Friday, March 1, 2013

Don't Miss Out on the OUR WHITE HOUSE Book Giveaway! A Perfect Book for Implementing Common Core Standards in Your Classroom!


TODAY Is the LAST DAY to Send Your Entry
to Win up to 40 Copies of the
Award-Winning, Interdisciplinary Anthology
Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out
Send Your Entry Before 11:00 PM EST TONIGHT!

To enter to win copies of the award-winning, interdisciplinary anthology Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out  for all the students in your class or group, simply send a short description of an activity idea for engaging kids during Presidents Month by email or Facebook message to the NCBLA TODAY before 11:00 PM EST.

A perfect companion for Common Core classroom activities, Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out is the interdisciplinary anthology created by over 100 of America’s most gifted storytellers and artists as a project of the National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance. An incomparable collection of essays, personal accounts, historical fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and a stunning array of original art, Our White House offers a multifaceted look at America’s history through the prism of the White House.  The retail value of Our White House is $29.99 per copy.

THREE WINNERS will be chosen at random from all entries received. Each winner will receive up to 40 copies of Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out.

Winners will be announced Wednesday, March 6.

Send your one- to three-paragraph summary or lesson plan that describes your idea to the NCBLA by email (info@thencbla.org) or by Facebook message (facebook.com/TheNCBLA) before 11:00 PM EST tonight, March 1, 2013. Be sure to include complete contact information (name, title, address, email address, phone number, and school,  library, or organization name as applicable).

For more contest information and rules, go to: http://thencbla.org/OWH_Book_Giveaway.html

Ask for Our White House at your local library or bookstore!

This giveaway is made possible by the generous donation of all books by Candlewick Press. THANK YOU!