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.” Here is a printable list of all the award winning books and a collage of all the award winning titles. 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 2002
Multiethnic Teens and Cultural Identity (Hot Issues)
Prince Estabrook, Slave and Soldier
by Alice Hinkle
Children of the Civil Rights Era
Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady of Song
Matthew Henson: Co-Discoverer of the North Pole (African-American Biographies (Raintree Paperback))
by Laura Baskes Litwin and Luara Baskes Litwin
Coming Home: A True Story of Josh Gibson, Baseball’s Greatest Home Run Hitter
by Nanette Mellage, Cornelius Van Wright, and Ying-Hwa Hu
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