Russell Freedman�s
Award-Winning Books



The Voice That Challenged a Nation:  Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights
Newbery Medal (Nominee)
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award
ALA Notable Books for Children




In Defense of Liberty:  The Story of America�s Bill of Rights
School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
ALA Notable Books for Children
Orbis Pictus Award (Nominee)
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children�s Book Award (Nominee)




Confucius: The Golden Rule

Publishers Weekly Best Children�s Books
School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
ALA Notable Books for Children
Orbis Pictus Award (Nominee)
ABC Children�s Booksellers Choices Award




In the Days of the Vaqueros: America's First True Cowboys
ALA Notable Books for Children
Americas Award for Children�s and Young Adult Literature (Nominee)
Spur Award
Charlie May Simon Children�s Book Award (Nominee)




Give Me Liberty!  The Story of the Declaration of Independence
Beehive Children�s Informational Book Award (Nominee)
School Library Journal Best Books of the Year




Babe Didrikson Zaharias: The Making of a Champion
School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
ALA Notable Books for Children
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children�s Book Award (Nominee) Maine Student Book Award (Nominee)
Orbis Pictus Award (Nominee)




Martha Graham:  A Dancer's Life
School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
ALA Notable Books for Children
Golden Kite Award
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award (Nominee)
Maine Student Book Award (Nominee)




Out of Darkness:  The Story of Louis Braille
Beehive Children�s Informational Book Award (Nominee)
Iowa Children�s Choice Award (Nominee)
Prairie Pasque Award (Nominee)
Emphasis on Reading Award (Nominee)




The Life and Death of Crazy Horse
Spur Award
Young Reader�s Award (Nominee)
Carter G. Woodson Book Award (Nominee)
Orbis Pictus Award (Nominee)




Kids at Work:  Hine and the Crusade Against Child Labor
Golden Kite Award
Jane Addams Children�s Book Award
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children�s Book Award (Nominee) Garden State Teen Book Award
Orbis Pictus Award (Nominee)




Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery

Golden Kite Award
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
Newbery Award (Nominee)




An Indian Winter
Golden Kite Award (Nominee)
Washington Post/Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award




The Wright Brothers:  How They Invented the Airplane
Golden Kite Award
Jefferson Cup Award
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award (Nominee)
Newbery Medal (Nominee)






Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Golden Kite Award
Jefferson Cup Award
Orbis Pictus Award






Buffalo Hunt

Golden Kite Award
Carter G. Woodson Book Award (Nominee)






Indian Chiefs

Jefferson Cup Award (Nominee)





Lincoln:  A Photobiography
Golden Kite Award
Newbery Medal
Jefferson Cup Award






Cowboys of the Wild West
Spur Award (Nominee)
Jefferson Cup Award






Children of the Wild West
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award (Nominee)
Western Heritage Award



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