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From: Thom Barthelmess <tbarthelmess>
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 15:57:02 -0800
There is so much to admire about Russell Freedman's exquisite, passionate biography of Marian Anderson, and all of its merits benefit from the volume's ingenious structure. To me, it feels very much like a piece of classical music. We begin with the Lincoln Memorial Easter concert, which, like an overture, introduces motifs of the prodigious pursuit of musical excellence and the exclusive nature of racism. Freedman pits these themes against one another, and in a narrative of compelling tension, expands upon them, building to a dramatic climax. I will never forget turning the page to the wordless, full-spread photo of the Mall on that cold day, with its 75,000 attendants. You can hear her singing. It takes my breath away still. The book's fine narrative, exemplary back matter, scrupulous notes, and copious photographs distinguish it among informational books. Its heart-wrenching illumination of one woman's microcosmic struggle and triumph make it something very special indeed.
Thom Barthelmess, fan.
Message----From: Megan Schliesman [mailto:Schliesman at education.wisc.edu] Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 8:13 AM To: Subscribers of ccbc-net Subject: [ccbc-net] 2005 Sibert Award
Thank you to all who contributed to the discussion of the 2005 Batchelder books. Your thoughtful comments on the books are part of an important larger discussion on the critical role of translated literature as a means of broadening readers' understanding of the global community of which they are a part, as well as providing them with the opportunity to read wonderful books they otherwise wouldn't have access to.
Today we turn our attention to the 2005 Sibert Award winner and honor books:
Winner: The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights by Russell Freedman. Clarion, 2004.
Honor Books:
Walt Whitman: Words for America by Barbara Kerley. Illustrated by Brian Selznick. Scholastic Press, 2004.
The Tarantula Scientist by Sy Montgomery. Photographs by Nic Bishop. Houghton Mifflin, 2004.
Sequoyah: The Cherokee Man Who Gave His People Writing by James Rumford. Houghton Mifflin, 2004.
Here at the CCBC, we have admired the Scientists in the Field series published by Houghton Mifflin for a long time, and were so pleased to see The Tarantula Scientist as a Sibert honor book.
What are your thoughts on this year's Sibert titles?
Megan
Megan Schliesman, Librarian Cooperative Children's Book Center School of Education, UW-Madison 600 N. Park St., Room 4290 Madison, WI 53706
ph: 608&2?03 fax: 608&2I33 schliesman at education.wisc.edu
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There is so much to admire about Russell Freedman's exquisite, passionate biography of Marian Anderson, and all of its merits benefit from the volume's ingenious structure. To me, it feels very much like a piece of classical music. We begin with the Lincoln Memorial Easter concert, which, like an overture, introduces motifs of the prodigious pursuit of musical excellence and the exclusive nature of racism. Freedman pits these themes against one another, and in a narrative of compelling tension, expands upon them, building to a dramatic climax. I will never forget turning the page to the wordless, full-spread photo of the Mall on that cold day, with its 75,000 attendants. You can hear her singing. It takes my breath away still. The book's fine narrative, exemplary back matter, scrupulous notes, and copious photographs distinguish it among informational books. Its heart-wrenching illumination of one woman's microcosmic struggle and triumph make it something very special indeed.
Thom Barthelmess, fan.
Message----From: Megan Schliesman [mailto:Schliesman at education.wisc.edu] Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 8:13 AM To: Subscribers of ccbc-net Subject: [ccbc-net] 2005 Sibert Award
Thank you to all who contributed to the discussion of the 2005 Batchelder books. Your thoughtful comments on the books are part of an important larger discussion on the critical role of translated literature as a means of broadening readers' understanding of the global community of which they are a part, as well as providing them with the opportunity to read wonderful books they otherwise wouldn't have access to.
Today we turn our attention to the 2005 Sibert Award winner and honor books:
Winner: The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights by Russell Freedman. Clarion, 2004.
Honor Books:
Walt Whitman: Words for America by Barbara Kerley. Illustrated by Brian Selznick. Scholastic Press, 2004.
The Tarantula Scientist by Sy Montgomery. Photographs by Nic Bishop. Houghton Mifflin, 2004.
Sequoyah: The Cherokee Man Who Gave His People Writing by James Rumford. Houghton Mifflin, 2004.
Here at the CCBC, we have admired the Scientists in the Field series published by Houghton Mifflin for a long time, and were so pleased to see The Tarantula Scientist as a Sibert honor book.
What are your thoughts on this year's Sibert titles?
Megan
Megan Schliesman, Librarian Cooperative Children's Book Center School of Education, UW-Madison 600 N. Park St., Room 4290 Madison, WI 53706
ph: 608&2?03 fax: 608&2I33 schliesman at education.wisc.edu
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