Folk Musician Pete Seeger Wins Children's Book Award ; a Story Told Without Words Also Honored

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NEW YORK A book by Pete Seeger about a young musician who loses his hearing and a wordless story about an underwater camera were among the winners of children's book prizes announced this week by the American Library Association.

The John Newbery Medal for the year's "outstanding contribution" was awarded to Susan Patron's "The Higher Power of Lucky," the adventures of a 10-year-old girl and her search for a "Higher Power." Previous winners of the Newberys, started in 1922, include Madeleine L'Engle's "A Wrinkle in Time" and Louis Sachar's "Holes."

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Folk Musician Pete Seeger Wins Children's Book Award ; a Story Told Without Words Also Honored

The Randolph Caldecott Medal for best picture book went to "Flotsam," a se...

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