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Celebrate Science and Canadian books for young people UBC, Vancouver, BC, Canada Sept. 25th

From: Annette Goldsmith <agoldsmith.fsu_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:13:56 -0700

Please excuse cross-postings. I am posting the notice below and attached flyer for my friend, Janet Mumford jmumford_at_sd38.bc.ca, who is helping to organize the event. Do consider attending if you plan to be in Vancouver, BC on Sept 25.

Best,

Annette

Annette Goldsmith, PhD

Guest Faculty

University of Washington Information School

Seattle, WA

Residence: Los Angeles, CA

Chair, 2010 Mildred L. Batchelder Award Committee

Member, 2010-2011 USBBY Outstanding International Books Committee

Member, 2010-2011 Schneider Family Book Award Jury


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Attention All Teachers, Librarians, and Parents

Join us for an exclusive tour of the new Beaty Biodiversity Museum at the University of British Columbia which is home of the Blue Whale skeleton and learn about science and science books for kids and teens!

http://www.beatymuseum.ubc.ca/ (click to see amazing photos of blue whale skeleton).

This event supports the work of the Canadian Children's Book Centre, a not-for-profit organization devoted to promoting the reading of Canadian books for youth.

http://www.bookcentre.ca/celebratescience (click to see link regarding this event).

Celebrate Science! A BC Sciencefest for Teachers, Librarians and Parents in the Beaty Biodiversity Museum

Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010

8:30-a.m. to 12:30 noon.

Keynote speaker is the amazing astronomer Dr. Jaymie Matthews! Learn more about science and about new science books for kids and teens from a stellar line up of BC science writers--Shar Levine and Leslie Johnstone, Cora Lee, Deborah Hodge, Adrienne Mason, Claire Eamer, Paula Johanson, Maggie Devries, Tanya Kyi, Avis Harley and Fiona Bayrock. You may also want to visit the Canadian Children's Book Centre book collection found in the UBC Education Library.

-- 
Jo-Anne Naslund, Instructional Programs Librarian Education Library 
2125 Main Mall 
Vancouver, British Columbia 
V6T 1Z4 
Tel. 604-822-0940 FAX 604-822-5378 
jnaslund_at_interchange.ubc.ca 
Received on Mon 06 Sep 2010 11:13:56 PM CDT