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	§11. John Newbery. XVI. Children’s Books. Vol. 11. The Period of the French Revolution. The Cambridge ...
		It was a typical eighteenth century business man, John Newbery, farmer’s son, accountant, merchant’s assistant, patent-medicine dealer, printer and publisher, who saw the possibilities and the openings.
		John Newbery died in 1767, having definitely created a new branch of literature.
		Ultimately, “all the old publications of Newbery passed into the hands of Elizabeth [the nephew Francis’s widow] and to Harris and his successors.” 15 The final legatees of this ancient firm, Messrs Griffith and Farran, survived into the twentieth century, still publishing children’s books.
	www.bartleby.com /221/1611.html (1106 words)

	John Newbery Biography \| Encyclopedia of World Biography
		Newbery's accomplishments in catering to these new trends in society and the foundations he laid for the ongoing practice of children's publishing are recognized today in the Newbery Awards--the annual honors bestowed upon outstanding works of children's literature by the American Library Association.
		Newbery was born in 1713 in Waltham, Berkshire, England.
		Newbery died on December 22, 1767, in London at the age of 54.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/john-newbery (1060 words)

	Newbery Medal - MSN Encarta
		Newbery Medal, in full the John Newbery Medal, annual award given to the author of the book voted the most distinguished contribution to literature for children published in the United States during the preceding year.
		The medal is awarded by the 15-member Newbery Committee, appointed by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) of the American Library Association (ALA).
		The Newbery Medal was established in 1921, at the suggestion of Frederic G. Melcher, coeditor of Publishers Weekly and founder of Children's Book Week.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761579412/Newbery_Medal.html (261 words)

	Reading Borough Libraries: Great People of Reading
		Carnan died in 1737 and Newbery inherited part of his estate, and in 1739 he married Mary, Carnan’s widow, who was six years his senior.
		Children’s books were not unknown at the time, but Newbery was the first publisher to specialize in them and to take care over their illustrations and production, and to employ good writers such as Oliver Goldsmith.
		Newbery was well known in literary circles and published several adult bestsellers including works by Dr Johnson, and also supported the poet Christopher Smart, who married his stepdaughter.
	www.readinglibraries.org.uk /services/local/newbery.htm (378 words)

	John Newbery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		John Newbery (baptized July 9, 1713 – December 22, 1767) was an English publisher of books who specialized in children's literature.
		Newbery's stories look painfully didactic today but were clearly popular and enjoyed by children of the eighteenth century and nineteenth century.
		Newbery also published a series of books written by "Tom Telescope" that were wildly popular.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Newbery (455 words)

	The Story and Origins of Mother Goose and John Newbery - mothergoose.com
		When Carnan died in 1737, Newbery inherited part of the business and in 1745, at age 32, he moved it and his family to London.
		Finally, in 1765, shortly before his death, Newbery wrote and published his classic children's book, The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes, in which success is keyed to education, very much in the tradition of the time and the use of the term "morals" in the title of Perrault's original collection.
		Postscript: In 1922, in recognition of Newbery's pioneering work as an author and publisher of children's literature, The American Library Association instituted the Newbery Medal to be awarded annually to the most distinguished work of children's literature.
	www.mothergoose.com /History/Newbery.htm (319 words)

	ALA \| About the Newbery Medal
		The inscription on the Newbery Medal still reads "Children's Librarians' Section," although the section has changed its name four times and its membership now includes both school and public library children's librarians in contrast to the years 1922-58, when the section, under three different names, included only public library children's librarians.
		Such books were referred to as Newbery or Caldecott "runners-up." In 1971 the term "runners-up" was changed to "honor books." The new terminology was made retroactive so that all former runners-up are now referred to as Newbery or Caldecott Honor Books.
		A brief history of ALSC's John Newbery Medal, awarded to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
	www.ala.org /ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/newberymedal/aboutnewbery/aboutnewbery.htm (317 words)

	John Newbery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		John Newbery, born on July 19, 1713, set up a bookshop and publishing house named The Bible and the Sun in London in 1744 and became one of the first to publish children's books.
		He is commemorated by the Newbery Medal, awarded annually since 1922 by the American Library Association for the most distinguished contribution to children's literature in the United States in the previous year.
		The Newbery Award was the first children's book award in the world.
	www.childrensliteraturenetwork.org /brthpage/07jul/7-19nwby.html (155 words)

	The John Newbery Medal - Media Reviews - Families.com
		The Newbery Medal has been awarded every year since 1922 (16 years before the Caldecott Medal) to "the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children" -- to quote the Association for Library Service to Children (a division of the American Library Association).
		Although John Newbery was a British publisher and bookseller, he is often credited with "inventing" children's literature.
		Newbery's "A Little Pretty Pocket-Book" was published in 1744 and is often said to be one of the first books for children.
	media.families.com /blog/the-john-newbery-medal (544 words)

	The Newbery Medal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The inscription on the Newbery Medal still reads "Children's Librarians' Section," although the section has changed its name four times and its membership now includes both school and public library children's librarians in contrast to the years 1922-58, when the section, under three different names, included only public library children's librarians.
		Each year, the winners of the Newbery medal and honor books are announced by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association, during the association's midwinter meeting.
		The Newbery Medal, along with the Caldecott Medal, are the most prestigious awards in children's literature.
	www.ils.unc.edu /award/nhome.html (547 words)

	Newbery, John - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		NEWBERY, JOHN [Newbery, John] 1713-67, English publisher and bookseller.
		In 1921 the Newbery medal was established by Frederic Melcher to be awarded by the American Library Association to the most distinguished children's book of the year written by an American.
		For the 'tween reader: Mixed results in past Newbery winners' latest stories.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-newbery.html (289 words)

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		Carolyn S. Brodie, an associate professor in the School of Library and Information Science at Kent State University, was recently elected as chair of the prestigious John Newbery Award for the year 2000 She assumed the chairmanship at the recent American Library Association Mid-winter meeting in Philadelphia.
		The John Newbery Award was established in 1922 as the first children's literature award in the world, it continues today as an "Academy Award" in the field and is important world-wide.
		Brodie received a bachelor of science in education from the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) in 1979; a masters in education in 1981 from UCA; a master of library science from Vanderbilt University in 1982; a master of education from Texas Woman's University (TWU) in 1988 and a doctor of philosophy from TWU in 1988.
	dept.kent.edu /ksutop_story/archive_99/990220_brodie_newbery_chair.html (643 words)

	Kat's Korner - Guide to Newbery Award Winners - Page 1
		The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery.
		It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
		This story is about Sara, a fourteen-year-old-girl who is feeling at odds with the world and herself and the world because of all the changes she is undergoing.
	ryanscott.tripod.com /books/newbery01.html (1267 words)

	Newbery Family Crest
		Newbery is one of the names that was brought to England in the wave of migration following the Norman Conquest of 1066.
		In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...
		In the Newbery coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement.
	www.houseofnames.com /xq/asp.fc/qx/newbery-family-crest.htm (542 words)

	Newbery Cricket for the very best cricket bats and cricket equipment available today (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		You have found the home of John Newbery Ltd, World renowned as bat makers of great tradition, expertise and craftsmanship, based on the County Ground, Hove in East Sussex in the UK.
		With history going back to the turn of the 20th Century Newbery bats and equipment are ever growing in popularity and can today be seen gracing cricket grounds the world over, from club to Test Match arena.
		Today the Newbery cricket range has been developed to include a wide variety of bat models, including our famous Mjolnir and the fantastic Uzi, plus some superb soft leather goods including our new for 2006 batting pads and gloves collections.
	www.newbery.co.uk (304 words)

	CliffsNotes::The 1990s Newbery Medal Winners:Book Summary and Study Guide
		Melcher suggested that the award be named after John Newbery, an eighteenth-century English writer, publisher, and bookseller who had a great influence on the development of children’s literature in Great Britain as well as in the United States.
		First awarded in 1922, the John Newbery Medal is a prestigious award given each year to the author of the book voted the most distinguished contribution to children’s literature published in the United States during the previous year.
		Along with the Newbery Medal, the ALSC also cites an unspecified number of “honor books,” other books the Committee has reviewed and deemed excellent, and presents the authors with certificates.
	www.cliffsnotes.com /WileyCDA/LitNote/id-98,pageNum-1.html (590 words)

	Time for Kids \| News \| Best Books Honored
		The biggest, most important prizes in children’s literature, the Newbery and Caldecott medals, were awarded to a book about a Japanese-American girl growing up in Georgia and a picture book about a confused kitten.
		The Newbery Medal is named for a British bookseller named John Newbery who lived in the eighteenth century.
		This year, Henkes was honored for the way he used gouache and colored-pencil illustrations in his story about a “hungry and determined kitten,” who mistakes the moon for a bowl of milk.
	www.timeforkids.com /TFK/news/story/0,6260,1018876,00.html (521 words)

	Newbery Medal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children of the American Library Association (ALA) to the author of the outstanding American book for children.
		It is named for John Newbery, an 18th century publisher of juvenile books.
		The Newbery Medal is not to be confused with the Newbery Honor citation, which is conferred annually to worthy runners-up.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Newbery_Medal (137 words)

	John Newbery — Infoplease.com
		N - R - N - R Ralph Nader Jacques Necker Arthur Negus Walter Loomis Newberry John Newbery Montagu Collet,...
		Newbery and Caldecott awards: a guide to the medal and honor books 2002.
		English history abridged: John Stow's shorter chronicles and popular history*.
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	John Newberry Bible Record ca 1769
		The Newberry Bible is currently in the care of Sherman Boivin of Santa Rosa, California.
		They followed Franklin's brother, John Sherman to the California gold fields as 49'ers during the Gold Rush Era.
		Peter Newbery was considered an early settler of the state.
	www.usgennet.org /usa/ny/county/orange/bible (384 words)

	Greece Athena Media Center - Newbery Reading Project
		The 1979 Newbery Winner will be read together as a class.
		Most Newbery books are fiction, so they can be found alphabetically by author's last name in the fiction section.
		The 2006 Newbery awards winners will be announced in January.
	www.greece.k12.ny.us /ath/library/newbery/default.htm (230 words)

	The John Newbery Medal has been awarded annually since 1922
		The John Newbery Medal has been awarded annually since 1922
		Hamilton was the first African American to win the John Newbery Medal.
		M.C. Higgins is also the only book ever to have been awarded the Newbery Medal, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award and the National Book Award -- the three most prestigious U.S. awards for children's books.
	www.virginiahamilton.com /pages/higgins.htm (255 words)

	Mr John Newbery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Having by great good Fortune been vouchsafed a Glimpse of the Future, he is pleased to observe that, two hundred and fifty Years after the opening of his Bookshop at the Bible and Sun in St Paul's Churchyard, London, his Name is not forgotten.
		Those in the American Colonies should address themselves to the Scarecrow Press, of Lanham, Maryland, to be found by the same Magic at http://www.scarecrowpress.com.
		The American Edition of Mr Townsend's work is known as JOHN NEWBERY AND HIS BOOKS, but between its covers 'tis the very Same as in England.
	www.greenbay.co.uk /books/newbery.html (304 words)

	Elizabeth Nesbitt Room Newbery Award Books
		The John Newbery Medal was established in 1922 by the Fredrick C. Melcher family and was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery.
		The medal is given for the most distinguished writing of a children's book published in the U.S. during the previous year.
		ENR PZ7.S883 Ho ; JUV PZ7.S883 Ho Newbery Medal -- Sawyer, Ruth..........
	www.library.pitt.edu /libraries/is/enroom/awards/newbery.htm (1969 words)

	Newbery Medal Winners
		The Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished American children's book published the previous year.
		On June 21, 1921, Frederic G. Melcher proposed the award to the American Library Association meeting of the Children's Librarians' Section and suggested that it be named for the eighteenth-century English bookseller John Newbery.
		Such books were referred to as Newbery or Caldecott "runners-up." In 1971 the term "runners-up" was changed to "honor books." The new terminology was made retroactive so that all former runners-up are now referred to as Newbery or Caldecott Honor Books.
	www.teenlit.com /shop/newbery.htm (833 words)

	Parent Reviews of John Newbery Elementary School - Wenatchee, Washington - WA
		Newbery has a healthy PTSA and volunteer base with good presence within the school.
		Wenatchee is successfully integrating students from a wide range of social-economic backgrounds and creating a sense of family within the classroom.
		Newbery students may have a higher opportunity for after-school enrichment due to their great PTSA.
	www.greatschools.net /modperl/parents/wa/2129 (238 words)

	AllRefer.com - John Newbery (English Literature, 1500 To 1799, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		AllRefer.com - John Newbery (English Literature, 1500 To 1799, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		John Newbery, English Literature, 1500 To 1799, Biographies
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	2001 Newbery and Caldecott Awards! - Library Sciences
		At last month´s mid-winter meeting of the American Library Association the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, announced the winners of this year´s newbery and caldecott awards.
		This coveted prize is given to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
		The term "children" is used to cover an age range from birth to the early teens.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art1174.asp (408 words)

	Award Winners: Newbery Medal Winners - Fletcher Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		For more information about Newbery winners and nominees, please consult The Newbery and Caldecott Awards : a complete listing of medal and honor books.
		His friendship with the town odd-jobs man, Onion John, causes a conflict between Andy and his father.
		Teenagers in a small town in the 1960s experience new thoughts and feelings, question their identities, connect, and disconnect as they search for the meaning of life and love.
	library.west.asu.edu /collections/AwardLists/newbery.html (2539 words)

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