1 Copyright 81998, Friends of the CCBC, Inc. (ISBN 0-931641- CCBC Choices was produced by University Publications, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Cover design: Lois Ehlert For information about other CCBC publications, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Cooperative Children's Book Center, 4290 Helen C. White Hall, School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 600 N. Park St., Madison, WI 53706-1403 USA. Inquiries may also be made via fax (608/262-4933) or e-mail (
[email protected]). See the World Wide Web (http://www.soemadison.wisc.edu/ccbc/) for information about CCBC publications and the Cooperative Children's Book Center. 2 Contents Acknowledgments Introduction The Charlotte Zolotow Award Observations About Publishing in 1997 The Choices The Natural World Seasons and Celebrations Folklore, Mythology and Traditional Literature Historical People, Places and Events Biography / Autobiography Contemporary People, Places and Events Issues in Today's World Understanding Oneself and Others The Arts Poetry Books for Toddlers Picture Books Easy Fiction Fiction for Children Fiction for Teenagers New Editions of Classic Literature Appendices Appendix I: How to Obtain the Books in CCBC Choices and CCBC Publications Appendix II: The Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) Appendix III: CCBC Book Discussion Guidelines Appendix IV: The Compilers of CCBC Choices 1997 3 Appendix V: The Friends of the CCBC, Inc. Index 4 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Thank you to Friends member Tana Elias for creating the index for this edition of CCBC Choices. Thank you also to Friends member Lois Ehlert, who created the cover design. We value the responses and insights of participants in CCBC Book Discussions throughout 1997, especially Anne Altshuler, Elizabeth Hill Askey, Laurie Holmquist, Helen Julius, and Joan Thron, who participated regularly.