Freeman Book Awards, 2016-2019
Resources for titles recognized by this award since its inception in 2016 -- identifying quality books for children and young adults that contribute meaningfully to an understanding of East and Southeast Asia
Sponsored by The National Consortium for Teaching about Asia
- 425 Resources including
- 24 Videos
- 19 Book Readings
- 24 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-40 of 40 book results
Thirty Minutes Over Oregon: A Japanese Pilot's World War II Story
by Marc Tyler Nobleman and Melissa Iwai
(Honor, 2018)
19 Resources6 Awards
Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando
by Andrea Wang and Kana Urbanowicz
(Honor, 2019)
19 Resources4 Awards
A Thousand Beginnings and Endings
by Ellen Oh, Elsie Chapman, Renée Ahdieh, and Sona Charaipotra
(Honor, 2018)
14 Resources3 Awards
Are You an Echo?: The Lost Poetry of Misuzu Kaneko
by Misuzu Kaneko, Toshikado Hajiri, David Jacobson, and Sally Ito
(Honor, 2016)
13 Resources1 Awards
Moth and Wasp, Soil and Ocean: Remembering Chinese Scientist Pu Zhelong's Work for Sustainable Farming
by Sigrid Schmalzer and Melanie Linden Chan
(Winner, 2018)
13 Resources3 Awards
Too Young to Escape: A Vietnamese Girl Waits to Be Reunited with Her Family
by Van Ho and Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
(Honor, 2018)
12 Resources3 Awards
Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea
by Sungju Lee and Susan McClelland
(Winner, 2016)
11 Resources5 Awards
The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota's Garden
by Heather Smith and Rachel Wada
(Winner, 2019)
10 Resources5 Awards
My First Book of Vietnamese Words: An ABC Rhyming Book of Vietnamese Language and Culture
by Phuoc Thi Minh Tran, Dong Nguyen, and Hop Thi Nguyen
(Honor, 2017)
7 Resources1 Awards
