Carter G. Woodson Award Winning Books
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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.
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
Paul Robeson: Hero Before His Time (Biographies)
Surveys the personal life and career of the singer, actor, and political activist.
New Kids In Town: Oral Histories Of Immigrant Teens (Scholastic Biography)
by Janet Bode
Eleven teenage immigrants tell compelling stories of their escapes from war, poverty, and repression to carve out new lives in America.
A Long Hard Journey: The Story Of The Pullman Porter
by Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick McKissack
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.
Vilma Martinez (Raintree Hispanic Stories)
by Corinn Codye
Examines the life of the lawyer who has won many landmark civil rights cases.
Arctic Explorer: The Story of Matthew Henson (Trailblazer Biographies)
by Jeri Ferris
A biography of the Black explorer who discovered the North Pole.
In Two Worlds: A Yu’pik Eskimo Family
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.