The Coretta Scott King Awards: 50th Anniversary - Softcover

Carole J. McCollough (author) & Adelaide Poniatowski Phelps (author)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0838918697 ISBN 13: 9780838918692

Publisher: American Library Association, 2019

Synopsis

Marking the 50th anniversary of the Coretta Scott King (CSK) Book Awards, this invaluable guide celebrates the legacy of these prestigious honors, which have enlarged the prominence of literature for children and youth about the Black experience. Spotlighting the work of the author and illustrator winners and honorees since the awards' inception, this unique resource is an excellent tool for collection development, readers' advisory, and classroom use. More than just a bibliography, this book includes a history of the origin, development, and evolution of the Coretta Scott King (CSK) Book Awards; coverage of the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Practitioner Lifetime Achievement Award and the Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe Award for New Talent; excerpts and color plates from many of the titles; and a complete listing of the 1970-2019 Award and Honor Books as well as a subject index, ideal for curriculum planning. Educators, librarians, and others who work with children will find this one of-a-kind guide essential.

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About the Author

Carole J. McCollough is a retired associate professor and dean of the Library and Information Science program at Wayne State University. She is currently an auxiliary faculty, trainer, and curriculum committee member for the Children's Defense Fund. In this capacity, she conducts workshops for college interns training to run summer literacy (Freedom School) programs. She has served as chair of both the CSK Book Award Committee and jury. She was a reviewer for the Multicultural Literature Review Journal and a contributing reviewer to all four editions of The Coretta Scott King Awards book. Her undergraduate degree and teaching certificate are from Eastern Michigan University. Her master's degree and PhD in library and information science are both from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. She currently serves on two library boards: Southfield Public Library, Southfield, Michigan, and the Langston Hughes Library, Clinton, Tennessee. Adelaide Poniatowski Phelps has a master's degree in library and information science from Wayne State University in Detroit and a second master's degree in English literature from Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. She is the recently retired coordinator of the Educational Resources Lab in the School of Education and Human Services at Oakland University and a former lecturer in children's literature for the reading department there. She is a member of the Coretta Scott King Book Awards Committee and served two terms (2007-2008) on the awards jury. In addition, she was a reviewer for the journal Multicultural Review; a contributing reviewer for the fourth edition of The Coretta Scott King Awards book, edited by Henrietta M. Smith; a contributing author for the article (2008), ""Weaving the Threads of Diversity: A School of Education's Reflection on Current Practices"" in the journal Issues in Education: Preschool through Graduate School; and coauthor of the chapter, ""Information and Instruction Services"" in A Guide to the Management of Curriculum Materials Centers for the 21st Century: The Promise and the Challenge (2001), edited by Jo Ann Carr and prepared by the Ad Hoc Management of Curriculum Materials Committee, Education and Behavioral Sciences Section, Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). The Office for Literacy and Outreach Services (OLOS), an Office of the American Library Association, supports and promotes literacy and equity of information access initiatives for traditionally underserved populations.

About this edition

• Publisher: American Library Association
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0838918697
• ISBN 13: 9780838918692
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 232