Movements such as grunge, the rave scene and hip hop spread around the world to young people during the decade, aided by then-new technology such as cable television and the Internet. (Wikipedia)
Children's Books of the 1990s
Spotlight Books
This is the story of Ellington's rise, from his early years learning the piano, through forming his own band, Duke Ellington is.illustrated by Brian Pinkney and the text is by Andrea Davis Pinkney. The book published in1998 is the 1999 Caldecott Honor Book.
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In this counting book and tribute to classical music, the verse echoes the sounds of instruments in the orchestra. Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin! was written by Lloyd Moss and illustrated by Marjorie Priceman; It is also the, 1996 Caldecott Honor Book.
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Caldecott Video (16:35 min.)
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You Tube Video (8:32 min.)
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More Caldecott/Newbery Videos
- John Henry by Julius Lester (1995)
- Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann (1996)
- Owen by Kevin Henkes (1994)
- Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky (1998)
- The Paper Boy by Dav Pilkey (1997)