September 18, 2013

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Michelle Knudsen, Andrea Menotti Score Bank Street CCL’s Top Book Prizes

Here the students of The Good Hope School in St. Croix hold up the contenders.

New York’s Bank Street Center for Children’s Literature has named Michelle Knudsen’s Big Mean Mike the winner of its Irma Black Award for the best read-aloud picture book for first and second grade and Andrea Menotti’s How Many Jelly Beans? the winner of its Cook Prize for the best picture book that teaches science, technology, engineering, and math principles.

Bank Street CCL Announces Irma Black Award, Cook Prize Finalists

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New York’s Bank Street Center for Children’s Literature (CCL) has announced the finalists for its Irma Black Award for the best read-aloud picture book for first and second grade, and the finalists for its Cook Prize for the best picture book that teaches science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) principles. Both winners will be determined by students from around the world.