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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello everyone.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Canadian Children's Book Centre has announced
the list of touring authors, illustrators and storytellers for the 2011 Book
Week which will be held during the first week of May. Manitoba is very pleased
to be hosting storyteller Jennifer Cayley and author Mahtab Narsimhan.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To quote Jennifer Cayley's web page, "Jennifer
Cayley's repertoire favours epic, myth and traditional folk and fairy tales but
she also tells literary and personal material." Jennifer's presentations are
appropriate for all ages, K-12. To learn more about Jennifer, go to <A
href="http://www.storytellingtoronto.org/DirectoryPages">www.storytellingtoronto.org/DirectoryPages</A>.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Award-winning author Mahtab Narsimhan writes junior
fiction as well as non-fiction and her presentations are appropriate for Grades
3-8. Mahtab's web site provides more details and excerpts from her books- <A
href="http://www.mahtabnarsimhan.com">www.mahtabnarsimhan.com</A>. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>More information about Book Week 2011, as well as
applications for author visits, will be available on the CCBC web site after
September 10th (<A
href="http://www.bookcentre.ca">www.bookcentre.ca</A>).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Gail Hamilton</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Manitoba Regional Officer</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Canadian Children's Book Centre</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(204) 654-3721</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="mailto:manitoba@bookcentre.ca">manitoba@bookcentre.ca</A></FONT></DIV>
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