Shakhlan’s
poem is about communication in every way---through
words, laughter, kindness.
Here are the websites
of some organizations that you or your teachers
and parents might want to know or communicate with.
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I’m very proud to be included on
the South Carolina Literary map. You can learn
about some of my favorite children’s book
writers and illustrators---Joyce Hansen, Sandy
Richardson, Eleanora Tate, and Tom Feelings---if
you go to the site for the Palmetto Book Alliance
at www.state.sc.us/scsl/lib/pba.
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If you are a teacher or student who
could use lots of useful links related to
Children’s and Young Adult Literature and
culture see the Children’s Literature
Association’s links page at http://ebbs.english.vt.edu/chla/links.
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To learn about the Langston Hughes
Library at the former Alex Haley Farm in Clinton,
Tennessee, go the website of the
Children’s Defense Fund, one of the most
important organizations working for the rights of
children: www.childrensdefense.org
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The Auntie Karen Foundation is an organization
I really admire. It is based in Columbia, SC but is global in
scope. Auntie Karen is passionate about "empowering,
enlightening, educating through the arts." You can find
out more at http://www.auntiekaren.org.
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