Arizona BookPALS
Welcome to Arizona BookPALS! We’re so glad you’re here. Watch a message from the Arizona BookPALS Coordinator, Ellen Dean: Arizona BookPALS is part of the National BookPALS literacy program sponsored by the Screen Actors Guild Foundation. We place actors, performers, theater students and trained community volunteers into under-served elementary schools to read aloud on a weekly basis to classes of children. It takes just an hour a week to make a big difference in children’s lives. We also have a writing program, PencilPALS, if you can’t get into a classroom to...
Read MoreJuly / August Monthly Read Aloud Booklist
July/August Here are some recommended books for the special read-aloud opportunities during the summer. These books were especially chosen because of their humor. Mr. Putney’s Quacking Dog by Jon Agee (PreK-2nd) Twenty jokes about Mr. Putney’s unusual animal friends. The Eraserheads by Kate Banks (K-3rd) Three eraserheads live with a boy in the land of pencils, paper, rulers, letters, numbers, and drawings. They become trapped in one of his drawings and use their skills to escape. “Hooray for mistakes,” the owl says as the crocodile agrees that without them, “There’d be nothing to...
Read MoreFlorida BookPALS
Welcome to Florida BookPALS and PencilPALS! With nearly 300 volunteers in 12 counties from Tallahassee to Miami, we are reading aloud to and mentoring approximately 10,000 children across Florida each week of the school year! Florida BookPALS and PencilPALS programs grow bigger each year and now serve more schools than ever before. In addition, Florida BookPALS read at numerous special events, including literacy festivals, museums, libraries, hospitals and homeless shelters. Our volunteers are changing lives and making a real difference in the lives of Florida’s children. BookPALS are...
Read MoreLos Angeles BookPALS
Welcome to Los Angeles BookPALS! Thank you to all of our talented, generous readers, attentive students, caring administrators, and important donors! We’re having a wonderful school year. We’re always looking for more readers and donors. Not only do we “perform” in classrooms weekly, we’re reading in hospitals, museums, and shelters. In Los Angeles people are always looking for BookPALS for their special events. If you’re an actor interested in becoming a BookPAL, just drop an e-mail to [email protected] and we’ll send you more information. If you’re interested...
Read MoreNew York BookPALS
Welcome to New York BookPALS! Would you like to volunteer your time and make a difference in the life of a NYC elementary-aged student? Are you a performer living in one of the five boroughs of Manhattan? Send an email to [email protected] to find out how you can get involved and discover when our next New Reader Workshop is scheduled. Are you a school interested in having our volunteers come to read in a classroom? As you know, our programs are here at no cost to your school! Give us a call and we’ll fax over the information that you need to become one of our Partnership Schools. Are you...
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