http://www.bankstreet.edu/bookcom/ en-us Sun, 10 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT Mon, 11 May 2009 02:08:45 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss UserLand Frontier v9.5 rssUpdates aperelman@bankstreet.edu (Andrea Perelman) aperelman@bankstreet.edu (Andrea Perelman) http://www.bankstreetbooks.com/ <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2" width="800"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td width="411"> <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.bankstreet.edu/images/bookcom/LOGO001.gif"></p><br><h2>The Book Lists</h2> <p><strong>The Best Children's Books of the Year: </strong>One of the most comprehensive annotated book lists for children, aged infant-14. The Committee reviews over 4000 titles each year for accuracy and literary quality and considers their emotional impact on children. It chooses the best 600 books, both fiction and nonfiction, which it lists according to age and category.</p> <p><strong>Books to Read Aloud for Children of All Ages: </strong>Published in 2003, this popular annotated list contains over 400 classic and new titles of both fiction and nonfiction.</p> <p><strong>Teen books: </strong>The committee has chosen several excellent books that are appropriate for mature teenagers. This list is posted exclusively on this website. </p> <h3>The Awards</h3> <p>The Committee gives three awards annually: The Josette Frank Award (fiction), the Flora Stieglitz Straus Award (nonfiction) and the Claudia Lewis Award (poetry).</p> <h2>Young Reviewers</h2> <p>Young reviewers from all over the country, ages 5 to 15, read and evaluate many of the books considered. Their reviews are carefully considered in the Committee's deliberations.</p> <h3>Reading Aloud</h3> <p>The Committee strongly recommends the tradition of reading aloud to children both in classroom situations and at home. A love of literature and sharing of books can become a lifelong habit, especially when nurtured at a young age.</p> <div id="leftboxsmall"><br> <p><strong>The Committee's Monthly Pick:</strong></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><strong><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">May 2009</span><br> </strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.bankstreet.edu/images/bookcom/May09.jpg" height="252" width="216" border="0" alt="birds: "><br></p> <h3><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Birds</span><br></h3> <p>written by Kevin Henkes<br>illustrated by <span class="bookauthor"><span class="bookauthor">Laura Dronzek</span></span><br>published by Greenwillow<br></p> <p><em>Fine-art painting of a variety of birds engages a girl in color, counting, and imagination. (ages 3-5)</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.bankstreetbooks.com/">Order from Bank Street Bookstore</a></p></div></td> <td width="21">&nbsp;</td> <td width="360"> <div id="rightbox" style="text-align: center;"> <p>The <strong>CHILDREN'S BOOK COMMITTEE</strong> was founded almost 100 years ago to help parents, teachers and librarians choose the books that children will find captivating and transforming.</p> <p>Our Publications: The Best Children's Books of the Year </p> <p>2008 edition: </p> <hr style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" color="#006666"><br><br><h2>Our Publications:</h2> <p>The Best Children's <br>Books of the Year</p> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong>2008 edition:</strong></font></p> <p><img src="http://www.bankstreet.edu/images/bookcom/2008listC.jpg"></p> <p><a title="The Best Children's Books of the Year" href="http://www.bankstreetbooks.com/product_info.php/products_id/1765">ORDER ONLINE </a></p> <hr style="margin-left: 7px; margin-right: 7px;"><br><br><h2>Books to Read Aloud</h2> <p class="rightboxtext">Latest edition: (2003) </p> <p><img src="http://www.bankstreet.edu/images/bookcom/07readaloudy.jpg"></p> <p><a href="http://www.bankstreetbooks.com/product_info.php?products_id=1129&amp;osCsid=373a8cbed6c69ac7288914a20ddcf9a4">ORDER ONLINE</a></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table>