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Seven to Ten

This view shows all of the books in this age group that have been selected in years past and nominated for the current year (but not yet selected). The nominations are marked by a "Nomination(not yet selected):" label.

GUYKU, A YEAR OF HAIKU FOR BOYS

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Raczka
Author's First Name: 
Rob
Illustrator's First Name: 
Peter
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Reynolds
Publisher: 
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication Date: 
2010
2011 Nomination (not yet selected): 

A short sweet book of poetry about mud puddles and melting snow men and observing and enjoying nature. A fun way to share poetry with anyone, not just boys.

*I KNOW HERE

I Know Here
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Croza
Author's First Name: 
Laurel
Illustrator's First Name: 
Matt
Illustrator's Last Name: 
James
Publisher: 
Groundwood/House of Anansi
Publication Date: 
2010
2011 Nomination (not yet selected): 

Facing a move from the Saskatchewan wilds to Toronto, the narrator - the only third-grader in her small school - recounts the things she knows and, at the suggestion of her teacher, decides to draw them and take their pictures with them when she goes. Nostalgic without being sad, this is a wonderful recreation of a vanished world as well as a suggestion for facing change. Matt James off-beat pen and acrylic illustrations can be realistic (delineating each individual trailer) or abstract (a frog with an impossibly acrobatic tongue) and support this beautifully written text perfectly. Kathy Isaacs

DIZZY

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Winter
Author's First Name: 
Jonah
Illustrator's First Name: 
Sean
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Qualls
Publisher: 
Arthur A. Levine
Publication Date: 
2006

Experienced in breaking rules since childhood, Dizzy Gillespie broke the rules of music as an adult by creating bebop. Swinging, swooping collage illustrations with thick paint lines in cool 1950s colors extend this jazzy book‘s theme.

FLOTSAM

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Wiesner
Author's First Name: 
David
Publisher: 
Clarion
Publication Date: 
2006

Multiple surprises unfold after a boy finds an old camera on the beach and develops the film in it. The nearly wordless, eloquent pictures invite repeated viewings.

MOSES: WHEN HARRIET TUBMAN LED HER PEOPLE TO FREEDOM

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Weatherford
Author's First Name: 
Carole Boston
Second Author's First Name: 
Kadir
Second Author's Last Name: 
Nelson
Publisher: 
Jump at the Sun
Publication Date: 
2006

Harriet Tubman hears God telling her to seek freedom not only for herself but also for her people. Luminous illustrations and carefully designed fonts convey the unconquerable will and faith of this courageous woman.

JOHN, PAUL, GEORGE & BEN

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Smith
Author's First Name: 
Lane
Illustrator's First Name: 
Lane
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Smith
Publisher: 
Hyperion
Publication Date: 
2006

Eighteenth-century-style artwork and an irreverent text expose unexpected behaviors in five of the founding fathers.

YOUNGUNCLE COMES TO TOWN

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Singh
Author's First Name: 
Vandana
Illustrator's First Name: 
B. M.
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Kamath
Publisher: 
Viking
Publication Date: 
2006

Younguncle arrives in the middle of the Indian monsoon season and provides a group of bored children with clever, unexpected solutions to a variety of problems.

NIGHT BOAT TO FREEDOM

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Raven
Author's First Name: 
Margot Theis
Illustrator's First Name: 
E.B.
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Lewis
Publisher: 
Melanie Kroupa
Publication Date: 
2006

Granny Judith adds a square to her quilt for each runaway slave Christmas John rows across the river. Rich, dark watercolors punctuated with red capture both the fear and the hope in these daring flights to freedom.

SPARKS FLY HIGH: THE LEGEND OF DANCING POINT

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Quattlebaum
Author's First Name: 
Mary
Illustrator's First Name: 
Leonid
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Gore
Publisher: 
Melanie Kroupa
Publication Date: 
2006

Determined to rid his land of the Devil, Colonel Lightfoot agrees to a dance contest with the conceited creature. This Virginia folktale’s lively illustrations highlight the Colonel’s realization that he can use the devil’s own arrogance to defeat him.

CLEMENTINE

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Pennypacker
Author's First Name: 
Sara
Illustrator's First Name: 
Marla
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Frazee
Publisher: 
Hyperion
Publication Date: 
2006

Irrepressible third-grader Clementine always has an ingenious idea “sproinging up” in her brain, each leading to a series of humorous mishaps. Expressive ink illustrations and a fresh first-person narrative suit both chapter book readers and listeners.

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