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ERIC Number: EJ583493
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-0561
Caldecott Medal Books and Readability Levels: Not Just "Picture" Books.
Chamberlain, Julia; Leal, Dorothy
Reading Teacher, v52 n8 p898-902 May 1999
Determines readability levels for each of the Caldecott Medal books, and presents the full list. Finds that the overall grade-level readability average was 4.75. Offers some suggestions for using the books in elementary classrooms. (SR)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Picture Books, Readability, Reading Research
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Caldecott Award