In celebration of this May, we鈥檝e curated a selection of 楼凤天堂 award-winning books, book rationales, classroom resources and lesson plans, and journal articles to uplift Jewish American authors, history, culture, scholarship, and literature.
Books Recognized by 楼凤天堂鈥檚 Children鈥檚 Book and Poetry Awards聽
by Dana Alison Levy
2024 Orbis Pictus Award庐 for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children Recommended Book
See the associated 楼凤天堂 book rationale (grades 4鈥�7).
by Steve Sheinkin
2022 Orbis Pictus Award庐 for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children Honor Book
See the associated 楼凤天堂 book rationale (grades 6鈥�8).
by Dayna Lorentz
2023 Charlotte Huck Award庐 for Outstanding Fiction for Children Winner
See the associated 楼凤天堂 book rationale (grades 3鈥�7).
Book Rationales
楼凤天堂鈥檚 book rationales are available to members only. Not a member?聽.
Anne Frank鈥檚 Diary: The Graphic Adaptation by Anne Frank and Ari Folman; illustrated by David Polonsky (grades 9鈥�12)
by Art Spiegelman (grades 9鈥�12)
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews (grades 9鈥�12)
When Aiden Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff (grades K鈥�3)
Classroom Resources and Lesson Plans from
Resources include a classroom activity to help students understand how German leaders could wreak havoc on a segment of the German citizenry during the Holocaust without many others coming to their aid or rescue.
(grades 6鈥�8)
This lesson educates students about the experience of European Jewish citizens during the Holocaust to prepare them to become concerned and active students.
楼凤天堂 Journal Articles
鈥溾�� by Mara Lee Grayson
Published in College Composition and Communication
鈥溾�� by Jennifer Kagan and Raia Gutman
Published in English Journal
鈥溾�� by Heather J. Matthews
Published in English Journal