Dear Colleagues,

Please spread the word.

The USBBY (United States Board on Books for Young People) Bridge to Understanding Award Committee seeks to identify and honor innovative programs that use children's literature as a way to promote international understanding.

Schools, libraries, scout troops, clubs and bookstores are all eligible for this award. Does your school or library program or do you know of another organization that "promotes reading as a way to expand a child's world"?

To learn more about the award, view information about past winners, and to access entry, criteria, and application forms, please link to:

http://www.usbby.org/list_b2u.html

The submission deadline for the award is January 31, 2012.

For additional information contact the USBBY secretariat at: Secretariat@usbby.org or phone: 224.233.2030

Or email me: jmoreillon@twu.edu

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Judi Moreillon

Judi Moreillon, M.L.S., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, School of Library and Information Studies
Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX

Author:
Collaborative Strategies for Teaching Reading Comprehension: Maximizing Your Impact, Coteaching Reading Comprehension Strategies in Secondary School Libraries: Maximizing Your Impact (in press), Sing Down the Rain, and Read to Me/Vamos a leer

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