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Kutztown University: Children's Literature Conference
The Elementary Education Department will be hosting the 16th Annual Children's Literature Conference on April 12, 2014. This year's featured authors/illustrators are:
Frank Serafini: CYBLS Award for Best Non-fiction: Looking Closely Series: The Shore, The Forest, The Dessert, The Garden, The Rainforest, The Pond & Reading the Visual: Navigating and Comprehending Multimodal Texts
Jim Murphy: Newbery Honor Award winning Author: Invincible Microbe Tuberculosis and the Never-Ending Search for a Cure, The Great Fire, An American Plague, Truce, Blizzard
David Wiesner: Caldecott Medal Award winning Illustrator: Flotsam, Art & Max, Tuesday, The Three Pigs
Every year the event welcomes teachers, parents, college students, etc. to expand their knowledge of children's literature resources. For Teachers: Attendees can earn 5 hours of Act 48 Credits or a 4 hour PA KEY Training Certificate for attending.
Registration is open up through the week of the event. Brochures can be found on our website kuchildrensliterature.weebly.com or on Kutztown University's website under the Elementary Education Department.