Meet Chris Gall, author of Go for the Moon: A Rocket, a Boy, and the First Moon Landing! In this workshop, Chris will demonstrate building a model rocket, and then we will build our own from collage materials. Our rockets will be engineered for travel through our imaginations–no power thrusters necessary.
Enjoy light refreshments, listen to read alouds and explore Chris’s books. The University of Arizona Bookstore may offer books for sale and autographing during this event. The workshop includes two free hours of professional development for teachers.
Free parking is available at the surface parking lot north of the intersection of First and Vine. Paid parking is available at the Second St. Garage next door to the College of Education. Located just off of the 2nd St. streetcar stop.
Event details may change.
To request disability-related accommodations that would ensure your full participation in this event, please email wow@email.arizona.edu or call 520.621.9340.
WOW Book Fiestas occur once a month throughout the academic year. This free program for families and children brings in published authors and illustrators in the Fall and features global cultures in the Spring.
WOW Book Fiestas are not drop-off events. All children must be supervised by a parent, guardian, or accompanying adult at all times.
Paint your own Amelia Bedelia with illustrator Lynne Avril! Avril is the illustrator of more than fifty books for children, including a picturebook series about Amelia Bedelia’s childhood adventures.
Enjoy light refreshments, listen to read alouds and explore Avril’s books. The University of Arizona Bookstore offers books for sale and autographing during this event. The workshop includes two free hours of professional development for teachers.
Free parking is available at the surface parking lot north of the intersection of First and Vine. Paid parking is available at the Second St. Garage next door to the College of Education. Located just off of the 2nd St. streetcar stop.
Event details may change.
To request disability-related accommodations that would ensure your full participation in this event, please email wow@email.arizona.edu or call 520.621.9340.
WOW Book Fiestas occur once a month throughout the academic year. This free program for families and children brings in published authors and illustrators in the Fall and features global cultures in the Spring.
WOW Book Fiestas are not drop-off events. All children must be supervised by a parent, guardian, or accompanying adult at all times.
Journey around the world with hands-on activities from our Global Story Boxes! There will be global centers around the collection featuring crafts from: American Indians from the Southwest, Caribbean, China, East Africa, France, Indian, Mexican American, Mexico, South Korea, Southwest, and West Africa. Free professional development is also available for teachers. Snacks will be provided!
Free parking is available at the surface parking lot north of the intersection of First and Vine. Paid parking is available at the Second St. Garage next door to the College of Education. Located just off of the 2nd St. streetcar stop.
On your mark, get set, DRAW! Ignite your creativity and join author-illustrator Yasmine Surovec for a cartooning workshop held at Worlds of Words! Artists young and old can learn helpful hints to create their own comics.
“Here’s a chance for young people to gain skills to turn story ideas into a visual reality,” says Rebecca Ballenger, Coordinator of Outreach and Collections at Worlds of Words. “And who could be more fun to share how a professional brings their art to life than a person who adapts so well to the interference of cats?”
Surovec is the author/illustrator of the book Cat Vs. Human and the popular comic blog of the same name. She also wrote and illustrated the picturebooks I See Kitty and A Bed for Kitty in addition to the chapter book series, My Pet Human. Originally from the Philippines, she spends her time in both California and Arizona. The workshop with Surovec is part of Worlds of Words’ WOW Book Fiesta program, which hosts events for children of all ages (and the young at heart). The event is free and open to the public; all artists, aspiring or otherwise, are encouraged to join. Free professional development is also available for teachers.
Worlds of Words is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays.
Free parking is available at the surface parking lot north of the intersection of First and Vine. Paid parking is available at the Second St. Garage next door to the College of Education. Located just off of the 2nd St. streetcar stop.
By Samantha Verini, Editorial Assistant Intern
