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David Wiesner, the author/illustrator of last year's winner Flotsam, was the keynote speaker at this year's Red Clover conference on October 7.

The Red Clover Award is co-sponsored by Mother Goose Programs, Windham County Reads and the Vermont Departments of Education and Libraries.

 

 

Are you from a Vermont elementary school that participates in the Red Clover program? You might be eligible to apply for a free set of the 2010-2011 Red Clover books, thanks to a grant from the Vermont Department of Education. Download the application here. Deadline: April 2, 2010. Contact us if you have questions about eligibility requirements. Note: You must send in your votes no later than April 9, 2010 to qualify for a free set. No votes, no books!

This fall's Red Clover Award conference was a great success! Thanks to David Wiesner, author of last year's winner Flotsam and 2001 nominee Sector 7, for his inspiring keynote address, and to all the presenters, including Lisa Purcell of Four Winds Institute, Betsy Bennett Stacy of The Nature Museum and Lisa Merton, award-winning documentary producer of Planting Hope: Wangari Maathai and the Green Belt Movement.

Would you like to integrate technology into your Red Clover Award program? Here's how, thanks to Chester-Andover School librarian Jeanie Phillips. Educator Elise Lisle also presented a workshop on incorporating movement into your Red Clover program.

This year's Red Clover winner is...Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend! written by Mélanie Watt and published by Kids Can Press. Over 24,000 K-4 children voted for their favorite. Let us know if you'd like a full vote tally.

The Red Clover Award committee welcomes two new members: Hyde Park Elementary School librarian Joyce Cormier and Burnham Memorial Library's assistant librarian Pamela Tallmadge.

The Red Clover Award promotes the reading and discussion of the best of contemporary picture books in nearly all of Vermont's elementary schools. Each year over 20,000 K-4 students read, or have read to them, the ten nominated books.

An educator resource guide contains program guidelines and activities. Many activities in the guide are based on the Vermont Framework of Standards and provide dynamic and thoughtful learning experiences for children. Extending the discussions and activities will help to address even more.

Nominees for 2010-2011

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