Carter G. Woodson Award Winning Books
As of 2001 awards and honors are given in the following categories, Elementary (K-6), Middle (5-8), and Secondary (7-12) grade level books.
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The National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) established the Carter G. Woodson Book Awards for the most distinguished books appropriate for young readers that depict ethnicity in the United States. First presented in 1974, this award is intended to “encourage the writing, publishing, and dissemination of outstanding social studies books for young readers that treat topics related to ethnic minorities and race relations sensitively and accurately.” Books relating to ethnic minorities and the authors of such books rarely receive the recognition they merit from professional organizations. By sponsoring the Carter G. Woodson Awards, NCSS gives wide recognition to and encourages these authors and publishers. Here is a printable list of all the award winning books. Learn more at NCSS’s website.
Also check out our list of Top 100+ Recommended African-American Children’s Books, some are also CSK Award winning titles.
6 Award Winning and Honored Books for 1990
Secondary Level Winner
Paul Robeson: Hero Before His Time (Biographies)
by Rebecca Larsen
Publication Date: Sep 01, 1989
List Price: $24.00
Format: Hardcover, 158 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
ISBN13: 9780531107799
Imprint: Franklin Watts
Publisher: Hachette Book Group
Parent Company: Lagardère Group
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Surveys the personal life and career of the singer, actor, and political activist.
Outstanding Merit
New Kids In Town: Oral Histories Of Immigrant Teens (Scholastic Biography)
by Janet Bode
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Publication Date: Sep 30, 1991
List Price: Unavailable
Format: Paperback, 126 pages
Classification: Fiction
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
ISBN13: 9780590441445
Imprint: Scholastic Inc
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Parent Company: Scholastic Inc.
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Eleven teenage immigrants tell compelling stories of their escapes from war, poverty, and repression to carve out new lives in America.
Outstanding Merit
A Long Hard Journey: The Story Of The Pullman Porter
by Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick McKissack
Publication Date: May 01, 2001
List Price: $21.95
Format: Hardcover, 160 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9780802768841
Imprint: Walker Childrens
Publisher: Walker and Co
Parent Company: Walker and Co
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A chronicle of the first black-controlled union, made up of Pullman porters, who after years of unfair labor practices staged a battle against a corporate giant resulting in a "David and Goliath" ending.
Outstanding Merit
Vilma Martinez (Raintree Hispanic Stories)
by Corinn Codye
Publication Date: Nov 01, 1989
List Price: $21.40
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
Target Age Group: Picture Book
ISBN13: 9780817233822
Imprint: Heinemann Library
Publisher: Heinemann Library
Parent Company: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Read a Description of Vilma Martinez (Raintree Hispanic Stories)
Examines the life of the lawyer who has won many landmark civil rights cases.
Outstanding Merit
Arctic Explorer: The Story of Matthew Henson (Trailblazer Biographies)
by Jeri Ferris
Publication Date: Dec 01, 1989
List Price: $25.26
Format: Hardcover, 112 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
ISBN13: 9780876143704
Imprint: Carolrhoda Books
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
Parent Company: Lerner Publishing Group
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A biography of the Black explorer who discovered the North Pole.
Elementary Award
In Two Worlds: A Yu’pik Eskimo Family
by Aylette Jenness
Publication Date: Apr 24, 1989
List Price: $13.95
Format: Hardcover, 84 pages
Classification: Fiction
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
ISBN13: 9780395427972
Imprint: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Parent Company: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Text and photographs document the life of a Yup’ik Eskimo family, residents of a small Alaskan town on the coast of the Bering Sea, detailing the changes that have come about in the last fifty years.