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	Astrid Lindgren - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Astrid Lindgren was renowned both for her support for children's and animal rights, and for her opposition to corporal punishment.
		In 1993, she received the Right Livelihood Award (also known as the Alternative Nobel Prize), "...For her commitment to justice, non-violence and understanding of minorities as well as her love and caring for nature." In 1958, she became the second recipient of the Hans Christian Andersen Award, an international award for youth literature.
		The award is the world's largest monetary award for children's and youth literature, in the sum of five million SEK.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Astrid_Lindgren (276 words)

	Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award is the world's largest children's and youth literature award.
		It was instituted by the Government of Sweden in 2002 in honour of the Swedish children's books author Astrid Lindgren.
		The prize is awarded annually to an amount of five million SEK, which is about $ 717,100 or â¬ 552,470.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Astrid_Lindgren_Memorial_Award (111 words)

	Nobel Prize - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Nobel Prizes are prizes generally awarded to people (and also to organisations in the case of the Nobel Peace Prize) who have done outstanding research, invented groundbreaking techniques or equipment, or made outstanding contributions to society.
		King Oscar II initially did not approve of awarding grand national prizes to foreigners, but is said to have changed his mind after realising the publicity value of the prizes for the country.
		The prizes are awarded at a formal ceremony held annually on December 10, the date that Alfred Nobel passed away.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nobel_Prize (1696 words)

	Astrid Lindgren (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Astrid Lindgren ( November 14, 1907 - January 28, 2002) was a Swedish author of children's books, translated to more than 70 languages and published in more than 100 countries.
		Astrid Lindgren was renowned for her support of the rights of children and animals, and her opposition to corporal punishment for children.
		She received the Right Livelihood Award (also known as the Alternative Nobel Prize) in 1994 "...For her commitment to justice, non-violence and understanding of minorities as well as her love and caring for nature." In 1958 she became the second recipient of the Hans Christian Andersen Award, an international award for youth literature.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/astrid_lindgren (300 words)

	The Wee Web - children's book news archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Astrid Lindgren, creator of the much loved characters Pippi Longstocking, Emil, The Brothers Lionheart and Karlson On The Roof, has had and continues to have enormous influence on literature for children and young people in Sweden as well as in many parts of the world.
		She was awarded dozens of Swedish and international prizes for her books, among them the Hans Christian Andersen medal in 1958, which is widely considered the ultimate accolade for an author of children's books and in 1973, she was awarded the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in recognition of the Pippi stories.
		Astrid Lindgren died peacefully in her home, Monday 28th of January 2002, at the ripe old age of 95.
	www.theweeweb.co.uk /public/news_article.php?id=103 (387 words)

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	Nordic Culture > Astrid Lindgren, creator of Pippi Longstocking - Scandinavica.com
		Astrid Lindgren had been following the latest theories on child psychology and education as well as on the feminist movement, and her character Pippi reflected all this new social attitude towards the place of children and women in society.
		Astrid Lindgren was a woman with strong engagement in matters concerning children, the environment and society.
		Astrid Lindgren believed in a peaceful world and she tried to transmit the message of non-violence, justice and humanity through her work.
	www.scandinavica.com /culture/famous/lindgren.htm (1039 words)

	Astrid Lindgren Awardl Embassy of Sweden in Moscow, Russia
		The award was named for Lindgren, the Swedish children's author whose Pippi Longstocking, a strong-willed girl with braided hair, freckles and mismatched stockings, has captivated generations of children around the world.
		The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, established by the Swedish Government in 2002, is the world's largest children's and young people's literary award.
		The object of the award is to increase interest in children's and young people's literature, and to promote children's rights on a global level.
	www.sweden.ru /eng/pages/astrid.htm (480 words)

	Skansen - The world’s largest children’s and youth literature award
		The award, of five million Swedish crowns, is the world’s largest for children’s and youth literature, and the second-largest literature prize in the world.
		The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award was founded by the Swedish government in 2002 and is the world’s largest children’s and youth literature prize.
		The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award is administered by the Swedish National Council for Cultural Affairs.
	www.skansen.se /pages/?ID=300 (325 words)

	Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The children got to meet the award winners who looked at the children's paintings and drawings, listened to their songs and haiku poems, and watched dance and stage performances.
		The press conference held with the award winners on 23 May in the press room of the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs was well attended.
		The archive of Astrid Lindgren at the Royal Library in Stockholm, Sweden was proposed for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a "Memory of the World".
	www.alma.se /page.php (719 words)

	Astrid Lindgren Book
		Astrid Lindgren was born Astrid Ericsson on November 14, 1907 on a farm called Nas outside the small...
		Astrid Lindgren was renowned both for her support for children's and animal...
		Friedrich von Weizsacker in 1963, Astrid Lindgren in 1978, Yehudi Menuhin in...
	www.childbooked.com /1/astrid-lindgren-book.php (982 words)

	SWEDEN.SE - The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for Literature (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for Literature prize was presented for the first time in June 2003.
		Astrid Lindgren usually mentioned all of this, but in her opinion the most important thing was the ability of books to awaken the imagination of children.
		According to the official announcement about the literary prize in her memory, the work of the prize winner should not only be of "absolutely the highest artistic quality" but should also "reflect "the humanistic spirit associated with Astrid Lindgren." The prize will thus call attention to other small contributions to world peace.
	www.sweden.se /templates/cs/Article____5589.aspx (804 words)

	Stockholmtown.com - It?s raining prizes in Stockholm
		The award recognizes individuals or groups for their contributions to and influence on music and reaches far beyond Sweden?s borders.
		Astrid Lindgren was one of the world?s great writers of children?s literature.
		After her death, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award was founded to recognize individuals or organizations that promote children?s literature.
	www.stockholmtown.com /Templates/PressRelease___9713__EN.aspx (535 words)

	Encyclopedia: Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
		Astrid Lindgren (November 14, 1907 _ January 28, 2002) was a Swedish childrens book author, whose many titles were translated into over 70 languages and published in more than 100 countries.
		The Nobel Prize in literature is awarded annually to an author from any country who has produced the most outstanding work of an idealistic tendency.
		The Hans Christian Andersen Award, sometimes known as the Little Nobel Prize, is an international award given bianually by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) in recognition of a lasting contribution to childrens literature.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Astrid-Lindgren-Memorial-Award (502 words)

	The Communication Initiative - Awards - Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, established by the Swedish Government in 2002, is a children's and young people's literary award.
		USD $650,000, 530,000 Euros) may be awarded to authors, illustrators, narrators and promoters of reading whose work reflects the spirit of Astrid Lindgren.
		The award is administered by The Swedish National Council for Cultural Affairs.
	www.comminit.com /awards2005/awards2005/awards-1129.html (418 words)

	DC Indymedia: newswire/111843 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Announcement, Sponsored By The Swedish National Council For Cultural Affairs, Calls for Nominations in January 2005.
		Courtesy of the Swedish Institute of Stockholm, Sweden is announcement of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, established in 2002 and administesred by the Swedish National Council for Cultural Affairs.
		Astrid Lindgren's Miss Pippi Longstocking of 1945 introduced herself as a peacekeeping thematist early in life.
	dc.indymedia.org /newswire/display/111843/index.php (675 words)

	Valhalla - The worldâs largest childrenâs literature award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) was founded by the Swedish government and is the worldâs largest childrenâs and youth literature award.
		The award, of five million Swedish kronor (ca USD 730 000 or 545 000 Euro), is awarded each year to authors, illustrators and promoters of reading for their efforts in the spirit of Astrid Lindgren.
		The award will be presented by HRH Crown Princess Victoria at the award ceremony on May 25th 2005 at Skansen in Stockholm.
	valhalla.norden.org /valhalla_news/maj11/en?set_language=en&cl=en (382 words)

	Hans Christian Andersen Award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Hans Christian Andersen Award, sometimes known as the Little Nobel Prize, is an international award given bianually by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) in recognition of a "lasting contribution to children's literature ".
		The prize is named after the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, and winners receive a gold medal from the hand of the Queen of Denmark.
		In addition to the Award, IBBY publishes a biennual "Honor List" of excellent new children's books, which are selected by the different national sections of IBBY, and recognize excellence in writing, illustration and translation of children's books.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/hans_christian_andersen_award (230 words)

	Right Livelihood Award - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Right Livelihood Award, established in 1980 by Jakob von Uexkull, is presented annually in the Swedish Parliament, on December 9, to honour those "working on practical and exemplary solutions to the most urgent challenges facing the world today".
		An international jury decides the award in such fields as environmental protection, human rights, sustainable development, health, education, peace, etc. The prize money is shared among the winners, usually four, and is equivalent to US$230,000.
		On their web page, they make various comparisons with the Nobel Prize, and they also provide a number of diagrams detailing how much more fair distribution of the RLA prizes is than Nobel.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Right_Livelihood_Award (212 words)

	SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Astrid Lindgren
		The award was established by the Swedish government to honor the work of the late Astrid Lindgren, who died in 2002 and is well-known for her book "Pippi...
		Astrid Lindgren, world-famous for her books about Pippi Longstocking, is the author of "The Red Bird," in which a bird brings hope to two long-suffering orphans.
		The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, bearing the prize money of five million Swedish crowns (approximately 655,000 dollars) is the second largest literature prize in the world...
	authors.surfwax.com /files/Astrid_Lindgren_Book.html (905 words)

	Astrid Lindgren - Definition up Erdmond.Com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The story of what later became her most famous book "Pippi Longstocking" was originally invented for her daughter who was ill. Astrid Lindgren was renowned for her support of the rights of children and animals, and her opposition to corporal punishment for children.
		She received the Right_Livelihood_Award (also known as the ''Alternative Nobel Prize'') in 1994 "...For her commitment to justice, non-violence and understanding of minorities as well as her love and caring for nature." In 1958 she became the second recipient of the Hans_Christian_Andersen_Award, an international award for youth literature.
		After her death in 2002, the Government of Sweden instituted the Astrid_Lindgren_Memorial_Award in her memory.
	www.erdmond.com /Astrid_Lindgren.html (221 words)

	Astrid Lindgren - One Language (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Astrid Lindgren ( November 14, 1907 - January 28, 2002) was a Swedish children's book author, whose many titles were translated into over 70 languages and published in more than 100 countries.
		Astrid Lindgren biography ( http://www.sweden.se/templates/cs/BasicFactsheet____4402.aspx) - Official gateway to Sweden
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	www.onelang.com /encyclopedia/index.php/Astrid_Lindgren (306 words)

	Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award - Wikipedia
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	List of prizes, medals, and awards - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		"The Paul Dirac Medal and Prize" is awarded annually by the Institute of Physics for "outstanding contributions to theoretical (including mathematical and computational) physics".
		King Faisal Foundation Prize - King Faisal Foundation was established in 1976 by the eight sons of the late King Faisal ibn Abd Al Aziz, a son of Saudi Arabia's founder and the Kingdom's third monarch.
		Lenin Prize - formerly awarded to Soviet citizens for achievements in arts and letters, cinema, mathematics, sciences and other disciplines.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Civilian_award (1194 words)

	Bookbird: First Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for Christine Nostlinger and Maurice Sendak (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In 2002, upon Astrid Lindgren's death, the Swedish government instituted the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, endowing it with five million Swedish crowns (roughly a half million US dollars).
		Not only is the award designed to further children's literature but also, in Lindgren's spirit, children's rights around the world.
		To be the first recipients of this award is clearly a special honor, shared this year by the Austrian author Christine Nostlinger and Maurice Sendak, illustrator/author from the United States.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3830/is_200310/ai_n9340413 (1189 words)

	News Story - Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for Literature 2003
		The illustrators Christine Nöstlinger and Maurice Sendak share the first Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for Literature.
		The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for Literature, established by the Swedish Government, is an annual, international prize for children's and young adults' literature.
		The presentation of the literary award will take place at a ceremony to be held at the open-air museum of Skansen in Stockholm, on 4 June, 2003.
	www.jubileebooks.co.uk /jubilee/newsn/news_stories/27030301.asp (234 words)

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