Recent Media Reviews Blog | Newberry Winners PostsNewbery Medal Winners: 1961-1970by Jaime Egan27 Nov 2006 07:20 PMTelevision had a big year in 1963, among the news coverage of President Kennedy's assassination, Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream Speech," and the first live televised murder of Jack Ruby shooting Lee Harvey Oswald. Newbery Medal Winners: 1951-1960by Jaime Egan26 Nov 2006 07:54 PMNewbery Medal Winners: 1951-1960 In 1951, color television sets went on sale for the first time. Imagine what a big step that was for media then. 3-D movies were introduced in 1952 and today we can get movies in our homes on discs. Newbery Medal Winners: 1941-1950by Jaime Egan25 Nov 2006 08:38 PMSeveral technological breakthroughs were made in the 1940s, including two-way AM police radios and the discovery of microwave transmission. Many media stepping stones were reached, as well. Newbery Medal Winners: 1931-1940by Jaime Egan24 Nov 2006 09:02 PMDuring the 1930's, the Great Depression affected all of America. As a result of the collapse of the American stock market, one third of the population of America was unemployed. Newbery Medal Winners: 1922-1930by Jaime Egan24 Nov 2006 07:00 PMDear readers, I am very sorry that I have not been keeping up with my Newbery series as I had originally intended. I guess at the outset, I hadn't anticipated that since these books won for children's literature that they would be so long. The Voyages of Doctor Dolittleby Jaime Egan17 Oct 2006 06:27 AMWhat story do children know better than that of the famous John Dolittle? I am not talking about the movie character played by Eddie Murphy. I am speaking of the original storybook character created by Hugh Lofting. The Story of Mankindby Jaime Egan02 Oct 2006 11:32 AMWe live under the shadow of a giant question mark. Who are we? Where do we come from? Whither are we bound? Slowly, but with persistent courage, we have been pushing this question mark further and further towards that distant line, beyond the horizon, where we hope to find our answer. The John Newbery Medalby Jaime Egan01 Oct 2006 02:00 PMHere we go, readers, on another adventure in children's books. For those of you who read my reviews on the Caldecott Medal winners, you may enjoy this series even more. Recent Blog Comments louisvuitton says... "You wont feel strange when you heard the name louis vuitton .The first meet with Louis Vuitton Watercolor Speedy 35 Suit Summer Day is at my age of 4,My mother back from Tokyo and a friend there present her a travel bag by Louis Vuitton Store ." louisvuitton says... "You wont feel strange when you heard the name louis vuitton .The first meet with Louis Vuitton Watercolor Speedy 35 Suit Summer Day is at my age of 4,My mother back from Tokyo and a friend there present her a travel bag by Louis Vuitton Store ." |
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