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2012 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour | Final Stop

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Barbara Krasner

You’ve now come to the final stop along the 2011 Sydney Taylor Book Award blog tour, the culmination of a full week of insightful and inspiring award-winning author and illustrator interviews. Read about the blog tour and all 2012 Sydney … Continue reading →

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Association of Jewish Libraries Announces 2012 Sydney Taylor Book Awards

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Barbara Krasner

Sydney Taylor Book Awards for 2012 Book Awards Younger Readers — Chanukah Lights, by Michael J. Rosen (author) and Robert Sabuda (artist) (Candlewick Press) Older Readers — Music Was It: Young Leonard Bernstein by Susan Goldman Rubin (Charlesbridge) Read the The … Continue reading →

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Two-in-One Notebook Special | Hammerin’ Hank Greenberg by Shelley Sommer

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Barbara Krasner

Want to know more about writing and publishing biography for young readers? The Whole Megillah caught up with Hammerin’ Hank Greenberg author Shelley Sommer and Calkins Creek editor Carolyn Yoder to find out more. The Whole Megillah (TWM): What prompted … Continue reading →

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Book Review | Hammerin’ Hank Greenberg by Shelley Sommer

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Barbara Krasner

Hammerin’ Hank Greenberg: Baseball Pioneer by Shelley Sommer Calkins Creek, 2011, 135 pages, middle grade The good stuff Baseball–Baseball, as American as apple pie and the ol’ red, white, and blue–a great topic for kids. Poignancy–The scene where Hank refuses … Continue reading →

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