-05:002008-01-25T10:28:41.277-05:00<span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993399;">Who is your favorite author????</span></span></span><br /><p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#993399;">Submit your favorite author, your name and your grade. </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#993399;">Let's see which authors are popular at Ed Smith!</span><br /><br /></p></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5118238946752897580-6225386824790876617?l=edwardsmithelementaryschoollibrary.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Robin Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15085079674760324212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118238946752897580.post-33566833793408764142007-05-09T09:35:00.000-04:002007-05-09T09:37:07.584-04:00So, has anyone read anything good they would like to recommend? Include age/grade range.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5118238946752897580-3356683379340876414?l=edwardsmithelementaryschoollibrary.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Robin Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15085079674760324212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118238946752897580.post-55386429903951513552007-05-08T11:05:00.000-04:002007-05-08T11:07:41.729-04:00<span style="color:#000099;">Welcome to the Edward Smith Elementary School Library Blog! I'm inviting all our students to post reviews of books and comments about books and authors. Please use appropriate language and content. I'm looking forward to some good discussions.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5118238946752897580-5538642990395151355?l=edwardsmithelementaryschoollibrary.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Robin Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15085079674760324212noreply@blogger.com0