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Article: Awards.(David Macaulay, Tonya Bolden, Liza Ketchum)
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- The Horn Book Magazine
- Article date:
- November 1, 2006
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David Macaulay, author/illustrator of Castle, The Way Things Work (both Lorraine/ Houghton), and many other children's books on architecture and engineering, has been awarded a MacArthur Fellowship.
The 2006 James Madison Book Award goes to Tonya Bolden's Maritcha: A Nineteenth-Century American Girl (Abrams). Established by Lynne Cheney, the award recognizes "excellence in bringing knowledge and understanding of American history to children ages five to fourteen."
Where the Great Hawk Flies (Clarion) by Liza Ketchum wins the 2006 Julia Ward Howe Award for Young Readers, given annually by the Boston Authors Club. The two finalists are Something about ...