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The Monarch Award: Illinois' K-3 Readers' Choice Award was established in 2003 by the Illinois school library media association (ISLMA) to help Kindergarten through 3rd grade readers become familiar with books, illustrators and authors; encourage children to read critically; and to develop a statewide awareness of outstanding literature for children.〔(ISLMA Monarch Award Guidelines )〕 The award name and image was chosen as a symbol of growth, change and freedom〔http://www.islma.org/monarch.htm〕 and to help familiarize students with the state's insect.〔(Illinois State Symbols and their history )〕 == Award Process == The award is given annually (beginning in 2005)〔http://www.hplibrary.org/kids/booklists/special/monarch.html〕 to a single author and/or illustrator by a collective vote of Kindergarten through 3rd grade students in Illinois.〔(Champaign Public Library - Monarch Award )〕 The award is administered by a steering committee that seeks nominations from public librarians, school library media specialist, teachers, and students.〔 A volunteer reading committee then forms a master list of 20 of the nominated titles〔Merli, Melissa. ("Former storyteller to share story line of her second book" ), ''The News-Gazette'', 20 April 2008, accessed 1 January 2011.〕 which include a range of interests and reading levels as well as 3 of each of the following types of children's books: *Picture books *Easy readers *Chapter books Students vote in February of each year for their favorite from the master list and the results are announced the following month. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Monarch Award」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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