Showing 1–6 of 6 titles

• List: Randolph Caldecott Medal
• Award year: 1977

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  The Amazing Bone

  By William Steig

  On her way home from school, hapless heroine Pearl Pig finds an amazing talking bone. When the delectable piglet is waylaid by a debonair fox, the amazing bone saves Pearl. Sunny, fresh, springtime landscapes provide the background for the welldressed characters.

  • Fiction, General Fiction
  • Randolph Caldecott Medal 1977 (Honor Title)
  • ISBN: 9780312564216
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  Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions

  By Margaret Musgrove, Leo Dillon (Illustrator), Diane Dillon (Illustrator)

  Twenty-six different African tribal traditions and customs are introduced using the English alphabet as the vehicle. A border on each page frames the text and illustrations, where glowing colors mix with rich browns. The attention to authentic detail in each painting is remarkable.

  • Fiction, Customs & Holidays, Alphabet Books
  • Randolph Caldecott Medal 1977 (Medal Winner)
  • ISBN: 9780803703575
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  The Contest

  By Nonny Hogrogian

  Realizing that they are both engaged to the same woman and each unwilling to give her up, two robbers compare their cleverness in thievery to see who deserves her. Large, colorful illustrations capture the flavor of the Armenian culture in this humorous folktale.

  • Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
  • Randolph Caldecott Medal 1977 (Honor Title)
  • ISBN: 9780241895771
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  Fish for Supper

  By M. B. Goffstein

  This quiet story chronicles the simple daily routine of Grandma, whose life centers around fishing. The black-and-white line drawings are centered in a square border of white space.

  • Fiction, General Fiction
  • Randolph Caldecott Medal 1977 (Honor Title)
  • ISBN: 9780803725713
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  The Golem: A Jewish Legend

  By Beverly Brodsky McDermott

  The somber Jewish legend of the Golem, a creature created from clay that becomes more powerful and terrible than the evil he was made to destroy, is re-created with high visual drama. Striking paintings, vibrant with deep, rich colors, are filled with symbolism and massive shapes.

  • Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
  • Randolph Caldecott Medal 1977 (Honor Title)
  • ISBN: 9780397316748
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  Hawk, I'm Your Brother

  By Byrd Baylor, Peter Parnall (Illustrator)

  In a gentle story told in simple, poetic prose, a young Native American boy wants desperately to fly like a hawk. Spacious, clean, panoramic line drawings convey the yearning of the boy and the power of the hawk.

  • Fiction, General Fiction
  • Randolph Caldecott Medal 1977 (Honor Title)
  • ISBN: 9780684145716