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JOIN AUTHOR JENNIFER ARMSTRONG AT A WEBINAR THAT WILL BRING HISTORY ALIVE FOR YOUR LIBRARY COMMUNITY About Jennifer Armstrong: Jennifer Armstrong is an award-winning author who has written more than 100 books for all ages, from pre-school through young adult. Her new books are, Once Upon a Banana, illustrated by David Small, and The American Story: 100 True Tales from American History, which Tom Brokaw called, A wonderful gift not only to the children of this country but also their parents." Among her other recent works are, Photo by Brady: A Picture of the Civil War, a James Madison Book Award Honor Book and Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the Endurance, winner of the NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction. Ms. Armstrong is also the Vice President of the board of directors at Ausable Press, one of the leading not-for-profit small poetry presses in the country. She sits on the board of the Universal Preservation Hall in Saratoga Springs, New York, a project to turn a historic church into a performing arts center. About the Webinar: Bringing History to Life Much of what I do as a writer of historical fiction and nonfiction is to put myself into the period I am writing about, by collecting as much information as possible and then reading between the lines. I extrapolate the sights, sounds, smells and tastes of history by drawing inferences from my research. Because of my background as a novelist, I search historical information for the most compelling stories, and bring these narrative skills to my nonfiction writing. Young people who can discern the human interest in history will find studying history more exciting than they imagined it could be. --Jennifer Armstrong Participants will learn: 1. How to design day in the life scenarios from historical information 2. How to use material culture to spark creative history-telling 3. Ways to use books, maps and documents as springboards for creative history-telling 4. Ideas for intergenerational oral history programming in the library 5. Suggestions for bringing community organizations into the library for history-themed programming Seminar: Bringing History to Life Date: February 16, 2007 Time: 11 a.m. Eastern Time [10 a.m. CT, 9 a.m. MT, 8 a.m. PT] Format: This is a web-based seminar. Registered participants will receive participation instructions, log-on information and a toll-free number to dial in for the audio portion of the seminar upon payment of the registration fee. Seminars run for approximately one hour. Cost: $50 per person Discounts are available for group registration. To Register: send your name and contact information to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Payment methods: Please call 914-241-2117 to pay by American Express, Visa or MasterCard, or send your check to Raab Associates Inc., 345 Millwood Road, Chappaqua, NY 10514. Payment must be received at least 3 days prior to the seminar. About the Authors as Experts Webinars: This webinar is part of a series of programs produced by Raab Associates Inc., a marketing and public relations firm specializing in childrens and family books and products, in cooperation with Library Services Consultant Jeanette Larson, the former Youth Services Manager at Austin Public Library.
