11 March 2011 the Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck Japan. The country is still rebuilding from the natural and nuclear disaster that resulted from the quake. Books are beginning to appear to help students understand this tragedy. The Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, 2011, resulted in a massive tsunami that caused the… Read More Two Years Later: Japan 11 March
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature is an organization advocating for multicultural children’s literature which includes librarians, teachers, parents, caregivers, students, and experts in the field of children’s literature. Eligibility Libraries and community organizations that serve children and their families who are having a Día program, El Día de Los Niños/El Día de… Read More El Día de Los Niños/El Día de Los Libros (Children’s Day/Book Day)
No resolution, just a word for this year: Courage. This month, I looked to Pres. Obama and Martin Luther King Jr. for thoughts about courage. “Hope is not blind optimism. It’s not ignoring the enormity of the task ahead or the roadblocks that stand in our path. It’s not sitting on the sidelines or shirking… Read More COURAGE: JANUARY
“That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free; and the Executive… Read More 1 January
I’ve been working on my list of January 2013 releases by authors of color. Last year, I was able to list 17 January releases and this year I’ve found 8. I’m going to continue to do some searching and publish my list tomorrow. Please!! Feel free to mention MG and YA titles of which you’re… Read More They’re Coming Out Soon!
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