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From: Alison O'Reilly <alison_at_suffolknet.org>
Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2013 08:41:31 -0500
Frost may be on the ground, but planning for spring library programs is well underway! Now is the perfect time to add a program celebrating international children’s books to your April selectionof programs and lesson plans for children.
USBBY
(UnitedStates Board on Books for Young People) has been awarded the sponsorship of the 2013 International Children’s Book Day, traditionally celebrated on April 2, Hans Christian Andersen's birthday. Programideas, a poster created by artist Ashley Bryan and poet Pat Mora, andmuch more are available now at:
http://internationalchildrensbookday.wordpress.com/
Here are some of the easy-to-replicate programs already available on the site:
Monsters of the World
submitted by Cristy Burne
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Featuring books from Australia, New Zealand and Africa, this program appeals to children’s fascination with monsters and requires little more than your fabulous read-aloud skills, easy to find internationalbooks, and pencils and paper!
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InternationalPlayground Games
submitted by Lisa Herskowitz
ВBotswana, Jamaica, Romania, and Argentina are just a few ofthe countries you can travel to in this fun and easy program. Take alook!
Do _you_ have a great idea for celebrating International Children’s Book Day? Please share it with your colleagues around the world by submitting a program idea online
.
Thankyou and Happy New Year!
В
Alison O’Reilly, Doris Gebel, and Jackie DeStefano
USBBY International Childre n’s Book Day Resource Guide Committee
Links:
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http://www.usbby.org/
http://internationalchildrensbookday.wordpray.wordpress.com/2012/12/29/international-playground-games/
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Received on Fri 04 Jan 2013 08:41:31 AM CST
Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2013 08:41:31 -0500
Frost may be on the ground, but planning for spring library programs is well underway! Now is the perfect time to add a program celebrating international children’s books to your April selectionof programs and lesson plans for children.
USBBY
(UnitedStates Board on Books for Young People) has been awarded the sponsorship of the 2013 International Children’s Book Day, traditionally celebrated on April 2, Hans Christian Andersen's birthday. Programideas, a poster created by artist Ashley Bryan and poet Pat Mora, andmuch more are available now at:
http://internationalchildrensbookday.wordpress.com/
Here are some of the easy-to-replicate programs already available on the site:
Monsters of the World
submitted by Cristy Burne
В
Featuring books from Australia, New Zealand and Africa, this program appeals to children’s fascination with monsters and requires little more than your fabulous read-aloud skills, easy to find internationalbooks, and pencils and paper!
В
InternationalPlayground Games
submitted by Lisa Herskowitz
ВBotswana, Jamaica, Romania, and Argentina are just a few ofthe countries you can travel to in this fun and easy program. Take alook!
Do _you_ have a great idea for celebrating International Children’s Book Day? Please share it with your colleagues around the world by submitting a program idea online
.
Thankyou and Happy New Year!
В
Alison O’Reilly, Doris Gebel, and Jackie DeStefano
USBBY International Childre n’s Book Day Resource Guide Committee
Links:
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http://www.usbby.org/
http://internationalchildrensbookday.wordpray.wordpress.com/2012/12/29/international-playground-games/
http:/
Received on Fri 04 Jan 2013 08:41:31 AM CST
