Sunday, November 5, 2017
FIRST BOOK - 2017 Estela and Raúl Mora Award
First Book announced the winner of the 2017 Estela and
Raúl Mora Award for the year’s most exemplary El día de los niños/El día de los
libros, celebration:
Mattawa Elementary School of Mattawa, WA.
According to an event volunteer, “The event focused on
drawing parents to the school library to see the collection of Spanish and
bilingual books available to their children.
Circulation for these titles is low – we wanted children and parents to
understand the importance of reading books together in both English and their
heritage language.”
See the complete press release at
First Book is a nonprofit social enterprise that provides
new books, learning materials, and other essentials to children in need. Since
its founding in 1992, First Book has distributed more than 170 million books
and educational resources to programs and schools serving children from
low-income families.
El día de los niños/El día de los libros, or Día, was
founded by author and poet Pat Mora in 1996. REFORMA was the first
organizational partner to promote Día, a year-long commitment to literacy and
children, with culminating celebrations in April. REFORMA annually awarded the
Estela and Raúl Mora Award from 2000-2014. Since 2016, the Mora Award has been
coordinated by First Book and recognizes schools and programs with outstanding
Día programs.
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