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GCBA Conference  43rd Annual Conference on Children’s Literature  March 23 & 24, 2012    learn more

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GCBA - Georgia Children's Book Awards and Conference on Children's Literature
GCBA is an organization committed to rewarding, recognizing and promoting excellence in children’s literature. The Georgia Children's Book Award was established in 1968 by Sheldon Root, a Professor in the Department of Language Education at the University of Georgia to foster a love of reading, and to introduce children to books of literary excellence.
43nd Annual Conference on Children’s Literature    ::    March 23 & 24, 2012
Featured Speakers Include:
Featured Sessions:

   Conference Sessions span the grade level continuum
   and incorporate contemporary issues such as:

* Wikis, digital literacies, and
   children's literature
* Social networking, children's
   literature, & reader engagement
* Increasing reading comprehension
   and visual literacy with award-
   winning books
* Integrating children's literature
   across the curriculum

  Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl
  STATE FINALS


Georgia Children's
Literature Conference is the
host for the championship rounds of this
exciting event. Come watch children
all over the state of Georgia compete.
 The Georgia Children's Book
 Award is sponsored by:
   The Department of Language &
       Literacy Education
   The College of Education
   The University of Georgia

 In partnership with:
   Georgia Department of Education