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Click the pic above to enter our Reviews
for Kids by Kids page.
Attention Parents and Teachers!
Here's an excellent project to encourage your children to participate all year round. Not only will they be reading,
but they'll also be encouraged to write. We don't look at typos...We DO look for schools willing to participate and use our
newest section to the fullest capacity. Link above for the guidelines.
TESTIMONY THAT THIS WORKS FROM ONE OF THE REVIEWERS TEACHERS: "Genevieve
continues to exhibit a positive attitude towards school. Towards the end of the marking period, she displayed great enthusiasm
towards reading and writing. I think the on-line book review really sparked her motivation."
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 Want a few ideas on workshops? Then check out Donna McDine's info
in our Waving News page.
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Katherine (6) and Sarah (4), along with the help of their mom, Cheryl, review
The Little Candy Breathing Dragons by Gloria Clark
The Squirrel, The Worm, and the Nut Trees by Jimmie Powell
Reviewed by Katherine and Sarah from Wilbraham, USA, along with the help of their mom, Cheryl.
Katherine is 6 and Sarah is 4 years-old.
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Read all about Donna McDine's recent school visit and what she workshopped with the students.
While on that page, read all about Anne Duguid's visit workshopping with parents, not the students.
Then continue to Marcia Berneger's visit during our Reading and Writing Appreciation Week.
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We all have important values and ideas, things we care about
and want to share. Sometimes we feel our ideas can even change the world, and we want to let other people know how they can
join in and make all our lives better.
The Muse Reading and Writing Appreciation Week will be an
ongoing project we are hoping to inspire and attract writers, parents, and teachers from around the world.
Our goals: to reach around the globe visiting schools and
to offer free handouts and information to everyone who would like to be involved in helping children and parents understand
the value of reading and writing.
Stay tuned when this year's Reading and Writing Appreciation Week will take place
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WHAT IS THE READING AND WRITING APPRECIATION WEEK ALL
ABOUT?
We are asking writers and anyone else who'd like to volunteer to set an appointment at
any time within October 15 - 19 and visit either an elementary school and read to a classroom, or visit the older elementary
classes or even high schools and talk to them about what it means to be a writer.
When the Appreciation Week is over and done with, we invite those who took part in some
way in their part of town, to send us any pictures you may have taken with the classes visited, comments from teachers and
children about your visit, and your own thoughts. We'll post these in our EVENTS page for everyone to see and perhaps be inspired
to join our quest.
Handouts for different age groups will be offered for FREE to download on this site.
Stay tuned for more information on this. These handouts are to be given out to the classrooms and contain various information
on each one.
Although Appreciation Week is once a year, our goal with this site is to keep you updated
on tips and ideas along with readers thoughts and suggestions on how we can band together to help children understand
the benefits of reading and writing.
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Mission Statement
As parents, teachers, and writers we need to band together and offer
our young muses the advantages and understanding that reading and writing has to offer. The more people involved the better
our chances in reaching a wider circle of children.
Make sure to stop by our BOOKSTORE and check out our suggested reading books to purchase. Your support is greatly appreciated. Our Bookstore will change
periodically so make sure to bookmark us and come back often.
We'd like to thank Jewel Sample for mentioning our cause
in Jewel's Sandbox News blog. Everyone's continued support and mention will only help us reach out to
more writers, storytellers, illustrators and schools across the world to help our children learn the benefits of reading and
writing. Thank you.
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Please help support our cause by donating to our website. All money collected
will be put toward a future project, contest, or collection of books to offer to schools to help build their libraries.
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Click on the picture to find out all about the smile on Cheryl Malandrinos' face and the students.
"If
there's a book you really want to read, but it hasn't been written
yet, then you must write it." ~Toni Morrison
PAGES AND PENS: your tools to imagination
NEWSLETTER
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is out? Then subscribe by sending an email to:
with PAGES AND PENS on the subject heading.
Within the body of your email, have your name and
email address. That's it. Very simple.
We'll notify you of all new editions as they are published.
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THANK YOU
We'd like to thank Neal Shusterman for his support in reaching children
around the world.
"I’m pleased to be able to say that I’ll be speaking at schools
the entire week of October 15th, culminating at a keynote address at the Florida Council Teachers of English conference.
I’ve forwarded on your e-mail to other writers."
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If you have placed a mention in your newsletter or website about our project and/or our Reading and Writing
Appreciation Week, please let us know by sending an email to: museitupeditor@yahoo.ca
Remember, together we CAN make a difference.
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Get involved in our Reading and Writing Appreciation
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