Our White House Recognized as Enjoyable for KidsTeachers’ Choices is an annual project of the International Reading Association. Each year, teachers, reading specialists, and librarians from different regions of the United States select books for readers ages 5 to 14 to include on an annotated reading list of new books that will encourage young people to read. The Teachers' Choices project aims to select books "that kids will enjoy—and that contribute to learning across the curriculum." Books are selected from new publications donated by North American publishers. At least six teachers or librarians in each region read each book; some books are read by as many as 200 people in a single region.
The NCBLA is thrilled that Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out has been selected as one of this year's Teachers' Choices!
The complete Teachers’ Choices list of 30 titles will be announced at the IRA Conference this May and then published in the November issue of The Reading Teacher. The list will also be made available online on the IRA website, where you can also find lists of winning titles from previous years.
The Awards for Our White House Keep Coming!
Our White House has been making headlines since it was published in September 2008. An incomparable collection of essays, personal accounts, historical fiction, poetry, and a stunning array of original art, Our White House offers a multifaceted look at America's history through the prism of the White House. In addition to being named a Teachers' Choice selection, Our White House has also been awarded the following:
2009-2010 National Endowment for the Humanities We the People “Picturing America” Bookshelf Award
2009 American Library Association Notable Children’s Book for All Ages, Nonfiction
2009 National Council for Social Studies and the Children’s Book Council Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People
2009 International Reading Association Teachers’ Choices Booklist Selection
Amazon.com Best Books of 2008 Top 10 Editors’ Pick for Middle Readers
Parents’ Choice Foundation Recommended Book Award, Fall 2008
School Library Journal Best Books of the Year 2008
The Horn Book Fanfare, Best Books of 2008
Publisher’s Weekly 2008 Best Books of the Year, Children’s Nonfiction
Publishers Weekly 2008 Cuffie Award, Best Nonfiction Treatment of a Subject, Honorable Mention
Scripps-Howard News Service Favorite Children's Book of 2008
Learn more at ourwhitehouse.org and thencbla.org.
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