Antioch University Los Angeles Awards First Annual Horace Mann Upstanders Book Awards."Mrs. Marlowe's Mice" by Frank Asch and Devin Asch announced as 2008 winner CULVER CITY Culver City, city (1990 pop. 38,793), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1917. It is a center of the U.S. motion-picture industry, whose roots in the city date to c.1915. Its chief manufactures are rubber products and computers. , Calif. -- Antioch University Antioch University is a six-campus American university with campuses in four states. An outgrowth of Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, each of Antioch's campuses has its own distinct academic programs, community life, and regional identity. Antioch has developed a new Ph.D. Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. today announced that it has chosen Mrs. Marlowe's Mice by Frank Asch and Devin Asch as the 2008 Horace Mann Upstander Award winner for Children's Literature children's literature, writing whose primary audience is children. See also children's book illustration. The Beginnings of Children's Literature The earliest of what came to be regarded as children's literature was first meant for adults. . The award was announced on Saturday as part of the 1st Annual Children's Literature Conference, held on campus in Culver City. The Horace Mann Upstanders award honors new children's literature that best exemplifies the ideals of social action and encourages young readers to become agents of change themselves. "Being an Upstander is when an individual or a group chooses to take a positive stand and act on behalf of themselves and others," added Dr. J Noun 1. Dr. J - United States basketball forward (born in 1950) Erving, Julius Erving, Julius Winfield Erving . Cynthia McDermott, Chair of the Education program at Antioch University Los Angeles. "This award honors literature that encourages readers to take that risk and stand up for something they believe in. We are so pleased to honor Mrs. Marlowe's Mice, a fabulous book with a powerful message for children." The 2008 award winner, Mrs. Marlowe's Mice, is published by Kids Can Press. It is the story of Mrs. Eleanor Marlowe, who by day works at the Purrington Street Library with her fellow cats, but at night returns home to her house where she is hiding a family of mice. When a nosy nos·y or nos·ey adj. nos·i·er, nos·i·est Informal 1. Given to prying into the affairs of others; snoopy. See Synonyms at curious. 2. Prying; inquisitive. neighbor calls the Department of Catland Security, Mrs. Marlowe is accused of being a mouse sympathizer and it is up to her to try and save her family of mice - and herself - from certain doom. "It's an honor and a joy to have our book receive the Horace Mann Upstanders Award," stated Frank Asch, author of Mrs. Marlowe's Mice. "Horace Mann once said, 'Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.' Devin and I love that we have made a children's book of social value and appreciate the recognition that we have received." The awards were sponsored by the Antioch University Los Angeles graduate education program, in partnership with the Better World JL Institute and the South Bay Literacy Foundation. The award committee was comprised of Antioch University Los Angeles credential candidates, faculty members, K-12 students and local educational leaders from the greater Los Angeles community. In addition to the Horace Mann Upstanders winner Mrs Marlowe's Mice, the 2008 Honor books included Ain't Nobody a Stranger to Me by Ann Grifalconi with illustrations by Jerry Pinkney Jerry Pinkney (1939- ) is an African-American illustrator. He was born in Philadelphia in 1939, and began drawing at the age of four. As a child he had great difficulty in elementary school, but his love of and talent for drawing was useful in elevating his self-esteem and gaining (Hyperion), One Thousand Tracings: Healing the Wounds of World War II by Leta Judge (Hyperion), The Giant of Seville: A Tall Tale Based on a True Story by Dan Andreasen (Abrams), When I Crossed No-Bob by Margaret McMullan (Houghton Mifflin), Sacred Leaf by Deborah Ellis (Groundwood Books) Brendan Buckley's Universe and Everything in It by Sundee T. Frazier (Delacorte), and The Klipfish Klip´fish` n. 1. Dried cod, exported from Norway. Code by Mary Casanova (Houghton Mifflin). 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These campuses all nurture in their students the knowledge, skills and habits of reflection to act as lifelong learners, democratic leaders and global citizens who live lives of meaning and purpose. In addition to the College, Antioch University is comprised of five nonresidential campuses in Keene, NH; Yellow Springs, OH; Seattle, WA and Santa Barbara and Los Angeles, CA. For over 35 years, Antioch University Los Angeles has proudly and consistently challenged educational conventions to inspire learning and leadership that promotes service to community and positive social change. In addition to a liberal arts undergraduate degree completion program, Antioch University offers graduate degree programs in clinical psychology, creative writing, teacher credentialing, education and organizational management. 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