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Today is International Literacy Day 2015

International Literacy Day encourages communities around the globe to act as a united voice in raising awareness for those who cannot read or write. Find out more.

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Poetry Pause: Ode to Teachers

Take a Poetry Pause
Listen to Pat read “Ode to Teachers” from her book Dizzy in Your Eyes: Poems About Love .
http://www.patmora.com/images/pause2-teachers.mp3

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Teacher-Student Connections

At this time of year, both students and teachers find themselves in classrooms with new faces. How do teachers cultivate their own and students’ creativity and foster new lasting connections? Here’s an excerpt from Zing! Seven Creativity Practices for Educators and Students, Pat’s book supporting inventive teaching.

“Students sense our interest by the way we establish connections with them, in who they are and what matters to them. We’re all part of the same family, made of the same clay, our...

Summer reading, family style

I was encouraged to write this four-book series of easy-read bilingual books by a friend in Texas who is not bilingual but who generously and creatively fosters literacy by putting bilingual books in the hands of children who need them.

In this series, readers meet the Rosas family: Isabel, Tina, Danny, Mom, Dad, and Abuelita. They meet the familiy’s dog, Tico, and the family’s new kitty too. The books depict children’s daily activities: a family meal, chasing a kitten, bedtime, and a boy’s...

Pat’s Haiku to Teachers

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The first Poetry Pause

Take a Poetry Pause
Every month, we’ll post an audio clip of Pat reading one of her poems. For this first Poetry Pause, Pat reads “For Georgia O’Keeffe” from Chants, her first book of poetry for adults.
http://www.patmora.com/images/pause1-georgia.mp3

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National Aunt & Uncle’s Day is Saturday

I was blessed with some wonderful aunts and a fantastic uncle. The aunt in The Gift of the Poinsettia wasn’t based on a family member. A Birthday Basket for Tía and I Pledge Allegiance starred my beloved aunt, whom we called, Lobo, who was like a second maternal grandmother. I’ve also written about her in my poetry collections for adults. All my special aunts and my uncle appear in my family memoir House of Houses.

I love celebrations! A toast to wonderful aunts and uncles!

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Nonprofit book contest

Books for Babies…and Toddlers, Too! is an innovative fundraising program of Southwest Human Development featuring the publication of a children’s book. They are seeking submissions of children’s book manuscripts in the inaugural First Edition Children’s Book Contest. The author of the winning manuscript will have their book professionally illustrated, published and promoted by Southwest Human Development and will receive a $1,000 advance and 8% royalty on sales. The book will be sold using a...

Lee & Low IGNITE Session ALA 2015

Share this presentation by Jason Low, President of Lee & Low Books, a leader in diversifying books for all our children.

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A poetry reading from Libby Martinez

Enjoy this video featuring Pat’s daughter and co-author, Libby Martinez.

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