Jane Addams Children’s Book Award By Cynthia Locke

Worlds of Wonder This presentation is to encourage fifth graders to read books that connect to issues around the world such as: Immigration WWI Key People Holocaust Great Depression WWII Civil Rights Amendments

Jane Addams Pioneer social worker in America as a feminist and as an internationalist Rockford Female Seminary Visited Toynbee Hall, in London's East End Opened Hull-House with Ellen Gates Starr, in Chicago 1889 Involved in peace movements to stop the first World War Women's Peace Party (WILPF), which became the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom in 1919 Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Organization Presented annually since 1953 Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) and the Jane Addams Peace Association Picture Book category in 1993 Honor books may be chosen in each category

Criteria Promotes Peace Social Justice World Community Equality

Questions Books considered for the Awards should invite answers to one or more of the following questions: How can people peaceably settle disputes but with a special emphasis on diverse make-up and outlook? How can we begin to think more creatively and humanely about injustice and conflict, past or present, real or fictionalized? How can young people participate in creative solutions to the problems of war, social injustice, racism, sexism, homophobia, ageism, and the concerns of the physically challenged? How can people of all races, cultures, nations and economic systems live peacefully together? Does the book promote an understanding of the role of women in society, gender roles, the need to overcome gender stereotypes, e.g. role models of both genders?

Book Themes Solving problems courageously and non- violently Overcoming prejudice Breaking cycles of fear Approaching life with self-confidence and strength Understanding human needs with compassion Broadening outlook to appreciate a variety of cultures Accepting responsibility for the future of all peoples

Other Guidelines Books eligible for this award may be fiction, poetry or nonfiction Entries should be suitable for ages two through twelve Entries may be books of any length. Entries should be well-written and well- illustrated (however, illustrations are not required) --Adopted by the Jane Addams Peace Association, January 1994

Award Winners Birmingham Sunday by Larry Dane Emma’s Poem: The Voice of the Statue of Liberty by Linda Glaser The One Thousand Tracings: Healing the Wounds of World War II by Lita Judge

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