The 16th annual statewide Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida! is scheduled for the week of January 22-26, 2024. This event is designed to raise awareness about the importance of reading to inspire Florida's students and families to make reading part of their daily routines.
This year’s theme is: Believe in Your "shelf."
RECOMMENDED BOOKS FOR LITERACY WEEK, FLORIDA & READYOURWORLD
Mermaids on a Mission to Save the Oceans by Janet Balletta (Goodreads Author), Alyssa Figueroa (Illustrator), Alexander C. Appello (Illustrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38089580-mermaids-on-a-mission-to-save-the-oceans
Great tool for teachers and good read for children #MermaidsonaMissiontoSavetheOcean
Mermaids on a Mission, as the title implies, is a book about seven mermaids who protect the ocean from mankind’s pollution. Each of the mermaids have a special power that allows them to save the valuable oceans and special creatures and plant life. The conversation between the mermaids describes the culture and characteristics of each of them. I love Fina from South America and her mission to protect injured animals in Aqua Pura.
Teachers have an excellent tool to teach children how important the oceans are by following the example and action the mermaids did to keep the waters clean from pollutants.
The illustrators, Alyssa Figueroa and Alexander C. Appello, created brilliant illustrations that make the story enjoyable to read to young children.
The author Balletta includes a helpful Teacher's Guide which introduces vocabulary, discussion questions on a deep and well research topic. Congratulations Mrs. Balletta!
Mermaids on a Mission to Save the Oceans is most highly recommended.
The Purple Shell: La concha de mar púrpura by
Maritza Martínez Mejia, Valerie Mojica (Illustrator) https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5257416526
The Purple Shell invites us to become ecologically aware to protect the beaches. This bilingual tale (English & Spanish) is based on a true story. Contains coloring pages, facts, and questions to take care of our planet, our common home.
On her first trip to the sea, a lovely girl realized how much garbage people leave in the sand and decided to clean up the beach with her mother. After collecting sodas and wraps, they found a purple shell, which they received with joy as a reward for such a laudable task.
The author and the project "LuzDelMes Ecotales" invite you to be aware of how to take care of the planet. This book contains facts and questions to take care for our planet, our common home.
La concha de mar púrpura nos invita a tomar consciencia ecológica para proteger las playas. Este cuento bilingüe (inglés & español) se basa en una historia real. Contiene páginas para colorear, datos y preguntas para cuidar nuestro planeta, nuestra casa común.
En su primer viaje al mar, una niña encantadora se dio cuenta de la cantidad de basura que la gente deja en la arena y decidió limpiar con su madre la playa. Después de recoger sodas y envolturas, encontraron una concha purpura, la que recibieron con alegría como premio de tan loable tarea.
El autor y el proyecto "Cuentos Ecológicos LuzDelMes" invitan a tener conciencia de cómo cuidar el planeta. Este libro contiene hechos y preguntas para cuidar nuestro planeta, nuestra casa común.
The Golden Seahorse: El caballito de mar dorado by Camelia Kuhn, Sara Cruz (Illustrator) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75719850-the-golden-seahorse
The Golden Seahorse is a mythical character that helps a little girl faces her fears to swim. A girl named Camila was afraid of the ocean because she didn’t know how to swim, but her mother told her not to be afraid because in the ocean there was a golden seahorse that would rescue her.
It is a bilingual book (English-Spanish) with coloring pages with vivid images to illustrate this sweet children's book tale. I recommend this book for preschoolers to first grade students.
The Author, Camelia Kuhn is a kindergarten teacher based in Florida. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut and grew up in Puerto Rico. From an early age, she found a love for reading through her loving mother who told her children's stories that inspired her to write this tale.
El caballito de mar dorado es un personaje mítico que ayuda a una niña a enfrentar sus miedos para nadar. Una niña llamada Camila tenía miedo al océano porque no sabía nadar, pero su mamá le dijo que no tuviera miedo porque en el océano había un caballito de mar dorado que la rescataría.
Es un libro bilingüe (inglés-español) con páginas para colorear con imágenes vívidas para ilustrar este dulce cuento infantil. Definitivamente recomiendo este libro para niños en edad preescolar a estudiantes de primer grado.
La autora, Camelia Kuhn, es maestra de kínder y está radicada en la Florida. Nació en Hartford, Connecticut y creció en Puerto Rico. Desde temprana edad, encontró el amor por la lectura a través de su amorosa madre quien le contaba historias infantiles que la inspiraron a escribir este cuento.
Resources
- District Activity Plan Template (Word)
- CLW Logo (PNG)
- Division of Early Learning Celebrate Literacy Week Memo (PDF)
Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2024 (1/25/25) is in its 11th year! Valarie Budayr and Mia Wenjen founded this non-profit children’s literacy initiative; they are two diverse book-loving moms who saw a need to shine the spotlight on all of the multicultural diverse books and authors on the market while also working to get those books into the hands of young readers and educators. Read Your World’s mission is to raise awareness of the need to include kids’ books celebrating diversity in homes and school bookshelves. Read about our Mission and history HERE.
Read Your World celebrates Multicultural Children’s Book Day and is honored to be Supported by these Medallion and Ruby Sponsors!
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE: Mia Wenjen (Pragmaticmom) and Valarie Budayr (Audreypress.com)
🏅 Super Platinum Sponsor: Author Deedee Cummings and Make A Way Media
🏅 Platinum Sponsors: Publisher Spotlight, Language Lizard Bilingual Books in 50+ Languages, Lerner Publishing Group
🏅 Gold Sponsors: Barefoot Books, Astra Books for Young Readers
🏅 Silver Sponsors: Red Comet Press, Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, Valerie Williams-Sanchez and Valorena Publishing, Lee and Low Books, Cardinal Rule Press
🏅 Bronze Sponsors: CK Malone, Tonya Duncan Ellis, Anita Crawford Clark, Star Bright Books, Blue Dot Kids Press, Brunella Costagliola, Red Fin, Fabled Films
Ruby Sponsor: Crayola
MCBD 2024 Author Sponsors: Gwen Jackson, Josh Funk, Eugenia Chu, Sivan Hong, Marta Magellan, Kathleen Burkinshaw, Angela H. Dale, Maritza M Mejia, Authors J.C. Kato and J.C.², Charnaie Gordon, Alva Sachs, Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett, Lisa Chong, Diana Huang, Martha Seif Simpson, DARIA (WORLD MUSIC WITH DARIA) Daria Marmaluk-Hajioannou, Gea Meijering, Stephanie M. Wildman, Tracey Kyle, Afsaneh Moradian, Kim C. Lee, Rochelle Melander, Beth Ruffin, Shifa Saltagi Safadi, Alina Chau, Michael Genhart, Sally J. Pla, Ajuan Mance, Kimberly Marcus, Lindsey Rowe Parker
MCBD 2024 is Honored to be Supported by our CoHosts and Global CoHosts!
📌 Register for the MCBD Read Your World Virtual Party Join us on Thursday, January 25, 2024, at 9 pm EST celebrating more than 10 years of Multicultural Children’s Book Day Read Your World Virtual Party! Register here.
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Maritza MartineMejia
Received Crystal Apple, VCB Poetry 2015, Latino Book Awards 2016, Premio Verso Dorado 2022
