Award-Winning Books – Internet Activity

NEWBERY MEDAL
Click on the URL for the Newbery Medal Homepage at http://www.ala.org/alsc/newbery.html.  Then read the information on this page and answer the following questions:

What kinds of books receive the Newbery Medal?
 
 

Look at the description of this year’s Newbery Medal winner and honor books. Then look at some of the pervious winners. What information in included in this description?
 
 

Click on the link, "Past Newbery Medal Winners and Honor Books" at the bottom of this first page. Do you recognize any of these books? Write down some titles of the books you have read that have received this honor.
 
 

Click on "About the Medal, and How It Is Awarded" to read some background about the Newbery Medal. Write down one thing that you learned that you would like to share during Internet Workshop.
 
 

Click on "Newbery Award – Terms and Criteria." Read over this section. You will receive a hard copy of this to reread and to highlight the terms and definition in which you agree. We will use these criteria to assist us in determining the terms and criteria for our awards!

CALDECOTT MEDAL

Check out the Caldecott Award Homepage at http://www.ala.org/alsc/caldecott.html.

How is the Caldecott Award different from the Newbery Award?
 

Click on "Past Caldecott Medal Winners and Honor Books." Write down the titles of some of the books that you recognize and have read.