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.
5 Award Winning and Honored Books for 2012
Black & White: The Confrontation between Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene “Bull” Connor
Music Was IT: Young Leonard Bernstein (Junior Library Guild Selection)
Saga of the Sioux: An Adaptation from Dee Brown’s Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
by Dee Brown
Red Bird Sings: The Story of Zitkala-Sa, Native American Author, Musician, and Activist
by Q. L. Pearce and Gina Capaldi
A Nation’s Hope: the Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis
by Matt De La Peña, Illustrated by Kadir Nelson
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