{Guest post By Tonya Duncan Ellis}
Roses are red.
Violets are blue.
April is National Poetry Month.
Whoo-hoo!
Clearly, my poetry writing skills are lacking, but I love reading and hearing poetry.
To celebrate the release of One Step Further by Katherine Johnson and her daughters Joylette Hylick and Katherine Moore, and illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow on January 5th, blogs across the web are featuring exclusive photos and stories from the life of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, plus 5 chances to win a hardcover copy!
With ONE STEP FURTHER, author Katherine Johnson shares what it was like for her daughters to be a part of her history-making path. Filled with personal reflections, exclusive family archival photos, and striking illustrations, readers will be immersed in this deeply personal portrayal of female empowerment, women in STEM, and the breaking down of race barriers across generations. Historical notes, photo/illustration notes, and a timeline put the story into a historical and modern-day context.
We did it! Another wildly successful Multicultural Children’s Book Day is complete. Once again, the MCBD team was touched and elevated by the overwhelming support and enthusiasm surrounding our diverse children’s literature online celebration. In the days following the crescendo of the event, and our crazy-fun annual Twitter Party, we all have spent hours sifting through the amazing camaraderie, comments, reviews, classroom celebrations, and touching kudos that were offered up during our on and offline global event.
{Guest Post by Jesse Lewis, Music Producer, and Sound Director, at TA-DA! Language Productions}
Sound and music is a point of entry for the next generation. Just like food and diverse books, music carries language and culture for kids.
So, I noticed that when music comes on, she stops everything and stares far away.
That thousand-yard stare is usually one I see in our 4-month-old right before the diaper… uh, right before he looks at me and grins…
The ON MY DESK series was born a few years ago thanks to my role as Project Manager for Multicultural Children's Book Day. One of the many job perks is that I get to enjoy the avalanche of amazing multicultural books for kids that are donated to our project. Seriously, from October to January, it's like...