IRA Children's Literature & Reading SIG

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LEADERSHIP
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PROJECTS
• Program at IRA
• The Dragon Lode
• Notable Books for a
Global Society (NBGS)
• Los Angeles’ 100 Best Books
• Networking
• Library Subscription Campaign

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Children's Literature and Reading Special Interest Group of the International Reading Association .........................
A Non-Profit Organization

Welcome to the website of the
IRA Children's Literature and Reading Special Interest Group!

ART AUCTION - or - OPPORTUNITY DRAWING:
The maginificent original artwork from her book Goldilocks and the Three Bears (see image below), donated by author/illustrator Barbara McClintock, will be auctioned this spring OR used as a prize in an opportunity drawing, with proceeds for the Children's Literature and Reading SIG of the International Reading Association. (decision pending on which action will be taken).

If you would like to hang this art in your home, office, or other special place, keep checking this website (http://www.csulb.edu/org/childrens-lit) to learn the details of how to participate and other relevant information!! If you know someone who would be interested, please pass the information along! Thanks for your support.

Please explore our website. . .

to connect with our leaders
to know about our many projects including:

Our program at the International Reading Association (IRA) annual convention
The Dragon Lode, our jouried journal, available to members and non-members
Notable Books for a Global Society (NBGS) - outstanding multicultural literature for prekindergartners through 12th grade students
The Los Angeles' 100 Best Books - outstanding new children's literature selected because of their match with curricular standards and their
Our electronic IRA CL/R SIG Network

to become involved in the various aspects of our work

We invite you to join our organization and contribute your talent, energy, time, and resources to our mission to share the best information available about using children's and young adults' literature to develop literacy.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are you an autonomous organization?
What are your goals?
How are you related to the International Reading Association (IRA), the parent organization?
How does one become a member?
Must one be a member of the IRA CL/lR SIG in order to subscribe to The Dragon Lode?

Website Hosting

The IRA CL/R SIG is grateful to California State University, Long Beach, for hosting our website. The IRA CL/R SIG, not CSULB, is responsible for content on this site.

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