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Newbery and Caldecott Mock Elections Tool Kit

Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)Steven Engelfried
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Item Number: 
978-0-8389-8554-0
Published: 
2011
Publisher: 
ALSC
Format: 
eBook
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This authoritative tool kit provides expert guidance on election program planning; tips for conducting successful book discussions; print-ready, customizable planning tools and program handouts; full-color Caldecott-winning art, demonstrating artistic media, styles, and elements; and much more. You'll find just about everything needed to plan and execute stellar mock elections in your community. The 2011 edition was revised by Steven Engelfried, Wilsonville (Ore.) Public Library, and includes many new features and content additions. The original print publication was written (1994) and revised (2001) for ALSC by Kathleen Simonetta, Nancy Hackett, and Linda Ward-Callaghan.

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1—Organizing an Election
Procedures
Program Goals
Audience
Program Format
Date
Facility
Book Selection
Registration/Program Notification
Program Implementation
Balloting
Evaluation
Follow-up Activities
Troubleshooting
Chapter 2—Exploring Text
Criteria
Use of the Criteria
Selection of Titles
Considerations
Chapter 3—Searching Pictures
The Criteria and Their Use
Adapting the Criteria
Critical Evaluation
How to Look at Picture Books
The Process in Practice
Chapter 4—Expanding the Process
Children
Adults
Application Ideas
Recommended Titles for Other Mock Elections
Individual Bodies of Work
Genre Discussions
Bibliography
Award History
Award Books & Web sites
Evaluation Criteria
Review Media
Warm-up and Follow-up Activities
Author-Illustrator Biographies
Caldecott Images
Credits

Additional folders:

Election Day Handouts – certificates of participation; award certificates; handouts (exploring literary elements, exploring art techniques, Newbery and Caldecott key points to consider); participant evaluation forms.
Tools and Resources – Newbery/Caldecott terms, definitions, and criteria; planning checklists and forms (preparation, program assessment, program facilities, program site); discussion group procedures; sample press releases for announcing mock election results; sample ballot tabulator; and vote tally sheet.

Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)

For more than eight decades, librarians from the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) have intensely scrutinized the children's books published each year, selecting the winning and honor books for the Newbery and Caldecott Awards. In addition, the ALSC division of the ALA is committed to creating a nation of readers, starting with the youngest. ALSC supports all those providing library services to children, including youth librarians, teachers, families, literature experts, publishers, and child advocates.

Steven Engelfried

Steven Engelfried has been a Youth Librarian and ALSC member since 1986. He served on the 2002 Caldecott Committee and the 2010 Newbery Committee and chaired the 2013 Newbery Committee. He has overseen the Wilsonville Library's Summer Science Program since its debut in 2010.

For more than eight decades, librarians from the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) have intensely scrutinized the children's books published each year, selecting the winning and honor books for the Newbery and Caldecott Awards. In addition, the ALSC division of the ALA is committed to creating a nation of readers, starting with the youngest. ALSC supports all those providing library services to children, including youth librarians, teachers, families, literature experts, publishers, and child advocates.

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