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Children’s Author and
Illustrator to Lead Workshop for Students
NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Estella Zavala or Susan Cergol, 225-6437
Posted on: February 4, 2002
Floyd Cooper, an acclaimed author and illustrator of children’s books, will lead a
workshop for TUSD student writers from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Thursday and Friday, Feb. and 8,
at the Tucson Jewish Community Center, 3800 E. River Rd.
Cooper, whose award-winning titles include Grandpa’s Face, Pass It On:
African-American Poetry for Children and Coming Home: From the Life of Langston
Hughes, will demonstrate various artistic and literary techniques.
Thirty-five TUSD schools will participate by each sending teams of eight student
writers to the event. Students will be asked to bring a finished piece of writing to the
workshop to share with their peers from other schools.
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