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• Carnegie Medal — The Carnegie Medal in Literature was established in the UK in 1936 in honour of Scottish philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. It is awarded to an outstanding book for children and young adult readers. Nominated books must be written in English and… …   Wikipedia

• Carnegie Medal — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El premio Carnegie Medal se entrega anualmente al libro infantil/juvenil más destacado. Fue establecido por The Library Association en 1936 en memoria de Andrew Carnegie, un renombrado filántropo americano de origen… …   Wikipedia Español

• Carnegie Medal — Die Carnegie Medal in Literature (Carnegie Medaille für Literatur) ist eine britische Auszeichnung für Kinder und Jugendbücher. Sie ist nach Andrew Carnegie benannt. Nominierte Bücher müssen in englischer Sprache geschrieben sein und sollten im… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Carnegie Medal — El premio Carnegie Medal se entrega anualmente al libro infantil/juvenil más destacado. Fue establecido por The Library Association en 1936 en memoria de Andrew Carnegie, un renombrado filántropo escocés. Los ganadores reciben una medalla dorada… …   Enciclopedia Universal

• Carnegie Medal — (in Britain) an award for the best children’s book published each year, made by the Library Association and named after Andrew Carnegie. The first book to win the award was Arthur Ransome’s Pigeon Post (1936). * * * …   Universalium

• Carnegie Hero Fund — The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, also known as Carnegie Hero Fund, was established to recognize persons who perform extraordinary acts of heroism in civilian life in the United States and Canada, and to provide financial assistance for those… …   Wikipedia

• Carnegie — may refer to:*Andrew Carnegie, Scottish industrialist and philanthropist, after whom are named: **Carnegie Steel Company **The Carnegie Building, a building on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for which he provided funds. **Carnegie …   Wikipedia

• The Wanderer (Sharon Creech novel) — The Wanderer is a children s novel by Sharon Creech, published in 2000. It was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and named a Newbery Honor book. It is about a 13 year old orphan named Sophie who is the only girl amongst a crew of men on a… …   Wikipedia

• Carnegie Prize — The Carnegie Prize is an international prize for artists, awarded by the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.The prize should not be confused with the Carnegie Medal, which is awarded for children s literature. See also *List of… …   Wikipedia

• The Machine Gunners — is a book by Robert Westall (1929 1993) that was adapted by the BBC into a British television serial in 1983. It was awarded the Carnegie Medal for 1975, and in 2007 it was selected by judges of the Carnegie Medal as one of the ten most important …   Wikipedia