NEWS -- Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table to be the
featured book in President George W. Bush's 25th Anniversary celebration
of his Points of Lights initiative. The celebration will include an
effort to enlist thousands of volunteers to break the Guinness Book of World Records listing for the number of children being read to in a 24-hour period as part of the "Read Across the Globe" initiative. A gigantic conference is
planned October 19-21, 2015 at the George R. Brown Convention Center,
Houston, Texas. The record is 238,620 and officials are aiming to go
past the 300,000 mark with 10,000 volunteers fanning out to Houston
area schools and day care centers during the conference to read aloud
the children's book, Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table.
Even astronaut Scott Kelly plans to read the book aloud from outer
space, although he won't be counted in the tally since he won't be in a
classroom.
McBookwords
has a dozen or more authors that speak with young readers. If you
would like to investigate having an author visit your school or library
-- for an author appearance
please
contact us at McBookwords.
Each of these authors often speak in schools with young readers, and
at all types of groups that are interested in literacy and books.
Jacqueline Briggs Martin is available for author appearances -- find out more at McBookwords.
