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[CCBC-Net] ANNOUNCEMENT: Lee Bennett Hopkins Wins 2009 NCTE Poetry Award

From: Carole D. Fiore <Carole>
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 09:38:56 -0500

Hip, Hip, Hurray!

Lee, this honor is much deserved. You have done so much to promote the love and importance of poetry.

And how appropriate that it will be presented at a luncheon at the NCTE conference in Philadelphia next November. (Lee is a native Pennsylvanian!)

Congratulations, Lee!

                                            Carole

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-----Original Message----- From: ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu
[mailto:ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu] On Behalf Of Kathleen T. Horning Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 2:12 PM To: CCBC-NET Subject: [CCBC-Net] ANNOUNCEMENT: Lee Bennett Hopkins Wins 2009 NCTE Poetry Award

While we're in our first of the month announcement period, I'd like to share some good news. The National Council of Teachers of English recently announced that Lee Bennett Hopkins is the 2009 winner of the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. More info can be found on their website here: http://www.ncte.org/awards/poetry/winner

Congratulations, Lee!

KT

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horning at education.wisc.edu
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Received on Thu 04 Dec 2008 08:38:56 AM CST