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“Mei Li,” the Second Caldecott

Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Mei-Li-the-Second-Caldecott.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 7/12/2005 “Mei Li,” the Second Caldecott Transcript A book entitled Mei Li [May Lee] written and illustrated by Thomas Handforth, was the winner of the Caldecott Award in 1939, the second year the Award for the most distinguished American picture book was presented. The story is […]