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Introducing the 2016 Mora Award!
As part of our ongoing commitment to promote literacy and celebrate
cultural diversity, First Book is proud to announce that we are working
with author and poet Pat Mora to present the annual Estela and Raúl Mora
Award in 2016!
Established by Pat and her siblings in honor of their parents, this
esteemed award recognizes programs that embrace the spirit of
Children's Day/Book Day, El día de los niños/El día de los libros,
(known as "Día").
Día is a nationally recognized initiative that emphasizes the
importance of literacy for all children, from all backgrounds, and
creatively links them to the gift of reading. In honor of Día's 20th
anniversary in April 2016, the Mora Award will be open for the first
time to school-based and school-led partnerships that adopt Día as a way
of connecting all children to bookjoy and promoting literacy all year
round, culminating with Children's Day/Book Day celebrations in April.
We are excited to seek nominations for the Mora Award from within the First Book community in 2016,
but we just couldn't wait to share the news! In the meantime, share
bookjoy with all of the children you serve by exploring the variety of
fun, culturally relevant, and engaging titles available on the First
Book Marketplace.
To learn more, contact Mora Award coordinator Roxana Barillas at rbarillas@firstbook.org.
Happy Reading!
Your friends at First Book
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