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ReadAcrossAmerica
Grades
K - 12
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Calendar Activity
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Literacy-Related Event
Read Across America Day: Celebrate a Nation of Diverse Readers

Bring the celebration of reading and literacy into your classroom, library, school, and home all year long.

ChildrensBookWeek
Grades
K - 6
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Calendar Activity
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Literacy-Related Event
Celebrate National Children's Book Week!

Children show support for their favorite Children's Choice Book award finalist by designing a promotional book cover.

LeoLionni
Grades
K - 3
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Calendar Activity
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Author & Text
Today is Leo Lionni's birthday.

As a child growing up in Holland, Leo Lionni taught himself how to draw and later became an author and illustrator of children's books. Leo Lionni is the winner of four Caldecott awards.

<em>Snowflake Bentley</em> illustrator Mary Azarian was born in 1940.
Grades
K - 4
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Author & Text
Snowflake Bentley illustrator Mary Azarian was born in 1940.
Students catch snowflakes outdoors and sketch some of the structures, or grow their own snow crystals and examine them using magnifying glasses or microscopes.

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