Children learn so much by reading or having them read to from quality books. We want to encourage children of all ages to enrich their lives by reading.
What defines quality literature?
A " good" story has the following characteristics:
-appeals to a variety of readers, young and old
-strong story line, holds interest from beginning to end
-story has a beginning, middle (climax), and end, or some other clear structure (i.e. circle story)
-strong, believable characters (people we can identify with)
-believable setting (if we were in the same situation, we might be doing the same things)
-good vs. evil., with good winning, conflict resolved in a believeable, realistic way
-provides children with good models of writing
-engages the imagination, entertains
-teaches (readers learn new ideas, vocabulary, emotions)
-message of hope in the end
Newbery award books can be considered "good" literature because most have these characteristics and are an excellent place to start when looking for quality literature. The Newbery Medal is an award given to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American children's literature in the preceding year. The recipients must be citizens or residents of the United States (which means there is a great deal of "good" literature from other countries not recognized). Often two or three Honor Books are named in addition to the medal winner each year. The Caldecott Medal is a similar award, except that it is awarded to the most distinguished picture book for children in the U.S published in the preceding year. We have most of these titles in the library!
For a list of Newbery titles, check out the website at www.ala.org/alsc/nquick.cfm-61k
For a list of Caldecott titles, go to www.unk/acad/library/curric/index.php?id4504-41k
What makes a good information book?
-is interesting, makes the reader enthusiastic about the subject
-is attractive overall, makes you want to read it
-is well-organized
-has fact boxes, sidebars or other ways to organize the important information
-has a table of contents and an index that are useful and easy to use
-is designed in a way that looks attractive
-has illustrations that complement the text
-has captions that fit the illustrations
-has a variety of types of illustrations
Bibliography
http://www.redcedaraward.ca/
www.ala.org/alsc/nquick.cf-61k
What defines quality literature?
A " good" story has the following characteristics:
-appeals to a variety of readers, young and old
-strong story line, holds interest from beginning to end
-story has a beginning, middle (climax), and end, or some other clear structure (i.e. circle story)
-strong, believable characters (people we can identify with)
-believable setting (if we were in the same situation, we might be doing the same things)
-good vs. evil., with good winning, conflict resolved in a believeable, realistic way
-provides children with good models of writing
-engages the imagination, entertains
-teaches (readers learn new ideas, vocabulary, emotions)
-message of hope in the end
Newbery award books can be considered "good" literature because most have these characteristics and are an excellent place to start when looking for quality literature. The Newbery Medal is an award given to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American children's literature in the preceding year. The recipients must be citizens or residents of the United States (which means there is a great deal of "good" literature from other countries not recognized). Often two or three Honor Books are named in addition to the medal winner each year. The Caldecott Medal is a similar award, except that it is awarded to the most distinguished picture book for children in the U.S published in the preceding year. We have most of these titles in the library!
For a list of Newbery titles, check out the website at www.ala.org/alsc/nquick.cfm-61k
For a list of Caldecott titles, go to www.unk/acad/library/curric/index.php?id4504-41k
What makes a good information book?
-is interesting, makes the reader enthusiastic about the subject
-is attractive overall, makes you want to read it
-is well-organized
-has fact boxes, sidebars or other ways to organize the important information
-has a table of contents and an index that are useful and easy to use
-is designed in a way that looks attractive
-has illustrations that complement the text
-has captions that fit the illustrations
-has a variety of types of illustrations
Bibliography
http://www.redcedaraward.ca/
www.ala.org/alsc/nquick.cf-61k
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