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 Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2017 (1/27/17) is in its fourth year and was founded by Valarie Budayr from Jump Into A Book and Mia Wenjen from PragmaticMom. Our mission is to raise awareness of the ongoing need to include kids’ books that celebrate diversity in home and school bookshelves while also working diligently to get more of these types of books into the hands of young readers, parents and educators. Despite census data that shows 37% of the US population consists of people of color, only 10% of children’s books published have diversity content. Using the Multicultural Children’s Book Day holiday, the MCBD Team is on a mission to change all of that. Current Sponsors: MCBD 2017 is honored to have some amazing Sponsors on board. Platinum Sponsors include Scholastic, Barefoot Books and Broccoli. Other Medallion Level Sponsors include heavy-hitters like Author Carole P. Roman, Audrey Press, Candlewick Press, Fathers Incorporated, KidLitTV, Capstone Young Readers, ChildsPlayUsa, Author Gayle Swift, Wisdom Tales Press, Lee& Low Books, The Pack-n-Go Girls, Live Oak Media, Author Charlotte Riggle, Chronicle Books and Pomelo Books Author Sponsor include: Karen Leggett Abouraya, Veronica Appleton, Susan Bernardo, Kathleen Burkinshaw, Delores Connors, Maria Dismondy, D.G. Driver, Geoff Griffin, Savannah Hendricks, Stephen Hodges, Carmen Bernier-Grand,Vahid Imani, Gwen Jackson, Hena, Kahn, David Kelly, Mariana Llanos, Natasha Moulton-Levy, Teddy O'Malley, Stacy McAnulty, Cerece Murphy, Miranda Paul, Annette Pimentel, Greg Ransom, Sandra Richards, Elsa Takaoka, Graciela Tiscareño-Sato, Sarah Stevenson, Monica Mathis-Stowe SmartChoiceNation, Andrea Y. Wang We’d like to also give a shout-out to MCBD’s impressive CoHost Team who not only hosts the book review link-up on celebration day, but who also works tirelessly to spread the word of this event. View our CoHosts HERE. MCBD Links to remember: MCBD site: http://multiculturalchildrensbookday.com/ Free Multicultural Books for Teachers: http://bit.ly/1kGZrta Free Kindness Classroom Kit for Homeschoolers, Organizations, Librarians and Educators: http://multiculturalchildrensbookday.com/teachers-classroom-kindness-kit/ Free Diversity Book Lists and Activities for Teachers and Parents: http://bit.ly/1sZ5s8i Hashtag: Don’t forget to connect with us on social media and be sure and look for/use our official hashtag #ReadYourWorld.  About the Book Title: It Starts with a Raindrop/Comienza con una Gota de Luvia Author: Michael Smith Illustrator: Angela Alvarenga & Jonathan E. Goley Recommended Ages: 5-8 Number of Pages: 32 Publisher: East West Discovery Press Publication Date: January 23, 2017 Summary: Celebrate the beauty and wonder of the water cycle through lyrical rhyming text and vibrant realistic paintings. The story of water is described eloquently in this delightful and informational book that engages children and adults alike to appreciate water and life. About the Author: Michael SmithMichael Smith is the author of many non-fiction and fiction books for all ages. Among his many award-winning titles are Relativity/Relatividad, a Junior Library Guild Selection, Thomas the T. rex, an Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12, and What in the World, a Moonbeam Children Book Award Gold Medal Winner. Smith often gets his inspiration to write from traveling and exploring remote regions. About the Illustrators: Angela Alvarenga & Jonathan E. GoleyAngela Alvarenga is an illustrtor from a quiet desert town in California. She received her Bachelors in Fine Art from the California State University of Fullerton. When she is not working in her studio, she can most likely be found outdoors doing plein air painting or sketching. It Starts with a Raindrop is her picture book debut. Jonathon E. Goley (1953 - 2015) illustrated hundreds of celebrated works for major television shows and feature films for over 30 years. His notable television series and animated movie credits include Dora the Explorer, The Addams Family, The Smurfs, Tom and Jerry, The Flintstone Kids, The Pagemaster, Ferngully the Last Rainforest, and The Jetsons. My Review It Starts with a Raindrop is an educational story that teaches young children about the water cycle in a simple and captivating manner. One of my favorite aspects of the book is that it is written in lovely verse. Studies show that rhyme can improve reading skills and help children detect the phonetic constituents of words. This, together with the lessons on the water cycle and the English/Spanish text make It Starts with a Raindrop a delightful and beautiful multicultural read. The amazing illustrations are done in soft colors and are wonderfully detailed which add to the story's charm. I highly recommend picking up a copy of It Starts with a Raindrop. Perfect for classroom and home libraries. Raindrop Collage 1. Draw a large water drop on white construction paper. 2. Children (with adult help) will need to cut all sorts of blue art from magazines 3. Use glue sticks to overlap all the pieces on the white raindrop, with lighter colors on left and darker on the right. 4. When complete, cut out the drop for smooth edges. Courtesy of Art Projects for Kids Download a copy of Read Your World |
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