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Advocate AASL 13th National Conference • Reno, NV 2011 NATIONAL CONFERENCE PREVIEW ISSUE • PAGE 10 Speakers Share their Craft during Storytelling Festival A ASL has announced the lineup for its 5th Storytelling Festival, which will take place on Thursday, October 27. Master storytellers Jerry Blue, Dianne de las Casas and Judi Moreillon will share their stories from 8:00 – 10:00 p.m. Festival admission is included in your registration. Jerry Blue’s mission as a storyteller is keeping traditional AfricanAmerican stories alive. Blue believes that often people overlook the human sources – the people who know the local lore and stories – and instead look to television, movies and books. Blue’s performance is not just as Jerry Blue an entertain- er, but as an oral historian, one who is a custodian of the past and a chronicler of the future. Blue’s appearance at the festival is made possible by the support of COMPAS. Dianne de Las Casas’ performances can best be described as “traditional folklore gone fun!” De Las Casas adds humor, song and audience participation to take listeners to a world of fantasy and enchantment. A dramatic s t o r y t e l l e r, de Las Casas sizzles on Dianne de Las Casas stage with use of character voices, creative movement and ani- mated facial expressions and gestures. She does not stay still, and neither will her audience. Attendees won’t just listen – they’ll sing, clap, dance, chant and roar with laughter. Judi Moreillon’s presentation is both personal and worldly as she relates personal family experiences as well as authentic stories from other cultures. Moreillon began her storytelling journey as a classroom teacher and developed the Judi Moreillon art as a school librarian and children’s book author. Moreillon feels the storyteller has a responsibility to share authentic stories that honor the cultures from which they come. In her storytelling presentations, Judi shares the origins of stories as well as talks about the cultural insiders who have authenticated the stories she tells. “The Storytelling Festival gives attendees a chance to lose themselves into a world of make-believe, but also take away tips on how to present stories in a fun and engaging way,” said AASL President, Carl Harvey. “AASL truly believes in the power of a story not only in its content, but its presentation. Just this past School Library Month, the organization encouraged school librarians to ‘create their own story’ and share it. Watching the master storytellers perform during National Conference will no doubt encourage listeners to go back to their schools and become master storytellers themselves.” n D Authors! Authors! Authors! Booth 625: Sharron McElmeel Booth 625: Carol Gordon Booth 625: Jacqueline Briggs Martin Booth 625: Jeni Reeves on’t be a part of the crowd. Experience an exclusive chat with an author at the Authors! Authors! Authors! Booths on the Exhibit Floor. Chat one-on-one with an author, bring a book to sign, receive exciting promotional items, or schedule an author visit or writing workshop. Friday 9:00 – 10:00 AM Booth 207: Jerry Blue – Anthology of Student Writing Booth 625: Nora Baskin – Anything But Typical, The Summer Before Boys, The Truth About My Bat Mitzbah 10:15 – 11:30 AM Booth 207: Judi Moreillion – Sing Down the Rain, Read to Me/Vamos a leer, Collaborative Strategies for Teaching Reading Comprehension: Maximizing your Impact Booth 625: Pat Miller 1:00 – 2:15 PM Booth 207: Jacqueline West – The Shadows: The Books of Elsewhere: Volume 1, Spellbound: The Book of Elsewhere: Volume 2 Booth 207: Bonnie Bader – Who Was Martin Luther King Jr.?, Graphs, Max’s 4 Questions, East Side Story, The 100th Day of School: Spooky School, First Day Fright, Benny the Big Shot Goes to Camp, Booth 625: Rebecca Fjelland – Chasing AllieCat, Jake Riley: Irreparably Damaged, “Mars at Night” in Girl Meets Boy Anthology, and ten children’s books: Woof and Wag: Bringing Home a Dog; Booth 625: Lisa Albert – Mercy Lily; and nonfiction – Stephanie Meyer: Author of the Twilight Saga; Lois Lowry: The Giver of Stories and Memories; So You Want to be a Film or TV Actor? 3:15 – 4:30 PM Booth 207: Mark Pett – The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes; Lucky Cow Booth 207: Katrina Kittle – The Kindness of Strangers; The Blessings of the Animals; Reasons to be Happy; Traveling Light; Two Truths and a Lie Booth 207: Geoff Herback – Stupid Fast Saturday 8:30 – 9:30 AM Booth 207: Pat Mora – Tomas and the Library Lady; Gracias/Thanks; Book Fiesta: Celebrate Children’s Day/Book Day; Dona Flor: A Tall Tale about a Giant Woman With a Great Big Purple Heart; Booth 625: Tom Angleberger 10:15 – 11:30 AM Booth 207: Dennis Warner – Beads on One String Booth 625: Carla McClafferty – Many Faces of George Washington: “Remaking a Presidential Icon:; Something Out of Nothing: Madam Curie and Radium; Schedule as of 9/2/11 Meeting authors is always an exciting part of the AASL National Conference experience.  http://www.aasl11.org/events/storytellingfestival/

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