These awards are for books published in 2004. The winning books were selected for their outstanding overall quality and likely enduring appeal. An international jury made the final choices, taking into account the Internet votes of students, teachers and others from around the world. Young Learners
Is It a Butterfly? allows learners to gain information about interesting scientific facts as they learn to read. Even though it is a pop-up book, it will be enjoyed by learners of all ages, from children to adults. It is written from the viewpoints of a bee and a snail, which makes the story more interesting than just being simply narrated. Adolescents and Adults—Beginners
Love among the Haystacks is a simple but powerful tale about the loves of two brothers. The language is graded to make it easy to comprehend and enjoy. It is an exciting, well-rounded story. Adolescents and Adults—Intermediate
Dead Cold is expertly done: clear writing, a sense of place, and the right number of well-drawn characters and amount of well-crafted plot for the length of the book. The fast-moving story line and the easy-to-understand English are the two winning features of this book. Adolescents and Adults—Advanced
Cold Mountain is storytelling at its best. This version intelligently pares down the characters and incidents of the original, yet vividly conveys its pastoral and anti-war themes, and depiction of humans at their cruelest and most generous. It is notable that, in spite of compression, the adaptation retains the leisurely, sometimes dreamlike mood of the original. Reteller Mary Tomalin inhabits this material as Charles Frazier did in the source book. Here is a masterwork of language learner literature. “I have watched the movie, but I prefer this book,” commented one student. “You can’t stop reading it.” Used as a class reader, it is also sure to stimulate discussion and spark writing.d to make it easy to comprehend and enjoy. It is an exciting, well-rounded story. The judges in the advanced category would like to append a note on a problem with almost all the books nominated this year and last.
In addition to the winners, the following books were selected as the shortlisted “finalists” in each category: Young Learners
Adolescents and Adults—Beginners
Adolescents and Adults—Intermediate
Adolescents and Adults—Advanced
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