The 6th Annual Savannah Children’s Book Festival will take place on Saturday, November 14th, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Forsyth Park in Savannah, Georgia (rain location is the Savannah Civic Center). Celebrate the joy of reading, the power of the written word and the magic of storytelling with children’s book authors and illustrators from around the country. The festival also features dozens of local authors, arts and crafts, food, a variety of entertainment, an international tent, costumed characters, a “teen scene” and more!
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Join storyteller J’miah Nabawi and Friends in the International Tent as they present “The Global Village of Zumba-Zumba.” The program features various traditional children’s stories from Africa, Latin America, Europe and Asia. The activities at the International Tent include: --folktale-games, impromptu storytelling; --opportunities to practice Spanish, French, Nepali, German and Shona; --singing in Yoruba, Ki-Swahili and Japanese; --chanting in Hindi and Twi over a pillow game and some river rocks; --a Zumba routine with Grace, an authentic Zumba lady; --a...
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See the winning posters on our Flickr site. and the winners are...
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The winners of the 2009 Savannah Children’s Book Festival Young Writers Contest are as follows: Grades K-2 Category 1st Place “What I Like” Logan Yakin 1st Grade St. James School 2nd Place “Moon River” Jamya Taylor 2nd Grade Hodge Elementary 3rd Place “John Was a Good Singer” Ru’Nique Brown 2nd Grade Bartow Elementary Grades 3 – 5 Category 1st Place "Dreams" Lauren Jackson 5th Grade Blandford Elementary 2nd Place "Johnny's Dream" David Schwarze 4th Grade May Howard Elementary 3rd Place...
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