From: Linda Mundt <lemundt>
Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2001 08:51:12 -0600

The Call of Stories: The Allure of Narrative for Children and Young Adults

Thursday and Friday, April 5-6, 2001

University of Wisconsin-Madison campus Madison, Wisconsin

For a conference brochure, contact Linda Mundt, LEMundt at facstaff.wisc.edu or call 608/263D52.

Special features:
         Alice McGill (author of Molly Bannaky) performing Sojourner Truth Speaks
         Margaret Read MacDonald (storyteller, folklorist, librarian), The Call of Stories
         Kimberly Willis Holt (National Book Award winner), Home: An Outsider's View
         Christy Hale (illustrator of Elizabeti's Doll ), Conversation and Counterpoint
         S.D. Nelson (illustrator of Joe Bruchac's Crazy Horse), Transforming American Indian Art and Ledger Book Images
         Betsy Hearne (author of Seven Brave Women), Feeding the Folklore in Us
         Jim DeVita (actor, playwright and first-time author), Between Page and Stage

There will be an opportunity to attend a conversation with one speaker, Book Discussion Groups and Interest Groups. Participants pick two Interest Group. The topics include:

The Charlotte Zolotow Award Middle School Students as Storytellers A New Vision for Youth Services in Wisconsin and the 2001 Summer Library Program Shake-it-up Tales! Audience Participation Folktales Storytelling in the School Library Media Center Storytelling Techniques to Build Confidence, Community and Creativity Using Song in Story Hour Visions and Voices of Our Elders Why We Love Harry Potter Young Adult Picture Books


Linda Mundt School of Library and Information Studies University of Wisconsin-Madison 600 N. Park Street, Room 4263 Madison, WI 53706

608/263D52 phone 608/263H49 fax
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