Shenandoah Valley Reading Council

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an affiliate of the Virginia State Reading Association and

the International Reading Association

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box: Ellen Levine Announced as 2009 Young Author Celebration Author Ellen Levine  will be the Shenandoah Valley Reading Council’s guest author for the 2009 Young Author’s Celebrations schedule for April 21 and 22, 2009.  Ms. Levine will speak the morning of April 21 in the Western Region (Allegheny, Bath, Highland Counties) and then speak again in the Southern Region (Augusta County, Staunton, Waynesboro, Buena Vista, Clifton Forge, Covington, Lexington, Rockbridge County, Staunton, Waynesboro) afterschool on April 21.  On April 22 she will conduct a school visit (TBD) and then speak at the Northern Region (Harrisonburg, Page County, Rockingham County, and Shenandoah County) after school on the Bridgewater College Campus.  She will also be the featured speaker at the Shenandoah Valley Reading Council Spring Banquet, scheduled for the evening of April 22, 2009 at 7 p.m. in the Boitnott Room on the Bridgewater College Campus. Ellen Levine is an award-winning children's book author who writes both non-fiction and fiction. In her presentation, she focuses on the grand adventure of non-fiction by sharing her experiences in exploring other worlds. "Many young people think research is achingly dull; you copy information from an encyclopedia, give it a title, and call it a report." Using her books as examples, Levine demonstrates the excitement of working with primary sources. Her works span the reading level range from Grade 1 through Grade 8. For more info click here