tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022775613667933377.post9043992792046076642..comments2024-03-27T03:19:39.603-04:00Comments on The Newbery Project: Daniel BooneAliciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13216472825552207576noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022775613667933377.post-12860625733378206762008-07-09T21:16:00.000-04:002008-07-09T21:16:00.000-04:00Worst. Newbery. Winner. Ever. And I'm so glad you ...Worst. Newbery. Winner. Ever. And I'm so glad you didn't like "The White Stag" either. What was it with celebrating guys like Boone and Mr. The Hun?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022775613667933377.post-73587628211618116612008-02-27T11:01:00.000-05:002008-02-27T11:01:00.000-05:00Thanks, Amanda. I just checked that Allen Co. Libr...Thanks, Amanda. <BR/><BR/>I just checked that Allen Co. Library ranking <A HREF="http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/children/newberyranking.html" REL="nofollow">here</A> - and saw that <I>Daniel Boone</I> was ranked 85th out of 86. <I>Amos Fortune</I> must be *really* bad. :-/Sandy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08650640470141210550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022775613667933377.post-85761338828750647872008-02-26T21:04:00.000-05:002008-02-26T21:04:00.000-05:00Excellent posts, this and the last one. Thanks to...Excellent posts, this and the last one. Thanks too for the link.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902380558583190500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022775613667933377.post-11781895676995909752008-02-26T18:08:00.000-05:002008-02-26T18:08:00.000-05:00Oh, and here's what Michelle F. Bayuk had to say a...Oh, and here's what Michelle F. Bayuk had to say about Daugherty's <I>Boone</I>: "Daniel Boone (1940 winner, James Daugherty, Viking) is fortunately out-of-print, but it was (and is) a real travesty that an apparently intelligent committee would choose a book of dubious scholarship and horrible insensitivity as something good for children to read. The book is racist, misogynistic, and quite frankly, not a work of nonfiction. It is the glorification of a man who, according to the author, never does anything wrong. When bad things happen to him (like losing his land—twice—because he fails to file the paperwork), it's not his fault. Daniel Boone, after all, is a man's man and a great hero. Why should he have to deal with little things like seeing to his own future? What is interesting is that the immediately proceeding Newbery winner is Thimble Summer (1939 winner, Elizabeth Enright, Holt) in which a girl acts with equality with the boys in the story. The book immediately following, Call It Courage (1941 winner, Armstrong Sperry, Simon & Schuster) is a fine attempt at presenting an island culture to a young audience. Given that the children's literature of the time was fairly progressive, we can't blame the pre-World War II isolationism or rhetoric for the committee's incongruous choice. Daniel Boone is both a travesty and a conundrum." <BR/><BR/>Part of the reason I liked her article so much, I guess.Sandy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08650640470141210550noreply@blogger.com