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IN 1977, THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH (NCTE) Excellence in Children's Poetry Award was created to recognize the work of outstanding poets who write for children. The selections include a memoir, biographies, historical accounts, and collections of new or unusual topics; also found here is the work of a classic American poet in picture book form. Mexique: A Refugee Story from the Spanish Civil War. illus. by Ana Penyas. tr. from Spanish by Elisa Amado.
