February 2014 Calendar / News & Notes / Awards / Program MARK YOUR CALENDAR Upcoming Events for Children's Librarians

ACL Institute:
The annual ACL Institute will focus on the Common Core curriculum this year, and is scheduled for Fri., March 14, 2014 at the San Francisco Main Library. You can register online for the ACL Institute at: www.bayviews.org/institute.html .

Performers' Showcase A Success!
Congratulations to everyone who conducted this year's Performers' Showcase (on Feb. 1) - especially to Armin Arethna who has been coordinating the Showcase for several years now! Pat Toney has posted the performers' contact information to our Pinterest page: www.pinterest.com/aclnc/2014-performers-showcase/ . The list of performers and contact information is also on the ACL website: www.bayviews.org/showcase.html . Special thanks to the folks at the Fremont Main Library for hosting the showcase!

Noted Folk Musician and Author Pete Seeger Dies:
Pete Seeger died on January 27, 2014 of natural causes at the age of 94. The noted folk singer and musician was equally respected for his political activism as for his music. After being "blacklisted" during the early 1950's McCarthy-era anti-Communist movement, Seeger was able to continuing performing and recording folksongs for children. Most libraries still have his books and CD's, including the book Abiyoyo (MacMillan, 1986), popularized on the public television show "Reading Rainbow." Seeger's final Grammy Award was given in 2010 for Best Musical Album for Children for Tomorrow's Children. Seeger's many awards and honors include being an inductee in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, the Songwriters Hall of Fame, a Kennedy Center honoree, and the Schneider Family Book Award for The Deaf Musicians (Putnam, 2006).

Wee Pals Cartoonist Morrie Turner Dies:
Morrie Turner, creator of the comic strip "Wee Pals," has died at the age of 90. Turner was a ground-breaking African-American cartoonist - the first to draw a nationally syndicated comic strip. Many Bay Area librarians remember Turner as a gracious visitor, talking to children and demonstrating his drawing techniques during library programs. Morris "Morrie" Turner was born in Oakland, CA in 1923, attending schools in Oakland and Berkeley. He developed "Wee Pals" while working as a clerk for the Oakland Police Department in 1965. Turner's work has been featured in exhibits at the San Francisco Cartoon Museum, the San Francisco Public Library, and at Children's Fairyland in Oakland. http://photos.mercurynews.com/2014/01/27/wee-pals-cartoonist-morrie-turner-dies/#1.

Lillian Morrison Dies:
The noted poet/anthologist and NYC librarian Lillian Morrison died on January 27, 2014, at the age of 96. She was the recipient of the ALA Grolier Foundation Award for her outstanding contribution to bringing children and reading together. Among her last original collections were Whistling The Morning In (1992) and Way to Go! Sports Poems (2001; both published by Wordsong/Boyds Mills Press). Her well-known anthology, Springs and Distances: Sports in Poetry and Poetry in Sport (T. Y. Crowell, 1995) took ten years to research and collect with verses ranging from Virgil to Ogden Nash and David McCord.

Erik Blegvad Dies:
Illustrator Erik Blegvad died January 14, 2014, at the age of 90. His many books included Hurry, Hurry, Mary Dear, written by his friend, N.M. Bodecker, books by Mary Norton including Bedknobs and Broomsticks, and The Tenth Good Thing About Barney by Judith Viorst. Special thanks to Lee Bennett Hopkins for sending us these obituaries.

The 63rd annual National Jewish Book Awards were announced on Jan. 15, 2014. These awards are given by the Jewish Book Council, in 17 categories.

In the Children's and YA category, the winner is:

• The War Within These Walls by Aline Sax, illustrated by Caryl Strzelecki, and translated by Laura Watkinson, from Eerdmans publisher.

The other finalists are :

• Kathy Kacer's Shanghai Escape (Second Story Press)
• Kathryn Lasky's The Extra (Candlewick)

In the picture book category, the winner is:

• Hanukkah Bear by Eric A. Kimmel, illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka, from Holiday House.

The other finalists in the picture book category are:

• Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso's Creation's First Light (IBJ), illustrated by Joanie Rothenberg
• Allegra Magrisso's When Sarah Laughed (Allegra Magrisso), illustrated by Beth Shadur


www.slj.com/2014/01/awards/national-jewish-book-award-winners-named.


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Presented by The Association of Jewish Libraries, The Sydney Taylor Book Award honors books for children and teens that exemplify the highest literary standards while authentically portraying the Jewish experience.

• Laurel Snyder and Catia Chien will receive the 2014 gold medal in the Sydney Taylor Book Award's Younger Readers category for The Longest Night: A Passover Story, published by Schwartz & Wade, an imprint of Random House Children's Books.
• The gold medal in the Older Readers category will be presented to Patricia Polacco for The Blessing Cup, a Paula Wiseman Book, published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.
• Neal Bascomb will receive the 2014 gold medal in the Sydney Taylor Book Award's Teen Readers category for The Nazi Hunters: How a Team of Spies and Survivors Captured the World's Most Notorious Nazi, published by Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic.

Sydney Taylor Honor Books selected for 2014:

Younger Readers:

• Stones for Grandpa by Renee Londoner with illustrations by Martha Avill�s
• Rifka Takes a Bow by Betty Rosenberg Perlov with illustrations by Cosei Kawa (both by Kar-Ben, a division of Lerner Publishing Group)


Older Readers:
• The Boy on the Wooden Box: How the Impossible Became Possible on Schindler's List by Leon Leyson with Marilyn J. Harran and Elisabeth B. Leyson (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division)
• Dear Canada: Pieces of the Past: The Holocaust Diary of Rose Rabinowitz, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1948 by Carol Matas (Scholastic Canada)


Teen Readers:
• Dancing in the Dark by Robyn Bavati (Flux, an imprint of Llewellyn Worldwide)
• The War Within These Walls by Aline Sax with illustrations by Caryl Strzelecki and translated by Laura Watkinson (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers).

In addition to the medal-winners, the Award Committee designated thirteen Notable Books of Jewish Content for 2013. More information about the Sydney Taylor Book Award can be found at www.SydneyTaylorBookAward.org .



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http://glbtrt.ala.org/rainbowbooks/archives/1103 - Thirty books for children and teens that celebrate the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender community were selected. Titles noted with an asterisk are Top Ten Titles. This list is compiled by the GLBT and Social Responsibilities Round Tables of the American Library Association.

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Will be given to Bo at Ballard Creek by Kirkpatrick Hill (Holt, 2013). www.scottodell.com/pages/ScottO%27DellAwardforHistoricalFiction.aspx



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Was founded in 1980. Every year, they present the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature for titles ranging from picture books to adult titles: www.apalaweb.org/awards/literature-awards/winners/2013-2014-awards

The 2014 winners are:

• Picture Book: Red Kite, Blue Kite by Ji-li Jiang (Honor Book: Barbed Wire Baseball by Marissa Moss)
• Children's Literature: The Thing About Luck by Cynthia Kadohata (Honor Book: The Vine Basket by Josanne La)
• Young Adult Literature: Jet Black and the Ninja Wind by Leza Lowitz and Shogo Oketani Valley
  (Honor Book: Gadget Girl: The Art of Being Invisible by Suzanne Kamata)


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americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/2014/01/2014-recipients-of-american-indian.html

• Picture Book Winner:
  Caribou Song by Tomson Highway, illustrated by John Rombough, published by Fifth House.


• Middle School Winner:
  How I Became A Ghost by Tim Tingle, published by RoadRunner Press.


• Middle School Honor:
  Danny Blackgoat: Navajo Prisoner by Tim Tingle, published by 7th Generation.


• Young Adult Winner:
  Killer of Enemies by Joseph Bruchac, published by Tu Books.


• Young Adult Honor:
  If I Ever Get Out Of Here by Eric Gansworth , published by Scholastic.


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creates a whole booklist of the best feminist books for readers ages 0-18. The Amelia Bloomer Project is part of the Feminist Task Force of the Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association.The entire 2014 Amelia Bloomer List is available here: ameliabloomer.wordpress.com .



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The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) announced the winners of the Orbis Pictus Award www.ncte.org/awards/orbispictusc on January 24. The prize was established in 1989 to promote and recognize excellence in the writing of nonfiction for children. The 2014 Schneider Family Medal-winning A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin www.slj.com by Jen Bryant and illustrated by Melissa Sweet (Knopf) took the top prize.

Honor Books:

• Locomotive www.slj.com by Brian Floca, (S & S)
• The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos by Deborah Heiligman, illustrated by LeUyen Pham, (Roaring Brook)
• Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers Strike of 1909 www.slj.com by Michelle Markel, illustrated by Melissa Sweet, (HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray)
• Parrots Over Puerto Rico www.slg.com by Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore, (Lee & Low)
• 'Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles, Americas First Black Paratroopers www.slj.com by Tanya Lee Stone, (Candlewick)

For the full list of recommended titles, see the NCTE website .



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• Battle Bunny, written by Jon Scieszka and Mac Barnett and Alex, illustrated by Matthew Myers but mostly Alex, and published by Simon and Shuster.
Both a sendup of saccharine period picture books and a tribute to kid invention, this deliciously comic outing follows young Alex's savage textual and illustrative transforming of a treacly bunny tale into a saga of a thwarted attempt at world rabbit domination.

The Gryphon Award committee also recognized three honor books:

• Lulu and the Dog from the Sea, written by Hilary McKay, illustrated by Priscilla Lamont, and published by Whitman
• Year of the Jungle, written by Suzanne Collins, illustrated by James Proimos, and published by Scholastic
• Like Bug Juice on a Burger, written by Julie Sternberg, illustrated by Matthew Cordell, and published by Amulet/Abrams:

For more see ccb.lis.illinois.edu/gryphon.html.

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• Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures, written by Kate DiCamillo, is the 2014 Newbery Medal winner. The book is published by Candlewick Press.

Four Newbery Honor Books also were named:

• Doll Bones, written by Holly Black and published by Margaret K. McElderry Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
• The Year of Billy Miller, written by Kevin Henkes and published by Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
• One Came Home, written by Amy Timberlake and published by Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Random House, Inc.
• Paperboy, written by Vince Vawter and published by Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Random House, Inc.
  
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• Locomotive, illustrated by Brian Floca, is the 2014 Caldecott Medal winner. The book was written by Brian Floca and published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.

Three Caldecott Honor Books also were named:

• Journey, written and illustrated by Aaron Becker and published by Candlewick Press
• Flora and the Flamingo, written and illustrated by Molly Idle and published by Chronicle Books LLC
• Mr. Wuffles! written and illustrated by David Wiesner and published by Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.


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• P.S. Be Eleven, written by Rita Williams-Garcia, is the King Author Book winner. The book is published by Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

Three King Author Honor Books were selected:

• March: Book One, written by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin, illustrated by Nate Powell, and published by Top Shelf Productions
• Darius & Twig, written by Walter Dean Myers and published by Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
• Words with Wings, written by Nikki Grimes and published by WordSong, an imprint of Highlights.


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Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Book Award :

• Knock Knock: My Dad's Dream for Me, illustrated by Bryan Collier, is the King Illustrator Book winner. The book was written by Daniel Beaty and published by Little, Brown and Company, Hachette Book Group.

One King Illustrator Honor Book was selected:

• Nelson Mandela, illustrated and written by Kadir Nelson and published by Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award :

• When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop, illustrated by Theodore Taylor III, is the Steptoe winner. The book is published by Roaring Brook Press.

Coretta Scott King Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement:

Authors Patricia and Researcher Fredrick McKissack are the winners of the Coretta Scott King Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. The award is presented in even years to an African American author, illustrator or author/illustrator for a body of his or her published books for children and/or young adults, and who has made a significant and lasting literary contribution.

• Midwinterblood, written by Marcus Sedgwick, is the 2014 Printz Award winner. The book is published by Roaring Brook Press, an imprint of Macmillan Children's Publishing Group.

Four Printz Honor Books also were named:

• Eleanor & Park, written by Rainbow Rowell and published by St. Martin's Griffin (Macmillan)
• Kingdom of Little Wounds, written by Susann Cokal and published by Candlewick Press
• Maggot Moon, written by Sally Gardner, illustrated by Julian Crouch and published by Candlewick Press
• Navigating Early, written by Clare Vanderpool and published by Delacorte Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Random House LLC, Penguin Random House Company.


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• A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin, written by Jen Bryant, illustrated by Melissa Sweet and published by Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Random House, Inc. wins the award for children ages 0 to 10.
• Handbook for Dragon Slayers, written by Merrie Haskell and published by HarperCollins Children's Books, a division of HarperCollins Publishers, is the winner of the middle-school (ages 11-13) award.
• The teen (ages 13-18) award winner is Rose under Fire, written by Elizabeth Wein and published by Hyperion, an imprint of Disney Book Group.


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• Brewster, written by Mark Slouka and published by W. W. Norton & Company.
• The Death of Bees, written by Lisa O'Donnell and published by Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
• Golden Boy: A Novel, written by Abigail Tarttelin and published by ATRIA Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
• Help for the Haunted, written by John Searles and published by William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
• Lexicon: A Novel, written by Max Barry and published by The Penguin Group, Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
• Lives of Tao, written by Wesley Chu and published by Angry Robot, a member of the Osprey Group.
• Mother, Mother: A Novel, written by Koren Zailckas and published by Crown Publishers, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc.
• Relish, written by Lucy Knisley and published by First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press.
• The Sea of Tranquility: A Novel, written by Katja Millay and published by ATRIA Paperback, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
• The Universe Versus Alex Woods, written by Gavin Extence and published by Redhook Books, an imprint of Orbit, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc.


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• Paul R. Gagne and Melissa Reilly Ellard of Weston Woods Studios, Inc., producers of �Bink & Gollie: Two for One, are the Carnegie Medal winners. The video's cast is anchored by Kate Micucci and Riki Lindhome, with music by David Mansfield. Tony Fucile's artwork is brilliantly brought to life by Chuck Gammage Animation.


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Markus Zusak is the 2014 Edwards Award winner. His books include: The Book Thief and I Am the Messenger, published by Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, and Getting the Girl and Fighting Ruben Wolfe, published by Arthur A. Levine, an imprint of Scholastic.



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Brian Selznick will deliver the 2015 lecture. His groundbreaking The Invention of Hugo Cabret was awarded the 2008 Caldecott Medal.



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• Mister Orange is the 2014 Batchelder Award winner. Originally published in Dutch in 2011 as Mister Orange, the book was written by Truus Matti, translated by Laura Watkinson, and published by Enchanted Lion Books.

Three Batchelder Honor Books also were selected:

• The Bathing Costume or the Worst Vacation of My Life, written by Charlotte Moundlic, illustrated by Olivier Tallec, translated by Claudia Zoe Bedrick, and published by Enchanted Lion Books;
• My Father's Arms Are a Boat, written by Stein Erik Lunde, illustrated by �yvind Torseter, translated by Kari Dickson, and published by Enchanted Lion Books
• The War Within These Walls, written by Aline Sax, illustrated by Caryl Strzelecki, translated by Laura Watkinson, and published by Eerdmans Books for Young Readers.


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• Scowler, produced by Listening Library, an imprint of the Random House Audio Publishing Group, is the 2014 Odyssey Award winner. The book is written by Daniel Kraus and narrated by Kirby Heyborne.

Four Odyssey Honor Recordings also were selected:

• Better Nate Than Ever, produced by Simon and Schuster Audio, written and narrated by Tim Federle
• Creepy Carrots! produced by Weston Woods Studios, Inc., and written by Aaron Reynolds
• Eleanor & Park, produced by Listening Library, an imprint of the Random House Audio Publishing Group, written by Rainbow Rowell, and narrated by Rebecca Lowman and Sunil Malhotra
• Matilda, produced by Penguin Audio, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., written by Roald Dahl, and narrated by Kate Winslet.


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• Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass, written by Meg Medina, is the Belpr� Author Award winner. The book is published by Candlewick Press.

Three Belpr� Author Honor Books were named:

• The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba's Greatest Abolitionist, written by Margarita Engle and published by Harcourt, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
• The Living, written by Matt de la Pe�a and published by Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Random House LLC, a Penguin Random House Company
• Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant's Tale, written and illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh and published by Abrams Books for Young Readers, an imprint of ABRAMS.


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• Parrots over Puerto Rico, written by Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore, and illustrated by Susan L. Roth, is the Sibert Award winner. The book is published by LEE & LOW BOOKS, Inc.

Four Sibert Honor Books were named:

• A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin, written by Jen Bryant, illustrated by Melissa Sweet and published by Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Random House, Inc.
• Look Up! Bird-Watching in Your Own Backyard, written and illustrated by Annette LeBlanc Cate and published by Candlewick Press
• Locomotive, written and illustrated by Brian Floca and published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
• The Mad Potter: George E. Ohr, Eccentric Genius, written by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan and published by Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership.


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• Beautiful Music for Ugly Children, written by Kirstin Cronn-Mills and published by Flux, an imprint of Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd; and Fat Angie, written by e. E. Charlton-Trujillo and published by Candlewick Press, are the winners of the 2014 Stonewall Children's and Young Adult Literature Award.

Three Honor Books were selected:

• Better Nate Than Ever, written by Tim Federle and published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
• Branded by the Pink Triangle, written by Ken Setterington and published by Second Story Press
• Two Boys Kissing, written by David Levithan and published by Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Random House, Inc.


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• The Watermelon Seed, written and illustrated by Greg Pizzoli, is the Geisel Award winner. The book is published by Disney Hyperion Books, an imprint of Disney Book Group.

Three Geisel Honor Books were named:

• Ball, written and illustrated by Mary Sullivan and published by Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
• A Big Guy Took My Ball! written and illustrated by Mo Willems and published by Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group
• Penny and Her Marble, written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes and published by Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.


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• Charm & Strange, written by Stephanie Kuehn, is the 2014 Morris Award winner. The book is published by St. Martin's Griffin, an imprint of St. Martin's Press, a division of Macmillan.

Four other books were finalists for the award:

• Sex & Violence, written by Carrie Mesrobian and published by Carolrhoda LAB, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group
• Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets, written by Evan Roskos and published by Houghton Mifflin, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
• Belle Epoque, written by Elizabeth Ross and published by Delacorte Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
• In the Shadow of Blackbirds, written by Cat Winters and published by Amulet Books, an imprint of ABRAMS.


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• The Nazi Hunters: How a Team of Spies and Survivors Captured the World's Most Notorious Nazi, written by Neal Bascomb, is the 2014 Excellence winner. The book is published by Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.

Four other books were finalists for the award:

• Go: A Kidd's Guide to Graphic Design, written by Chip Kidd and published by Workman Publishing Company
• Imprisoned: The Betrayal of Japanese Americans During World War II , written by Martin W. Sandler and published by Walker Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, Inc.
• Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles, America's First Black Paratroopers, written by Tanya Lee Stone and published by Candlewick Press
• The President Has Been Shot! The Assassination of John F. Kennedy, written by James L. Swanson and published by Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.


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Recognized worldwide for the high quality they represent, ALA awards guide parents, educators, librarians and others in selecting the best materials for youth. Selected by judging committees of librarians and other children's experts, the awards encourage original and creative work. For more information on the ALA youth media awards and notables, please visit www.ala.org/yma .

• Make a model of Pluto and its moon, as seen here: www.ehow.com/how_4841372_styrofoam-replica-pluto.html
• To help children remember the importance of protecting the environment, make one of these recycling garden crafts: www.planetpals.com/recycle_crafts_gardening.html
• Make a beautiful caterpillar craft, which changes into a butterfly: www.daniellesplace.com/html/caterpillarcrafts.html
• Make paper airplanes using instructions from books at the library or here: www.paperairplaneshq.com/easy-paper-airplane-designs.html
• Make an Ichthyosaurus (or other dinosaurs) out of clay or Playdoh, resembling the one seen here: www.kidsdigdinos.com/Dinosaurs/ichthyosaurus.htm
• Fingerprints: www.birthdayinabox.com/activity-guides/science-experiements-kids-how-to-lift-fingerprints.html# www.birthdayinabox.com/activity-guides/science-experiements-kids-how-to-lift-fingerprints.html

Games and Activities:

• Rocket Balloon Race: Learn about Newton's Third Law of Motion by making rocket balloons, and then race them: spoonful.com/parties/explosive-fun-party?page=3
• Fruit Batteries: See who can light up their lightbulb first, using a citrus fruit as a battery: chemistry.about.com/od/chemistryhowtoguide/a/fruitbattery.htm
• Magnet Treasure Hunt: Have a large tub or pan filled with sand. Hide different small metal toys (like Matchbox cars) in the sand. Each player has a magnet, and keeps the first toy they find! themuddyprincess.blogspot.com/2011/03/science-birthday-party.html
• Suction Race: Each player has a drinking straw. They use the straw to transfer ten Smarties candies from one paper plate to another, demonstrating the principle of suction and creating a vacuum. First one to transfer all ten gets a prize!
• Foamy Fountain Race: Have kids make these Fantastic Foamy Fountains seen here: www.sciencebob.com/experiments/toothpaste.php which helps to learn about chemical reactions. See whose fountain is the tallest!

Book Display:

• Pluto's Secret: An Icy World's Tale of Discovery by Margaret Weitekamp and David DeVorkin, Abrams, 2013.
• Look Up! Henrietta Leavitt, Pioneering Woman Astronomer by Robert Burleigh, Simon & Schuster, 2013.
• Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World by Laurie Lawlor, Holiday House, 2012.
• Seymour Simon's Extreme Oceans by Seymour Simon, Chronicle Books, 2013.
• Citizen Scientists: Be a Part of Scientific Discovery from Your Backyard by Loree Griffin Burns, Holt, 2012.
• A Black Hole is Not a Hole by Carolyn C. DeCristofano, Charlesbridge, 2012.
• Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95 by Phillip Hoose, Farrar, 2012.
• The Beetle Book by Steve Jenkins, Houghton Mifflin, 2012.
• Zombie Makers: True Stories of Nature's Undead by Rebecca L Johnson, Millbrook, 2012.
• Bird Talk: What Birds are Saying and Why by Lita Judge, Roaring Brook, 2012.
• Frogs! Strange and Wonderful by Laurence Pringle, Boyd Mills, 2012.
• The Mighty Mars Rover by Elizabeth Rusch, Houghton Mifflin, 2012.
• On a Beam of Light: a Story of Albert Einstein by Jennifer Berne, Chronicle, 2013.
• Plastic Ahoy! Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch by Patricia Newman, Millbrook, 2014.

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