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 1993
Secondary Level Winner
Mississippi Challenge
by Mildred Pitts Walter
Publication Date: Nov 30, 1992
List Price: $19.99
Format: Hardcover, 205 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
ISBN13: 9780027923018
Imprint: Bradbury Press
Publisher: Bradbury Press
Parent Company: Bradbury Press
Read a Description of Mississippi Challenge
A two-part chronicle of the history of African Americans in Mississippi documents the slavery, Civil War, and Reconstruction eras, as well as the civil rights movement of the 1960s, including the Freedom Summer, the murder of three civil rights workers, and more.
Outstanding Merit
How My Family Lives in America
by Susan Kuklin
Publication Date: Mar 31, 1992
List Price: $17.99
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
Classification: Fiction
Target Age Group: Picture Book
ISBN13: 9780027512397
Imprint: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Parent Company: KKR & Co. Inc.
Read a Description of How My Family Lives in America
In How My Family Lives in America, author-photographer Susan Kuklin zeroes in on the source of cultural identity: the family. Meet: Sanu, who is learning how to braid her hair and to cook the same African meal her father makes. Eric, who loves to play baseball with his dad and to dance the merengue with his friends and family. April, who works hard on her Chinese writing and tries to keep up with her family’s challenging games. Their stories emphasize the seemingly minor and everyday ways heritage is transmitted: stories, songs, games, language, special occasions. They show the importance of choice and adaptation in forging a cultural identity. And they provoke readers to examine their own families — what makes them the same, what makes them distinct, and how this uniqueness is celebrated.
Outstanding Merit
The Year They Walked: Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
by Beatrice Siegel
Publication Date: Apr 01, 1992
List Price: $16.00
Format: Hardcover, 103 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
ISBN13: 9780027826319
Imprint: Simon & Schuster
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Parent Company: KKR & Co. Inc.
Read a Description of The Year They Walked: Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
A study of the Montgomery bus boycott reveals how one woman, who refused to give up her bus seat on a cold day in 1955, sparked the nonviolent civil rights movement in the South that eventually ended segregation.
Outstanding Merit
Hoang Anh A Vietnamese-American Boy
by Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith
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Publication Date: Jan 01, 1992
List Price: Unavailable
Format: Hardcover, 30 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
Target Age Group: Picture Book
ISBN13: 9780153022500
Imprint: Harcourt Children’s Books
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Parent Company: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Read a Description of Hoang Anh A Vietnamese-American Boy
A Vietnamese American boy describes the daily activities of his family in San Rafael, California, and the traditional culture and customs that shape their lives.
Outstanding Merit
Thurgood Marshall: A Life for Justice
by James Haskins
Publication Date: Jun 01, 1992
List Price: $14.95
Format: Hardcover, 163 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
Target Age Group: Young Adult
ISBN13: 9780805020953
Imprint: Henry Holt & Company (BYR)
Publisher: Macmillan Publishers
Parent Company: Holtzbrinck Publishing Group
Read a Description of Thurgood Marshall: A Life for Justice
Examines the life and accomplishments of the first black judge to be appointed to the Supreme Court.
Elementary Award
Madam C.J. Walker: Inventor and Millionaire (Famous African Americans)
by Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick McKissack
Publication Date: Jan 01, 2013
List Price: $22.60
Format: Hardcover, 24 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
Target Age Group: Picture Book
ISBN13: 9780766041059
Imprint: Enslow Publishing
Publisher: Enslow Publishing LLC
Parent Company: Enslow Publishing LLC
Read a Description of Madam C.J. Walker: Inventor and Millionaire (Famous African Americans)
”Don’t wait for opportunities to come … get up and make them!” said Madam C. J. Walker. She rose from laundry woman to become America’s first black woman millionaire. Born in poverty, Walker set her sights on a better life and made her fortune by developing hair care and beauty products specially formulated for African Americans. As her wealth and influence grew, she also channeled her energies into working for civil rights and social change. This real-life rags-to-riches story comes to life in an engaging narrative by the McKissacks.