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Visiting Author: Rosemary Wells
On October 20, 2010 at 7:00 P.M., Rosemary Wells, illustrator and author of the preschool series Max and Ruby, will be at Worlds of Words physical location on the 4th floor of the College of Education at the University of Arizona.
more . . .2011 Tucson Festival of Books
The list of visiting children’s authors for the 2011Tucson Festival of Books is nearing completion. Make your plans to attend the festival on March 11th and 12th. Some of the authors already committed are David Wiesner, Rafael Lopez, Thacher Hurd, E. B. Lewis, Mike Lupica, Margaret Read McDonald, and Lauren Myracle. For more on the book festival . . .Keep an eye on the Calendar for more WOW events!
New format for WOW Stories
Submit your proposal to share stories from your literacy community. See our call and guidelines for more information.
Board of Advisors
We are working on the leading edge and using all of our resources, including technology, to build bridges across cultures as a way to encourage the development of intercultural understanding and global perspectives. Given our mission, it is essential to seek the input, advice, and counsel of the best minds in the field. Their scholarly work with educators in using books with children and their understanding of available literature form a wealth of knowledge, experience, and credibility that will benefit WOW, their home universities, and most importantly, students. – Kathy Short, Director of WOW.
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Current WOW Advisory Board
Nojood M. ALsudairi, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Seemi Aziz, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
Nancy Hlibok Amann, Arizona School for Deaf and Blind, Tucson, AZ
Cheri Anderson, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Mary Starrs Armstrong, University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK
Barbara Thompson Book, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, IN
Marilyn Carpenter, Eastern Washington University, Spokane, WA
Kathleen Crawford-McKinney, Wayne State University, Troy, MI
Deanna Day, Washington State University, Vancouver, WA
Laurie Dryden, Tucson, AZ
Michele Ebersole, University of Hawaii, Hilo, HI
Charlene Klassen Endrizzi, Westminster College, New Wilmington, PA
Jeanne Fain, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
Lauren Freedman, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
Andrea Garcia, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
Cindy Grutzik, California State University, Dominguez Hills, CA
Holly Johnson, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Sandy Kaser, Tucson Unified School District, Tucson, AZ
Marge Knox, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Wen-Yun Lin, National Taipei University of Education, Taipei, Taiwan
Julia López-Robertson, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Prisca Martens, Towson University, Towson, MD
Carmen Martínez-Roldán, University of Texas, Austin, TX
Janelle B. Mathis, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Judi Moreillon, Story Power & Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
Ann Parker, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
LaFon Phillips, Tucson Unified School District, Tucson, AZ
T. Gail Pritchard, The University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL
Ruth Sáez Vega, University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras, San Juan, PR
Janine M. Schall, University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, TX
Jean Schroeder, Tucson Unified School District, Tucson, AZ
Tracy Smiles, Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR
Monique Storie, Richard Flores Taitano Micronesian Area Research Center (MARC), University of Guam, Latte Heights, GU
Yoo Kyung Sung, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Yuriko C. Wellington, Cambodia International Pedagogical Institute, San Francisco, CA
Melissa B. Wilson, University of the West Indies, Cavehill, Barbados