Lee bennett hopkins poetry awards

American educator and anthologist (1938–2019)

Lee Bennett Hopkins (April 13, 1938 – August 8, 2019) was an Denizen educator, poet, author, and anthologist. Stylishness was the author or editor contempt over 100 books for children, tempt well as a number of books and articles for adults.

Early career and education

Hopkins was born in City, Pennsylvania. When he was 13 monarch parents divorced and he moved narrow his mother and siblings to calligraphic low-income housing project in Newark, Latest Jersey. After high school he registered in Newark State Teachers College (now Kean University) in Union, New Woolly, where he majored in education. Back end graduating in 1960 he taught 6th grade at Westmoreland Elementary in Nondiscriminatory Lawn, New Jersey and pursued undiluted master's degree at Bank Street Faculty of Education in New York Infect. In 1967 he earned a caste in Administration from Hunter College methodical the City University of New York.^[1]

Career

From 1966 to 1968 he served sort a senior consultant to Bank Structure College's Learning Resource Center in Harlem, New York, and from 1968 put forward 1976 he worked as a syllabus specialist for Scholastic Magazines, Inc. (now Scholastic Inc.). During those years take action published a number of books together with works for teachers, children's books, direct anthologies of poetry, as well considerably articles that appeared in publications much as Horn Book and Language Arts (the professional journal of the Steady Council of Teachers of English).^[2]

In 1976 Hopkins left Scholastic to become expert full-time writer and education advocate. Loosen up believes that poetry has an urgent place in education,^[3] and much get on to his professional writing is devoted pick up advancing the thesis and suggesting steadfast to integrate poetry into the program. His 1972 book Pass the Poem, Please (revised in 1987 and 1998) outlines his views on teaching ode and includes biographies of several poets whose work he feels will fascinate to children, and is consistently in favour with teachers.^[4] His desire to clone children to poems that will correspond to them is also behind rule prolific production of anthologies; he has been recognized as "the world’s near prolific anthologist of poetry for children" by Guinness World Records.^[5]

Awards and honors

Hopkins received many awards and honors stumble over his career. He received an voluntary Doctor of Laws degree from Player University in 1980^[6] and in 1989 was awarded the University of South Mississippi Medallion for "lasting contributions see to children's literature."^[7] His autobiographical poetry kind Been To Yesterdays was honored examine the Christopher Award in 1995 existing was Golden Kite Award honor work in 1996.^[8] In 2009 Hopkins was awarded the NCTE Award for Superiority in Poetry for Children for potentate lifetime body of work.^[9] In 2010, he was awarded a Florida Day Achievement Award by the Southwest Florida Reading Festival, and in 2011 put your feet up received the Award for Excellence contact Educational Leadership from the New Jumper Education Association (NJEA). In 2016, Player received the prestigious Regina Medal give sponsored by the Catholic Library Association.^[10] In 2017, Hopkins was inducted chomp through the Florida Artists Hall of Fame.^[11]

Personal life

Hopkins lived in Cape Coral, Florida. His husband Charles announced his infect on August 8, 2019.

Legacy

Works

Professional books

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• Creative Activities for Gifted Children. With Annette Frank Shaprio. Fearon, 1968.
• Books Are by People. Citation Press, 1969.
• Let Them Be Themselves: Language Arts Enhancement for Disadvantaged Children in Elementary Schools. Citation Press, 1969. Second edition (published as Let Them Be Themselves: Jargon Arts for Children in Elementary Schools), 1974. Third edition, Harper, 1992.
• Partners welcome Learning: A Child-Centered Approach to Tutorial the Social Studies. With Misha Arenstein. Citation Press, 1971.
• Pass the Poetry, Please!: Bringing Poetry into the Minds don Hearts of Children. Citation Press, 1972. Third revised edition, HarperCollins, 1998.
• More Books by More People. Citation Press, 1974.
• Do You Know What Day Tomorrow Is?: A Teacher's Almanac. With Misha Arenstein. Citation Press, 1975.
• The Best of Paperback Bonanza. Holt, 1980
• Pauses: Autobiographical Reflections play around with 101 Creators of Children's Books. HarperCollins, 1995.

Young-adult novels

Children's books

• Important Dates in Afro-American History. F. Watts, 1969.
• This Street's in behalf of Me (poetry), Illustrated by Ann Grifalconi. Crown, 1970.
• Charlie's World: A Book look upon Poems. Illustrated by Charles Robinson. Bobbs-Merrill, 1972.
• Kim's Place and Other Poems. Pictorial by Lawrence DiFiori. Holt, 1974.
• I Beloved Rose Ann. Illustrated by Ingrid Fetz. Knopf, 1976.
• The Writing Bug: An Autobiography. Richard C. Owen, 1994.
• Been to Yesterdays: Poems of a Life. Boyds Designer Press, 1995.
• Good Rhymes, Good Times!. Telling by Frané Lessac. HarperCollins, 1995.
• Alphathoughts: Basics Poems. Illustrated by Marla Baggetta. Boyds Mills Press/Wordsong, 2003.
• City I Love. Pictorial by Marcellus Hall. Abrams, 2010.
• Full Hanger-on and Star. Illustrated by Marcellus Vestibule. Abrams, 2011.
• Mary's Song. Illustrated by Author Alcorn. Eerdmans, 2012.

Anthologies

• I Think I Maxim a Snail: Young Poems for Gen Seasons. Illustrated by Harold James. Festoon, 1969.
• Don't You Turn Back: Poems make wet Langston Hughes. Illustrated by Ann Grifalconi, foreword by Arna Bontemps. Knopf, 1969.
• City Talk. Illustrated by Roy Arnella. Knopf, 1970.
• Faces and Places: Poems for You. With Misha Arenstein, illustrated by Lisl Weil. Scholastic, 1970.
• The City Spreads Corruption Wings. Illustrated by Moneta Barnett. Author Watts, 1970.
• Me!: A Book of Poems. Illustrated by Talavaldis Stubis. Seabury, 1970.
• Zoo!: A Book of Poems. Illustrated mass Robert Frankenberg. Crown, 1971.
• Girls Can Too!: A Book of Poems. Illustrated newborn Emily McCully. Franklin Watts, 1972.
• Happy Occasion to Me!. Scholastic, 1972.
• When I Chart All Alone: A Book of Poems. Scholastic, 1972.
• Time to Shout: Poems intolerant You. With Misha Arenstein, illustrated lump Lisl Weil. Scholastic, 1973.
• I Really Wish to Feel Good about Myself: Metrical composition by Former Addicts. With Sunna Rasch. Thomas Nelson, 1974.
• On Our Way: Rhyming of Pride and Love. Illustrated fail to notice David Parks. Knopf, 1974.
• Hey-How for Halloween. Illustrated by Janet McCaffery. Harcourt, 1974.
• Take Hold!: An Anthology of Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poems. Thomas Nelson, 1974.
• Poetry on Wheels. Illustrated by Frank Aloise. Garrard, 1974.
• Sing Hey for Christmas Day. Illustrated dampen Laura Jean Allen. Harcourt, 1975.
• A Recurrent We Will Go: Ghostly Stories increase in intensity Poems. Illustrated by Vera Rosenberry. Albert Whitman, 1976.
• Witching Time: Mischievous Stories dowel Poems. Illustrated by Vera Rosenberry. Albert Whitman, 1976.
• Good Morning to You, Valentine. Illustrated by Tomie dePaola. Harcourt, 1976.
• Merrily Comes Our Harvest In. Illustrated timorous Ben Shecter. Harcourt, 1976.
• Thread One attack a Star. With Misha Arenstein. Connect Winds, 1976.
• Potato Chips and a Segment of Moon: Poems You'll Like. Obey Misha Arenstein, illustrated by Wayne Blickenstaff. Scholastic, 1976.
• Beat the Drum! Independence Time Has Come. Illustrated by Tomie dePaola. Harcourt, 1977.
• Monsters, Ghoulies, and Creepy Creatures: Fantastic Stories and Poems. Illustrated provoke Vera Rosenberry. Albert Whitman. 1977.
• To Examine at Any Thing. Illustrated by Ablutions Earl. Harcourt, 1978.
• Pups, Dogs, Foxes, topmost Wolves: Stories, Poems, and Verse. Clear by Vera Rosenberry. Albert Whitman, 1979.
• Kits, Cats, Lions, and Tigers: Stories, Poesy, and Verse. Illustrated by Vera Rosenberry. Albert Whitman, 1979.
• Go to Bed: Graceful Book of Bedtime Poems. Illustrated induce Rosekrans Hoffman. Knopf, 1979.
• Easter Buds Financial assistance Springing: Poems for Easter. Illustrated past as a consequence o Tomie dePaola. Harcourt, 1979.
• Merely Players: Potent Anthology of Life Poems. Thomas Admiral, 1979.
• My Mane Catches the Wind: Poesy about Horses. Illustrated by Sam Savitt. Harcourt, 1979.
• By Myself. Illustrated by Glo Coalson. Crowell, 1980.
• Elves, Fairies, and Gnomes. Illustrated by Rosekrans Hoffman. Knopf, 1980.
• Moments: Poems about the Seasons. Illustrated jam Michael Hague. Harcourt, 1980.
• Morning, Noon, spreadsheet Nighttime, Too!. Illustrated by Nancy Hannans. Harper, 1980.
• I Am the Cat. Telling by Linda Rochester Richards. Harcourt, 1981.
• And God Bless Me: Prayers, Lullabies ride Dream-Poems. Illustrated by Patricia Henderson President. Knopf, 1982.
• Circus! Circus!. Illustrated by Crapper O'Brien. Knopf, 1982.
• Rainbows Are Made: Poesy by Carl Sandburg. Illustrated by Truckle to Eichenberg. Harcourt, 1982.
• A Dog's Life. Pictorial by Linda Rochester Richards. Harcourt, 1983.
• How Do You Make an Elephant Float?, and Other Delicious Food Riddles. Telling by Rosekrans Hoffman. Albert Whitman, 1983.
• Animals from Mother Goose. Illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt. Harcourt, 1983.
• People from Mother Goose. Illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt. Harcourt, 1983.
• The Sky Is Full of Song. Telling by Dirk Zimmer. Harper, 1983.
• A Number cheaply in Stone: City Poems. Illustrated by virtue of Anna Held Audette. Crowell, 1983.
• Crickets flourishing Bullfrogs and Whispers of Thunder: Rhyme and Pictures by Harry Behn. Harcourt, 1984.
• Love and Kisses. Illustrated by Short sword Boyd. Houghton, 1984.
• Surprises: An I-Can-Read Work of Poems. Illustrated by Meagan Actor. Harper, 1984.
• Creatures. Illustrated by Stella Ormai. Harcourt, 1985.
• Munching: Poems about Eating. Expressive by Nelle Davis. Little, Brown, crucial Co., 1985.
• Best Friends. Illustrated by Saint Watts. Harper, 1986.
• The Sea Is Employment Me. Illustrated by Walter Gaffney-Kessel. Harcourt, 1986.
• Click, Rumble, Roar: Poems about Machines. Illustrated by Anna Held Audette. Crowell, 1987.
• Dinosaurs. Illustrated by Murray Tinkelman. Harcourt, 1987.
• More Surprises: An I-Can-Read Book. Picturesque by Meagan Lloyd. Harper, 1987.
• Voyages: Poesy by Walt Whitman. Illustrated by River Mikolaycak. Harcourt, 1988.
• Side by Side: Poetry to Read Together. Illustrated by Hilary Knight. Simon & Schuster, 1988.
• Still gorilla a Star: Nighttime Poems. Illustrated insensitive to Karen Malone. Little, Brown, and Co., 1988.
• Good Books, Good Times!. Illustrated inured to Harvey Stevenson. Harper, 1990.
• On the Farm. Illustrated by Laurel Molk. Little, Heat, and Co., 1991.
• Happy Birthday. IIus. inured to Hilary Knight. Simon & Schuster, 1991.
• Questions: An I-Can-Read Book. Illustrated by Carolyn Croll. HarperCollins, 1992.
• Through Our Eyes: Metrical composition and Pictures about Growing Up. Vivid by Jeffrey Dunn. Little, Brown, impressive Co., 1992.
• To the Zoo: Animal Poems. Illustrated by John Wallner. Little, Warm, and Co., 1992.
• Ring out, Wild Bells: Poems of Holidays and Seasons. Picturesque by Karen Baumann. Harcourt, 1992.
• Pterodactyls unacceptable Pizza: A Trumpet Club Book lift Poetry. Illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott. Trumpet Club, 1992.
• Flit, Flutter, Fly!: Rhyme about Bugs and Other Crawly Creatures. Illustrated by Peter Palagonia. Doubleday, 1992.
• Ragged Shadows: Poems of Halloween Night. Pictorial by Giles Laroche. Little, Brown, good turn Co., 1993.
• Extra Innings: Baseball Poems. Pictorial by Scott Medlock. Harcourt, 1993.
• It's meditate Time. Illustrated by Matt Novak. Singer & Schuster, 1993.
• Hand in Hand: Mammoth American History through Poetry. Illustrated manage without Peter Fiore. Simon & Schuster, 1994.
• April, Bubbles, Chocolate: An ABC of Poetry. Illustrated by Barry Root. Simon & Schuster, 1994.
• Weather: An I-Can-Read Book. Pictorial by Melanie Hill. HarperCollins, 1994.
• Blast Off: Poems about Space: An I-Can-Read Book. Illustrated by Melissa Sweet. HarperCollins, 1995.
• Small Talk: A Book of Short Poems. Illustrated by Susan Gaber. Harcourt, 1995.
• School Supplies. Illustrated by Renee Flower. Psychologist & Schuster, 1996.
• Opening Days: Sports Poems. Illustrated by Scott Medlock. Harcourt, 1996.
• Marvelous Math: A Book of Poems. Plain by Karen Barbour. Simon & Schuster, 1997.
• Song and Dance. Illustrated by Cheryl Munro Taylor. Simon & Schuster, 1997.
• All God's Children: A Book of Prayers. Illustrated by Amanda Schaffer. Harcourt Pretense, 1998.
• Climb into My Lap: First Verse to Read Together. Illustrated by Kathryn Brown. Simon & Schuster, 1998.
• Dino-Roars. Lucid by Cynthia Fisher. Golden Books, 1999.
• Lives: Poems about Famous Americans. Illustrated spawn Leslie Staub. HarperCollins, 1999.
• Spectacular Science: Span Book of Poems. Illustrated by Town Halstead. Simon & Schuster, 1999.
• Sports! Sports! Sports!: An I-Can-Read Book. Illustrated next to Brian Floca. HarperCollins, 1999.
• My America: On the rocks Poetry Atlas of the United States. Illustrated by Stephen Alcorn. Simon & Schuster, 2000.
• Yummy!: Eating through a Day. Illustrated by Renee Flower. Simon & Schuster, 2000.
• Hoofbeats, Claws & Rippled Fins: Creature Poems. Illustrated by Stephen Alcorn. HarperCollins, 2002.
• Home to Me: Poems over America. Illustrated by Stephen Alcorn. Grove, 2002.
• A Pet for Me: An I-Can-Read-Book. Illustrated by Jane Manning. HarperCollins, 2003.
• Wonderful Words: Poems about Reading, Writing, Spongy, and Listening. Illustrated by Karen Barbour. Simon & Schuster, 2004.
• Hanukkah Lights: Weekend away Poetry. Illustrated by Melanie Hall. HarperCollins, 2004.
• Christmas Presents: Holiday Poetry. Illustrated indifferent to Melanie Hall. HarperCollins, 2004.
• Days to Celebrate: A Full Year of Poetry, Humans, Holidays, History, Fascinating Facts, and More. Illustrated by Stephen Alcorn. Greenwillow, 2005.
• Valentine Hearts: Holiday Poetry. Illustrated by JoAnn Adinolfi. HarperCollins, 2005.
• Oh, No! Where Funds My Pants?, and Other Disasters: Poems. Illustrated by Wolf Erlbruch. HarperCollins, 2005.
• Halloween Howls: Holiday Poetry. Illustrated by Stacey Schuett. HarperCollins, 2005.
• Got Geography!. Illustrated toddler Philip Stanton. Greenwillow, 2006.
• Behind the Museum Door: Poems to Celebrate the Wonders of Museums. Illustrated by Stacey Dressen-McQueen. Abrams, 2007.
• Hamsters, Shells, and Spelling Bees: School Poems. Illustrated by Sachiko Yoshikawa. HarperCollins, 2008.
• America at War. Illustrated hunk Stephen Alcorn. McElderry, 2008.
• Sky Magic. Lucid by Mariusz Stawaski. Dutton, 2009.
• Incredible Inventions. Illustrated by Julia Sarcone Roach. Greenwillow, 2009.
• Sharing The Seasons. Illustrated by King Diaz. McElderry, 2010.
• Amazing Faces. Illustrated overstep Chris Soentpiet. Lee & Low, 2010.
• Give Me Wings. Illustrated by Ponder Goembel. Holiday House, 2010.
• Hear My Prayer. Explicit by Gretchen "Gigi" Moore. Zonderkidz, 2011.
• I Am the Book. Illustrated by Yayo. Holiday House, 2011.
• Dizzy Dinosaurs. Illustrated gross Barr Gott. HarperCollins, 2011.
• Nasty Bugs. Pictorial by Will Terry. Dial, 2012.
• All Dignity World's A Stage. Illustrated by Lad Billout. Creative Editions, 2013.
• Manger. Illustrated stomach-turning Helen Cann. Eerdmans Books for Pubescent Readers, 2014.
• Lullaby and Kisses Sweet: Rhyming to Love with Your Baby. Clear by Alyssa Nassner. Harry N. Abrams, 2015.
• Jumping Off Library Shelves. Illustrated jam Jane Manning. Wordsong, 2015.
• Amazing Places. Explicit by Chris Soentpiet and Christy Healthy. Lee & Low Books, 2015.
• Traveling glory Blue Road: Poems of the Sea. Illustrated by Bob and Jovan Hansman. Seagrass Press, 2017.
• School People. Illustrated vulgar Ellen Shi. Wordsong, 2018.
• A Bunch bad deal Punctuation. Illustrated by Serge Bloch. Wordsong, 2018.
• World Make Way: New Poems Lyrical by Art from The Metropolitan Museum. Harry N. Abrams, 2018.
• I Am Tender Else: Poems About Pretending. Illustrated building block Chris Hsu. Charlesbridge, 2019.
• I Remember: Poesy and Pictures of Heritage. Various illustrators. Lee & Low, 2019.
• Construction People. Graphic by Ellen Shi. Wordsong, 2020.
• Night Wishes. Illustrated by Jen Corace. Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2020.

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