1950 Caldecott Award Winner
The Song of the Swallows by Call Number: E P759s 1987ISBN: 0689711409Publication Date: 1987-04-30Every summer, the swallows leave San Juan Capistrano and fly far away, to a peaceful green island -- but they always come back in the spring, on St. Joseph's Day. Juan loves las golondrinas, and so does his friend, Julian, the gardener at the mission.This year, Juan plants a garden in his own yard. There's nothing he wants more than for the swallows to nest there. And on St. Joseph's Day, his dream comes true.Leo Politi is the beloved author and illustrator of Pedro, The Angel of Olvera Street, among many other books for children. Song of the Swallows won the Caldecott Medal in 1950.
1950 Caldecott Honor Titles
America's Ethan Allen by
A biography of the patriot and soldier who led the Green Mountain Boys in the capture of Fort Ticonderoga from the British in 1775.
Call Number: B AL53ho- The happy day by Call Number: E K868h
Bartholomew and the Oobleck by
In this Caldecott Honor-winning picture book, join Bartholomew Cubbins in Dr. Seuss's classic tale of one king's magical mishap. Bored with rain, sun, fog, and snow, King Derwin of Didd summons his royal magicians to create something new and exciting to fall from the sky. What he gets is a storm of sticky green globs called Oobleck, which soon causes a royal mess. But with the assistance of the wise page boy Bartholomew, the king (along with young readers) learns that the simplest words can sometimes solve the biggest problems. From the Hardcover edition.
Call Number: E G277b 1976ISBN: 0394900758Publication Date: 1949-10-12- Henry, fisherman; a story of the Virgin Islands. by Call Number: E B814h
