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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Liang, Lauren Aimonette; Watkins, Naomi M.; Williams, Virginia S. – Journal of Children's Literature, 2013
This article describes results from an examination of common characteristics in the award-winning United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY) Outstanding International Books for Grades K-2 from 2006 to 2012. Books nominated for the USBBY Outstanding International Books List must be currently available in the United States market. The…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Books, World Literature, Awards
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Bamford, Rosemary A.; Kristo, Janice V. – Journal of Children's Literature, 2000
Presents a nonfiction sampler of 10 favorite titles of the 1990s with descriptions of features that make them distinguished examples of the genre. Notes that the comments about the 10 picks focus on several exemplary characteristics of content, access features, and visual information. Concludes that deciding which nonfiction books to share with…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Nonfiction, Reading Instruction