Awards & Winners

Russell Freedman

Date of Birth 11-October-1929
Place of Birth San Francisco
(California, United States of America, San Francisco Bay Area, San Francisco Peninsula, Area code 415)
Nationality United States of America
Profession Author, Biographer, Writer
Russell Freedman is an American biographer and the author of nearly 50 books for young people. He may be known best for winning the 1988 Newbery Medal with his work Lincoln: A Photobiography.

Awards by Russell Freedman

Check all the awards nominated and won by Russell Freedman.

2009


Nominations 2009 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Who Was First?
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2008


Nominations 2008 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Marco Polo
5 up

2007


Nominations 2007 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Jane Addams Chldren's Book Awards for Book for Older Children Freedom Walkers

2006


Nominations 2006 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights
5 up

2005


Sibert Medal
Honored for : The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights
John Newbery Medal
Honored for : The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights

Nominations 2005 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Sibert Medal The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights
John Newbery Medal The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award In defense of liberty
6 up

2002


Spur Award for Best Juvenile Nonfiction
Honored for : In the days of the vaqueros

1998


Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal

Nominations 1998 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal

1996


Spur Award for Best Juvenile Nonfiction
Honored for : The life and death of Crazy Horse

1995


Jane Addams Chldren's Book Awards for Book for Older Children
Honored for : Kids at Work

Nominations 1995 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Jane Addams Chldren's Book Awards for Book for Older Children Kids at Work

1994


John Newbery Medal
Honored for : Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery

Nominations 1994 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
John Newbery Medal Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery
Jane Addams Chldren's Book Awards for Book for Older Children Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery

1992


John Newbery Medal
Honored for : The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane

Nominations 1992 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
John Newbery Medal The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane

1988


John Newbery Medal
Honored for : Lincoln: A Photobiography

Nominations 1988 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
John Newbery Medal Lincoln: A Photobiography