FORM 1
1998-99 BALLOT FOR
CHARLIE MAY SIMON CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARD
WHO MAY VOTE? Children in grades four, five, and six who have read or heard read at least three of the titles on the list below. Students will only vote for one title.
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTER: Place an “X in front of the title of the book that you believe is the best of those that you have read or heard read from this list.
____Bunting. TRAIN TO SOMEWHERE
____Byars. TORNADO
____Clements. FRINDLE
____Cushman. THE BALLAD OF LUCY WHIPPLE
____Danziger. AMBER BROWN WANTS EXTRA CREDIT
____George. THE TARANTULA IN MY PURSE: AND 172 OTHER WILDPETS
____George. A DOLPHIN NAMED BOB
____Hesse. THE MUSIC OF DOLPHINS
____Koningsburg. THE VIEW FROM SATURDAY
____Levin. GIFT HORSE
____Lowry. SEE YOU AROUND, SAM!
____Naylor. SHILOH SEASON
____Nixon. SEARCH FOR THE SHADOWMAN
____Paterson. JIP: HIS STORY
____Paulsen. BRIAN’S WINTER
____Siegelson. THE TERRIBLE, WONDERFUL TELLIN’ AT HOG HAMMOCK
____White. BELLE PRATER’S BOY
FORM 2 – SIMON AWARD
Principal/Library Media Specialist______
Name of School______LEA Number______
Name of School District______
Address______City______ZIP____
Total Number Votes Cast (same as vote total below)______
Number of Students enrolled in each grade as of date of voting
Grade 4_____Grade 5_____Grade 6______
1998-99 BALLOT FOR CHARLIE MAY SIMON CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARD TABULATION SHEET
____Bunting. TRAIN TO SOMEWHERE
____Byars. TORNADO
____Clements. FRINDLE
____Cushman. THE BALLAD OF LUCY WHIPPLE
____Danziger. AMBER BROWN WANTS EXTRA CREDIT
____George. THE TARANTULA IN MY PURSE: AND 172 OTHER WILD PETS
____George. A DOLPHIN NAMED BOB
____Hesse. THE MUSIC OF DOLPHINS
____Konigsburg. THE VIEW FROM SATURDAY
____Levin. GIFT HORSE
____Lowry. SEE YOU AROUND, SAM!
____Naylor. SHILOH SEASON
____Nixon. SEARCH FOR THE SHOWMAN
____Paterson. JIP: HIS STORY
____Paulsen. BRIAN’S WINTER
____Siegelson. THE TERRIBLE, WONDERFUL, TELLIN’ AT HOG HAMMOCK
____White. BELLE PRATER’S BOY
____TOTAL OF VOTES CAST IN YOUR SCHOOL
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Please record the total number of votes on each title received and your school total and mail the tabulation sheet only to:
C. Morrell Jones, Chair
Arkansas Elementary School Council
P.O. Box 3608
UAM
Monticello, AR 71656
POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1999
FORM 3 – SIMON AWARD
TO:Principals, Library Media Specialists, Teachers, and Students
FROM:Cathy Howser, Library Program Advisor
SUBJECT:Recommendations for the 1999-2000 CMS Reading List
You are invited to assist the Charlie May Simon Reading Committee in selecting the books to be reviewed for the reading list. The form below may be duplicated for each recommended title. Please return the recommendations to me by Friday, April 16, 1999. The publication date (Copyright) must be 1998.
CHARLIE MAY SIMON BOOK AWARD SUGGESTION FORM
COMPLETE SEPARATE FORM FOR EACH TITLE
AUTHOR______
TITLE______
PUBLISHER______
FICTION______NON-FICTION______
GRADE LEVEL______
BRIEF ANNOTATION______
Submitted by:______School District______
Address______
Please return to:Cathy Howser
Library Program Advisor
Arkansas State Library
One Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201-1081
Fax (5010682-1693
Charlie May Simon Children’s Book Award
1999-2000 Reading List
Children in grades 4-6 should vote on these titles by April 2000. Children must have read or heard at least three of the books from this list in order to be eligible to vote.
Cooper, Susan. THE BOGGART AND THE MONSTER. McElderry (Simon &
Schuster,) 1997. ISBN 0-689-81330-9 $16.00
Coville, Bruce. THE SKULL OF TRUTH. Harcourt, 1997. ISBN 0-15-275457-1 $17.00
Danziger, Paula. AMBER BROWN SEES RED. Putnam, 1997. ISBN 0-399-22901-9$13.99
Fletcher, Ralph. SPIDER BOY. Clarion, 1997. ISBN 0-395-77606-6 $15.00
George, Jean Craighead. JULIE’S WOLF PACK. HarperCollins, 1997. ISBN 0-06-027406-9
$13.99
Giff, Patricia. LILY’S CROSSING. Delacorte, 1997. ISBN 0-385-32142-2 $14.95
Henkes, Kevin. SUN AND SPOON. Greenwillow, 1997. ISBN 0-688-15232-5 $15.00
Hesse, Karen. OUT OF THE DUST. Scholastic, 1997. ISBN 0-590-36080-9 $15.95
Kinsey-Warnock, Natalie. AS LONG AS THERE ARE MOUNTAINS. Cobblehill, 1997.
ISBN 0-525-65236-1 $14.99
Levine, Gail. ELLA ENCHANTED. HarperCollins, 1997. ISBN 0-06-027510-3 $15.95
McKissack, Patricia. RUN AWAY HOME. Scholastic, 1997. ISBN 0-590-46751-4 $14.95
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. SAVING SHILOH. Atheneum, 1997. ISBN 0-698-81460-7$15.00
Rocklin, Joanne. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY! Scholastic, 1997. ISBN 0-590-67447-1$14.95
Shreve, Susan. JOSHUA T. BATES IN TROUBLE AGAIN. Knopf, 1997. ISBN
0-679-88520-X $17.00
Spinelli, Jerry. WRINGER. HarperCollins, 1997. ISBN 0-06-024913-7 $14.95
Woodruff, Elvira. THE ORPHAN OF ELLIS ISLAND: A TIME TRAVEL
ADVENTURE. Scholastic, 1997. ISBN 0-590-48245-9 $14.95