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2009 Children's Author Lecture
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Length:
65 minutes
Released:
Apr 22, 2009
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Jon Scieszka’s many books have won awards and sold over 11 million copies. Scieszka is also the founder of Guys Read, a nonprofit literacy organization. In 2008 the Library of Congress chose Jon Scieszka to be the first National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, a two-year position in which Scieszka’s mission is to get kids excited about reading. In his lecture, Scieszka talks about the cool stuff he has acquired since becoming an Ambassador, tells stories about his books and his childhood growing up as the second oldest of six brothers, and answers questions from kids in the audience.Date of Event: Monday, April 20, 2009Target Audience: Everybody
Released:
Apr 22, 2009
Format:
Podcast episode
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