WELCOME TO THE RICHMOND AREA READING COUNCIL
Serving Amelia, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, King & Queen, King William, New Kent, Powhatan, Colonial Heights, Hopewell, Richmond (City), and West Point

RARC 2010 Spring Conference (flyer - article)
April 15, 2010 (4:00-6:30pm)
Reams Road Elementary School

SPEAKERS:
Joan Kindig, PhD., Associate Professor of Reading Education at James Madison University and
Ginjer Clarke, author of childrens’ books from Richmond VA.

Professor Kindig teaches pre-service teachers and graduate student classes in Reading and Children’s Literature. Active in both children’s and adolescent literature, she served on the 2008 Caldecott committee and the Odyssey 2009 committee. She has also been a member of the Newbery Medal committee.

Mrs. Clarke writes fun, fact-filled nonfiction children’s books about weird, wonderful animals. Her books have sold more than 2 million copies worldwide since 2000. She has presented at more than 75 elementary schools, spoken at reading and writing conferences, and appeared at many bookstores and libraries, and even a zoo!

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