Praxis 0311/5311 Notable Awards/Authors/Illustrators Exam Questions And Answers (Updated And Verified)

Praxis 0311/5311 Notable Awards/Authors/Illustrators Exam Questions And Answers (Updated And Verified) Newbery Medal - answerHonors the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. Caldecott Medal - answerHonors the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. Batchelder Award - answerGiven to an American publisher for a children's book considered to be the most outstanding of those books originally published in a language other than English in a country other than the United States, and subsequently translated into English and published in the United States. Belpré Medal - answerHonors a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose works best portray, affirm, and celebrate the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth. Carnegie Medal - answerHonors the producer of the most outstanding video production for children released during the preceding year. Geisel Medal - answerHonors the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished contribution to the body of American children's literature known as beginning reader books published in the United States during the preceding year. Odyssey Award for Excellence - answerAwarded annually to the best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States. Sibert Medal - answerHonors the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished informational book published during the preceding year. Wilder Medal/Award - answerHonors an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made, over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children. Coretta Scott King Book Award - answerGiven annually to outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values.