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Children of the Wild West: Western Heritage
Award, from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in 1984 |
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Cowboys of the Wild West: Spur Award Honor
Book Citation, from the Western Writers of American, 1985; Jefferson Cup
Award, 1986 |
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Lincoln: A Photobiograpy: Golden Kite Award
Honor Book Citation, from the Society of Children’s Book Writers, 1987;
Newbery Medal, from the American Library Association, 1998; Jefferson Cup
Award, 1988; Orbis Pictus Award Winner |
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Indian Chiefs: Jefferson Cup Award Honor Book
Citation, 1988 |
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Buffalo Hunt: Golden Kite Award Honor Book
citation, 1988 |
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Golden Kite Award
Honor Book Citation, 1990; Orbis Pictus Award, 1991; Jefferson Cup Award,
1991 |
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The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the
Airplane: Golden Kite Award, 1991; Jefferson Cup Award, 1992; Newbery
Honor Book Citation, 1991 |
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An Indian Winter: Golden Kite Award Honor
Book citation, 1992 |
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Eleanor Roosevelt: a Life of Discovery:
Golden Kite Award, 1993; Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, 1994;
Newbery Honor Book citation, 1994 |
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Kids at Work: Lewis Hine and the Crusade against
Child Labor: Golden Kite Award, 1994 |
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The Life and Death of Crazy Horse: Spur
Award, from the Western Writers of America, 1996 |
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Martha Graham: A Dancer’s Life: Golden Kite
Award, 1998 |
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In the Days of the Vaqueros: Spur Award for
Best Western Juvenile Nonfiction, 2002 |