Kansas State Book Awards
William Allen White and Bill Martin, Jr. Picture Book Award
by Suzanne Eastman
October 18, 2007
William Allen White
2007-2008
3rd 4th & 5th Grade
Reading Promotion
ENDS in February
To qualify to VOTE for the William Allen White award students must read or listen to at least TWO books from this years reading list.
To qualify for the V.I.P. Luncheon:
3rd grade must read or listen to 8 or more books from the 07-08 list
4th grade must read or listen to 9 or more books from the 07-08 list
5th grade must read or listen to 10 or more books from the 07-08 list
For students that qualify, the luncheon will be held during your regular lunch time in late February or early March.
William Allen White Book Award is the Kansas State book award given each year for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature. Kansas
students in 3rd through 8th grades read the titles from
the current year special book lists. There are two lists.
One recommended reading for grades 3rd - 5th, and another
recommended for grades 6th - 8th.
Both lists offer titles that can be read and voted on by either age group. If a student wishes to vote from each list he or she must read a minimum of two titles from each list.
Titles in the 6th - 8th grade list often reflect a main protagonist that is middle or high school aged and may have content or language that is more appropriate for middle school aged students.
To find out more about this year's reading list go to: http://www.emporia.edu/libsv/wawbookaward/masterlists/masterlist.htm
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Kansas Reading Association
Bill
Martin Junior
Picture Book Award
For information on the books nominated for the award this year and for past winners go to:
http://www.kansasread.org/Bill_Martin_Jr_Award.htm
When looking for a really good book there are lots of things to
consider. Award winning books usually have many features
that make them excellent choices.
To find out more about award winning books
please follow the links below!
This page was last updated: 10/19/2007
General Clip Art on this page is from www.google.com.images. Book cover art from Bound To Stay Bound Publishers.
