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PRESENTATIONS
The 5th Annual Reading the World Conference will take place at the University of San Francisco on March 1-2, 2003. The conference planning committee has assembled one of the most distinguished cadre of multicultural children literature authors, artists, speakers and presenters that is unparalleled to date at any conference of this nature. READING THE WORLD: A Conference celebrating multicultural literature for children and young adults has a track record of creating excellent events. This 2003 Conference on March 1st and 2nd at the University of San Francisco will be an extraordinary, once in a lifetime event. For exceptional circumstances, specifically the vision and generosity of the International Children’s Digital Library (ICDL) the original group of presenters which includes: • Caldecott Award
Winners: Lee and Diane Dillon and a number of other authors including Ji-Li JIan, Millyy Lee, Walter Mayes, Ruth Stotter, Audrey Shabbas, Melba Patillo-Beals will be enriched with a winner of the Andersen Award (the Nobel Price of Children’s Literature), who will be the dinner speaker: •Andersen Award
Winner: Ana María Machado (from Brazil) as well as authors, illustrators and
scholars from many countries around the world including: plus representatives from Ukraine, Slovenia, Iran, and several other countries. There will be more than 40 workshops -Please go to the following URL, www.soe.usfca.edu/childlit and consult the full conference program, obtain registration information, and learn about logistical information for the conference, such as, lodging, transportation, parking, etc. Group Registration Discounts are available for 5 or more teachers coming from the same school, and ever greater discounts for larger groups. You may also
contact the following individuals for additional information:
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