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	Coretta Scott King Awards: 1970–2004 Henrietta M. Smith (Editor) Item Number: 978-0-8389-3540-8   Publisher: ALA Editions Price: $42.00		Order Options:       Qty:
176 pages 8.5" x 11" Softcover ISBN-13: 978-0-8389-3540-8 Year Published: 2004 During a conference in 1969, two librarians, Glyndon Flynt Greer and Mabel McKissick, happened to meet at the booth of publisher John Carroll. The trio observed that no African-American author or illustrator had ever been honored by the prestigious Newbery and Caldecott Awards. It was decided that a special award should be developed to bring attention to the fine work produced in books for children and young people—work created by African-American authors and illustrators. In 1970, the first of these awards—The Coretta Scott King Award—was presented to author Lillie Patterson at the New Jersey Library Association meeting. Since then, this award has paid tribute to the best of the best African-American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults. Dedicated to the memory of children's book author Virginia Hamilton, The Coretta Scott King Awards: 1970–2004 celebrates 35 years of African-American contributions to children’s literature. This unique volume not only celebrates the award and the African-American community, but is a valuable selection tool and a teaching resource, both in schools for children and in library science programs. This new edition features: Comprehensive listings and annotations of all winners of the Coretta Scott King Awards from 1969 to 2004 Updated biographies of notable African-American writers and illustrators A sixteen-page color section features illustrations for awardwinning books A personal look at what motivates and inspires contributors to African-American literature and art With in-depth indexes to help you apply the Coretta Scott King Awards in your school curriculum or public library programming, this is the must-have guide for sharing African-American heritage with children of all cultures. About the Author Henrietta M. Smith is Professor Emerita with School of Library and Information Science-University of South Florida, Tampa. She has edited all three editions of The Coretta Scott King Awards. Reviews