Working Cotton
By Sherley Anne Williams
Reading Level: Early Elementary SchoolGenre: Fiction
Awards: Caldecott Medal,Coretta Scott King Award
Publisher: Harcourt 1992
A poetic look at life as a young cotton field laborer.
Genre: Fiction
Awards: Caldecott Medal,Coretta Scott King Award
Publisher: Harcourt 1992
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Caldecott Medal
Most distinguished American picture book for children (annually).
Coretta Scott King Award
Distinguished books by authors and illustrators of African descent which promote an understanding and appreciation of the American dream (annually).
Golden Kite Award
Outstanding examples of text, illustration, fiction and nonfiction (four awards annually).
Newbery Medal
Most distinguished contribution to American literature for children (annually).
Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award
Outstanding work of historical fiction published by a U.S. publisher set in the New World.
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