DOCUNENT RESDOE ED 126 461 CS 002 824 AUTHOR Ravilland, Virginia TITLE Children's Books--United States. INSTITUTION Institute for the Intellectual Developmentof Children and#Young Adults,, Tehran (Iran).; Iranian Commission for UNESCO, Tehran.; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). PUB DATE 75 NOTE 25p.;-Paper'presented at the Conferenceon Children's. Literature in the Service of International Understanding and Peaceful Co-operition (Tehran, !Lay 1-5-21; 1975); Not available in hardcopy due to marginal legibility of original document . i EDRS PRICE ' MF-$0.83 Plus POstage. HC Not Available fromEDRS. DESCRIPTORS *American Literature; *Childrens Books; *Childrens. Literature; Conference Reports; CulturalExchange; Cultural Factors; Cultural Interrelationships; Global Approach; Library Services ABSTRACT . This'report, given at a special meeting held in. Tehran,, presents an outline of the situation ofchildren's literature in the United States. Wormation providedincludeslists of organizations interested in the publication, selection,and distribution of children's books and of institutionsserving international interests in children's books andreading; facts related to children's books published 1972-1974;various aspects of children's books and library services, 1972-1975(preschool books and programs, government funds, cultural diversity, books for older children, and bookmaking); types of books and trendsin publishing for children and young people; and the contributionsof contemporary writers and illustratorS. (JM) ###############*#*441*##**301c**3001c****4444##*#####*###***301c*************4 fauments acquiredby ERIC include many informal unpubltshed * * materials not available from othersources. ERIC makes evereffort * * to obtain the best copy available. 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SEAT OFFICIAL NAT,IONAL INSTITUTEOF rl EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY .r r-4 CHILDREN'S LITERATURE IN THE SERVICEOF "INTERNATIONALUNDERSTANDING AND PEACEFULCOOPERATION -ego -$46, OHM ORGANIZED BY THE I TITUTE FOR TUE INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF CILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS IK)K,RATIoNwITIVUNESCO AND THENATIONAL COMMISS FOR UNESCO IN IRAN 15-21 MAY 1975 TEHRAN LN\ BEST 1'1/4.1/TAIL COJT: jler,/ 4/./1 i/Z \\, b or. Children's Literaturein the Service of International Understandingand Peaneful Co-operation Tehran, 15-21 May 1975 Children's Books--- United States Virginia Havilland Part one I. General' Information. \, A. "Drganizations intersted in the publishing,selection, and disfrtibutinn of children'sbooks. o 1. The Children's Book Council(67 Irving Street,.New York, . New Ynrk 10003). Its membership c4prises62 publishers who have an active children's book publishingprogram, with John Donovan as executivedirector. The Council is-7 A sues The Calendar, a bulletin of booknews and articles; uCeS p ers and other pliomotional materialsfor the nual National Children's BookWeek and summer reading lubs; distributes postersand messages for International Children's Book Day; suppliegbooks from its members for the 12 Margaret Scoggin repositories; and sponsorsan annual "Showcase" competition,exhibition, and catalog of illustrated children'sbooks. 2. The Children's ServicesDivision of the American Library Association (50 E. HuronStreet, Chicago, Illinois 0 ,611). Its members are publicand school librarians servin§ children, with Mrs. Mary JaneAnderson as executive sec- retary. It issues Top of the News,a quarterly journal &f /1 // articles and-protessionalnews,_including items about international, relationship;publishes annual committee listk, of"Notable Children's Books" (,issuedin the United' States), and"ChildreWs Books of International Interest" (see Children'sBooks of International Interest, 1972--a 40-year svMmary);and chooses titles for ihe Scoggin collections. [Note: The American SectiOn of the internationalBoard on Books for Young people (IBBY)is made up jointly of the above two organizations.] 3. The American Associationof School Librarians (of the American Library Association).Its members are libra- rians in elementary and'secondary schools, with Miss ,Lu Ouida Vinsonas executive secretary. It issues School Media Quarterly,with articles andnews related to school media centers. 4. The Association forChildhood Education International (1201 Wisconsin Avenue' Washington, D.C. 20016). Its members ale teachersof children up to high school age, with executive secretary MissAlberta L. Meyer. It publishe1 ChildhoodEducation, a magazine with articles d book reviews; compilesa triennial list of outstandi g bodks: Bibilographyof Books for children; and co- Onsors with C.B.C. (above) bookrograms within its annual conferences. 5. The N tional EducationAssociation 1201) 166th Street 4 -3- N.W. D. C. 20036) .Itsmembers. zirep.dugiittemaltdMinis- tratora, teachers of education, and classroomteachers, with executive secretary,Terry Herndon.It publishes Tolay's Education., Among its sub- divisionsis The National Concil of Teachers of English Kenyon Road, Urbana, Illinois 61801) which publishes readinglists for children and young people and the journals ElementaryEnglish and English Journal, including articlesand reviews related to children's and young adults' reading,respectively. Others of its divisions (in Washington)are the National Council for the Social Studies (itsexecutive secr9tary is Brian Larkin) and the NationalScience Teachers As- sociation (executive director, RobertL. Silber). These twq cooperate with the Children's BookCouncil in joint committees which compile eachyear respectively, Notable Childien's Trade Books inthe Field of Social. Sciences. (published in Social Educationand made available as a reprint) and outstandingscienceTrade Booksf for Children (publishedinScience and Children andalso available as a reprinfli 6. The International ReadingAssociation (800 Ba'rksdaie Road, Newark, Delaware 19f11),Its members are educa- tors, with executive secretary RalphC. 8taiger. publiShes the journal ReadingTeacher, and other journsals and collaborates with C.B.M..onconference book program's., It awards a newly.createdannual prize for.anew author of promise. 7- Thee. American Inst4001e'of Srephic Art (1057 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10021). Itsmembers are 4 artists, art critics, book designersand typogiSpherS, with executive director Edward M. Gottschall.Itsp "n- sors the annual "Fifty Books of the Year Show" (which i includes children's books) anda biennial " Children's Book .Show".for whicha special jury issues a catalog. Another jury selects AIGA entries forthe Biennale of Illustration in Bratislava (BIB). 8. The Children's AuthorsGroup"of the Authors League of America (234 W. 44th, Street, New York,New York 10036); Milton Meltzer, chairman. It holds regular meetings related to the creation, reading, and criticismof books for children andyoung peo 9, National Congress of parentsan Teachers (Book Edi- torial Department, 700 N. Rush Street,Chicago,'Illinois 60611). It cooperates withthe Children's Services Diyision of A.L.A. in producing theperiodically revised home reading list Let's Read Together (American Library Association) and publishes The PTAMagazine, a monthly with reviews and excerpts from books. 10. The Child Study 'Associationof America (50 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010). Itsmembers are parents and others concerned with childdeveypment, with executive director Dr. Bernard Friedman.It publishes an annual "Book of the Year"list and works 6 -5- ( reltted to reading guidanceando4tteraspects of child guidance, and awayds'an annual prize fora children's book which deals realisticallywith some problem in the child's contemporary world. B. Institutions serving international interests inchildren's 4 .. books,and reading, throughreference services and the pub- liShing of bibliographies; 1. The Information Cente on Children's Cultures of the U.S. Committee for'UNICEF (331E. 38th Street, New York, New Yor 00016)4 Itsdirectoris Miss Anne Pellowski who oversees the compilationof bibliographies of children's'books relatingespecially to developing areas of thewoild. allfhe Children's Book Sectionof. the Library of edngress r. (Washington, D.C. 20540).Its head is Virginia Havi'lland. Among the ..Section's publicatiOnsare supplements, every five years, to the bookChildren's Literature: A Gdidc to Reference Sources (which has internationaland national sections) andan annual list of outstanding books (compiled withan advisory committee). II. Information Related to Children's Bookspublished 1972 - 1974. A. General. 2 According to the mostrecent (1970) U.S. Census, the national population forage 5-17 was just under 53 mil- lion persons. It is projected that elemen y ch001 (age 5-13) enrollments will decTine by 11% ina ten-ye:Iv 7 Pin -6- ; porio'd beat in 1972, and that seCondary school ding* (age 14-17) will decline 13.8%. At the present time,the average