 Salisbury University's Read Green Festival April 10-14, 2012 Every spring Salisbury University holds its annual Children’s Literature Festival which has because of the strong focus on literature and the environment has cme to be known as the Read Green Festival. One of the highlights is the awarding of the national distinction for books that promote environmental stewardship, the Green Earth Book Awards. The awards are given in five categories: picture book, children’s fiction, young adult fiction, nonfiction for children, and nonfiction for young adults. For more on the award visit http://www.newtonmarascofoundation.org/programs/a_ge_pw.cfm In 2012 there will be seven authors and illustrators on campus and visiting around the Eastern Shore. Many of the events are free and open to the public.  Festival Chair: United States
Senator Barbara A. MikulskiAuthors and Illustrators Press Release Poster Schedule Directions A highlight of the festival will be the gallery exhibit at the Ward Museum from Green Earth Book Award winners entitled: Art, Literature, and the Environment |
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Janet Stevens Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens
Crummel are sisters and
award-winning
authors and illustrators of picture books including Tops and Bottoms, Jackalope, Cook-a-Doodle-Doo, And the Dish Ran Away With the Spoon,
and Help Me, Mr. Mutt. Their
latest book is Big Dog.
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  Susan Crummel Susan Stevens Crummel and
Janet Stevens are sisters and award-winning
authors and illustrators of picture books including Tops and Bottoms, Jackalope, Cook-a-Doodle-Doo, And the Dish Ran Away With the Spoon,
and Help Me, Mr. Mutt. Their
latest book is Big Dog.
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  Susan L. Roth Susan L. Roth is the
author and illustrator of many wonderful books for children, including Listen to the Wind (Dial 2009),
and the best-selling My Love for You (Scholastic 2000) and most
recently (with Cindy Trumbore) The
Mangrove Tree (Lee and Low 2011) which won the GEBA in
children's nonfiction in 2012. Her books have received such awards as
the New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year, ABA Pick of the
Lists, and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. She has three grown
children and lives with her husband in New York City.
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  Cindy Trumbore (Cindy Kane) Cindy Trumbore has worked as an editor of children's literature at Bantam Books, Four Winds Press, and Dial. She has also edited for Pearsen Education. Since 1999 she has also authored children's books including The Genie in the Book (Chronicle 2004), Discovering the Titanic and most recently (with Susan Roth) The Mangrove Tree (Lee and Low 2011) which won the GEBA in children's nonfiction in 2012. |
 Caitlyn Vernon Caitlyn Vernon grew up on British
Columbia's Pacific Coast and now
calls Victoria home. She will never be too big to wade in the ocean in
her gumboots, poke around in tide pools, explore coastal forests or
climb trees and mountains. Caitlyn has a background in biology and
environmental studies and is currently a campaigner with Sierra Club
BC, working to protect the Great Bear Rainforest. Nowhere Else on Earth is her first
book, and was an honor book for the Green Earth Book Award. A
free accompanying resource guide to the book is available at http://www.GreatBearRainforest.ca
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 Michael Caduto Michael is an award-winning
author, master storyteller, ecologist, educator, poet and musician who
has been featured on educational television, over National Public Radio
and by the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation). He reaches thousands
of people each year through personal appearances and his books are used
by millions throughout the world. His work draws from science, Earth
stewardship and cultural diversity and he has worked with many
indigenous peoples during the past 25 years. Riparia's River was an honor book
for the Green Earth Book Award.
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  Graphic designer and children’s illustrator Claudia Dávila was born in Chile and now makes her home in Toronto. She was formerly the art director of Chirp and Chickadee magazines. She has illustrated Science on the Loose, and the Insecto-files. Her graphic novel Luz Sees the Light is a Green Earth Book Award Honor book. |
Eastern Shore Reading Council's
Young Author Contest All of the winners of the Young Author Contest will participate in the Award Ceremony and be honored for their poems and stories. Congratulations to these young people from first to 12th grades. |
Joining the festival via video
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Marc Brown is the
creator of the bestselling Arthur Adventure book
series and co-developer of the children's PBS television series, Arthur. He has also created a
second book series, featuring D.W., Arthur's little sister, as well as
numerous other books for children. Marc Brown lives with his family in
Tisbury, Massachusetts on Martha's Vineyard. Arthur Turns Green recieved the
Green Earth Book Award in the picturebook category. Marc Brown
will accept the award via video. |
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  Gill
Lewis the author of Wild Wings
is a veterinarian by
first profession. Her love of animals and the natural world plays a big
part in her writing. This is her debut novel. She lives in the UK where
the book was published as Sky Hawk.
Wild Wings recieved the
Green Earth Book Award in the Children's fiction category. Gill Lewis
will accept the award via video.
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Nicola Davies (born in Suffolk, England) is a zoologist and writer. She was one of the original presenters of the BBC children's wildlife programme The Really Wild Show. More recently, she has made her name as a children's author. Gaia Warriors, written in association with, and with an afterword by, James Lovelock is a book about climate change like no other that explains the science and answers the commonly-asked questions about global warming. Gaia Warriors recieved the GEBA for nonfiction for young adults. Nicola Davies will accept the award via video. |
Read Green Festival Schedule
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
3:30 to 4:30 |
Booksigning at the Wicomico Library
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Wicomico Public Library |
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm |
Friends of the Read Green Festival Reception *For invited guests
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Ward Museum |
6:00 pm -- 7:00 pm |
Opening of the Green Earth Book Award: Art, Literature, and the Environment Exhibit to the Public Booksigning with Michael Caduto, Susan Crummel, Susan Roth, Janet Stevens, Cindy Trumbore, and Caitlyn Vernon |
Ward Museum |
Wednesday, April 11
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9:30- 10:30 11:00 -- 12 |
Some authors and
illustrators visit local schools
Susan Roth demonstrates
collage
art with students from Fruitland Intermediate School
Panel of authors and
illustrators talk about environmental literature
for children
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TBA Ward Museum 226 TETC |
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5:30– 9 pm |
 Master of Ceremonies: Captain Willie Dykes from WBOC 5:30 -- 6 pm 6:00 -- 6:30 Green Earth Book Award
presentation to: Cindy Trumbore
and Susan Roth; and to honor book recipients Caitlyn
Vernon, Michael Caduto,
and Claudia
Davila
Special video acceptance of Green Earth
Book Award awards by Marc Brown
for Arthur Turns Green; and Gill Lewis
for Wild Wings
6:30 -- 7:00 7:00 -- 7:30 pm Young Author Award Ceremony
Winners of the Eastern Shore Reading
Council's Young Author Contest will join the events and then hold their
own awards ceremony after the keynote speaker. Participants are welcome
to stay to honor these talented young people.
7-- 8:30 pm Reception
and book signing
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Social Room, HH Holloway Hall Auditorium Holloway Hall Auditorium Social Room, HH |
Thursday, April 12
9:00 am
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Authors and illustrators visit local schools: Susan Crummel and janet Stevens speak at Pemberton Elementary Caitlyn Vernon speaks to 7th graders at Salisbury Middle School Claudia Davila speaks to students at Maple Elementary School |
TBA |
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5:00 pm |
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Adam's Diamond Lodge For information contact Amanda Banks: ABANKS@wcboe.org |
Saturday,
April 14
11:00am – 3:00pm |
Barnes & Noble Author and Fundraising Event: music, author reading, other activities |
Barnes & Noble, Salisbury |
*Events in red are private
For the latest information please check with the Teacher Education Department at 410-543-6509
For more information, call the Teacher
Education Department at
410-543-6509 or visit the literature festival Web site at http://faculty.salisbury.edu/~elbond/childlitfestival.html.
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See the 2009 Festival highlights click here
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