They Were Strong and Good
They Were Strong and Good
About this book
They Were Strong and Good is a book by Robert Lawson that won the Caldecott Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1941. It tells the story of Lawson's family: where they came from, how they met, what they did, where they lived. "None of them," Lawson says in the preface, speaking of his ancestors, "were great or famous, but they were strong and good." <sup>[1][1]</sup>
[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_Were_Strong_and_Good
Details
- OL Work ID
- OL4234974W
Subjects
FamiliesFrontier and pioneer lifeFamilyJuvenile fictionracistCaldecott MedalcontroversialJuvenile literatureBiographyFamily, juvenile literaturecollectionID:caldecott40Juvenile biographyHistoryaward:Caldecott_awardlexile:780lexile_range:701-800age:min:8age:max:12