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M. Jerry Weiss Center | Getting Weiss About Books Speaker Series January 29, 2009 Gothic Lounge (Hepburn Hall, Room 202) ERIC VELASQUEZ Author/Illustrator Award-winning illustrator and author Eric Velasquez’s photorealistic pastel illustrations created for young adult book author Carole Boston Weatherford have been described as both “tough-minded and poetic.” The suspense and triumph of Ms. Weatherford’s books, I, Matthew Henson and Jesse Owens, Fastest Man Alive, have been heightened by the rich and historical illustrations by Mr. Velasquez. Mr. Velasquez also illustrated Addie Boswell’s The Rain Stomper. This presentation is ideal for librarians, classroom and reading teachers (especially grades 5-12), university students, and other supporters of literacy and literature.
Author events are also scheduled for February 26 and March 26, 2009, 4:30-6:30 p.m., in NJCU’s Hepburn Hall, Room 202. For further information about the M. Jerry Weiss Center for Children’s and Young Adult Literature or Center events visit http://web.njcu.edu/programs/mjwc
| The M. Jerry Weiss Center for Children’s and Young Adult Literature at New Jersey City University proudly presents Thursday, January 29, 2009 $25 admission fee includes two N.J. Professional Development Hours; Print out the reply brochure to REGISTER. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Parking available in NJCU’s West Side Avenue Lot for a $6.00 fee. For directions to NJCU. This presentation is ideal for librarians, classroom and reading teachers (especially grades 5-12), university students, and other supporters of literacy and literature.
Author events are also scheduled for February 26 and March 26, 2009, 4:30-6:30 p.m., in NJCU’s Hepburn Hall, Room 202. For further information about the M. Jerry Weiss Center for Children’s and Young Adult Literature or Center events visit http://web.njcu.edu/programs/mjwc
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