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From: Julie Kline <jkline>
Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2006 15:42:22 -0500
ANNOUNCEMENT
Title: ALA -EMIERT Latino Children's Literature Awards: Creation, Content & Community Date: 6/24/2006 Time: 1:30 PM- 3:30 PM Location: Morial Convention Center room: Rm. 244-245 Meeting Type: Open
Description: The Pura Belpr?, Tom?s Rivera and the Am?ricas Award all highlight different facets of culturally diverse literature for children and young adults. Sandra Balderrama will moderate a panel of U.S. Representatives of the three awards, along with award winning authors Monica Brown, Viola Canales and Amada Irma P?rez, will discuss the meaning of "authentic" cultural content, the value of the awards from a creative standpoint; and the community of readers--Latino and non-Latino alike--for whom these books matter.
Welcome: Doris Gebel (Northport - East Northport Library, Northport, New York)
Moderator: Sandra Balderrama (Co-Founder, Pura Belpr? Award)
Am?ricas Award Monica Brown, author of My Name is Celia/Me llamo Celia (2004), winner of the Am?ricas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature Theresa Howell, Managing Editor, Rising Moon ~ Luna Rising
Pura Belpr? Oralia Garza de Cortes, Latino Children's Literature Consultant Viola Canales, author of The Tequila Worm (2005), winner of the Pura Belpr? Award for narrative
Tom?s Rivera Amada Irma P?rez, author of My Very Own Room/ Mi propio cuartito (2000), winner of the Tom?s Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award Ruth Tobar, Publisher and Executive Director, Children's Book Press/Libros Para Ni?os
Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2006 15:42:22 -0500
ANNOUNCEMENT
Title: ALA -EMIERT Latino Children's Literature Awards: Creation, Content & Community Date: 6/24/2006 Time: 1:30 PM- 3:30 PM Location: Morial Convention Center room: Rm. 244-245 Meeting Type: Open
Description: The Pura Belpr?, Tom?s Rivera and the Am?ricas Award all highlight different facets of culturally diverse literature for children and young adults. Sandra Balderrama will moderate a panel of U.S. Representatives of the three awards, along with award winning authors Monica Brown, Viola Canales and Amada Irma P?rez, will discuss the meaning of "authentic" cultural content, the value of the awards from a creative standpoint; and the community of readers--Latino and non-Latino alike--for whom these books matter.
Welcome: Doris Gebel (Northport - East Northport Library, Northport, New York)
Moderator: Sandra Balderrama (Co-Founder, Pura Belpr? Award)
Am?ricas Award Monica Brown, author of My Name is Celia/Me llamo Celia (2004), winner of the Am?ricas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature Theresa Howell, Managing Editor, Rising Moon ~ Luna Rising
Pura Belpr? Oralia Garza de Cortes, Latino Children's Literature Consultant Viola Canales, author of The Tequila Worm (2005), winner of the Pura Belpr? Award for narrative
Tom?s Rivera Amada Irma P?rez, author of My Very Own Room/ Mi propio cuartito (2000), winner of the Tom?s Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award Ruth Tobar, Publisher and Executive Director, Children's Book Press/Libros Para Ni?os
-- Julie K. Kline Outreach and Academic Program Coordinator Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee PO Box 413 Milwaukee, WI 53201 (414) 229-5986 phone (414) 229-2879 fax jkline at uwm.edu http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CLACSReceived on Thu 01 Jun 2006 03:42:22 PM CDT
