Barnes &Noble and Reading Rainbow Launch Special Event Series in February At Barnes &Noble Stores Nationwide and Online At Barnesandnoble.com.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2000 Appearances by LeVar Burton Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. (born February 16, 1957, in Landstuhl, West Germany), professionally known as LeVar Burton, is an actor, director and author who first came to prominence playing Kunta Kinte in the 1977 award winning television miniseries Roots , Reading Rainbow Host, And Seven Celebrated Children's Authors Judith Viorst Judith Viorst (born February 2, 1931) is an American author, newspaper journalist, and psychoanalysis researcher. She is perhaps best known for her children's literature, such as The Tenth Good Thing About Barney (about the death of a pet) and the Alexander at the Barnes &Noble store in Bethesda, MD Sunday, February 6th Barnes &Noble, Inc., the nation's largest bookseller, barnesandnoble.com, the leading Internet site for book lovers, and READING RAINBOW(R), the Emmy award-winning children's PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, television series, today announced the launch in February of a special series of READING RAINBOW events. LeVar Burton, the series acclaimed host and co-executive producer, and seven celebrated children's authors whose books have appeared on the READING RAINBOW program, will share the joy of reading with children at 9 Barnes &Noble stores across the country (see attached schedule for dates, time of appearances, and store locations). The series kicks off on Sunday, February 6th, with Judith Viorst at the Barnes &Noble store in Bethesda, Maryland Bethesda is an urbanized, but unincorporated, area in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, just Northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a church located there, the Bethesda Presbyterian Church, built in 1820 and rebuilt in 1850, which in turn took its name from . The authors who will read and sign their work are Judi Barrett, Jan Brett, Janell Cannon, Tomie dePaola, Patricia Polacco, Jon Scieszka Jon Scieszka (SHEH-ska) (born September 8, 1954 in Flint, Michigan, U.S.) is an American author of children's literature, best known for his collaborations with illustrator Lane Smith. , and Judith Viorst. LeVar Burton will be at Barnes &Noble stores in Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. and the Bronx. Barnes &Noble stores throughout the country will have permanent READING RAINBOW displays in their children's department. There will be a READING RAINBOW broadcast schedule and READING RAINBOW titles on barnesandnoble.com (http://bn.com/readingrainbow) , beginning in mid-February which will change every two weeks and will correspond with the broadcast of the show. In addition, barnesandnoble.com will host author chats twice monthly by authors whose books are featured on READING RAINBOW. These chats will be publicized on the READING RAINBOW area of barnesandnoble.com and will be held during the day so that parents and children can log on and ask questions/learn about their favorite READING RAINBOW authors. &uot;We're thrilled that READING RAINBOW'S LeVar Burton and some of the country's most prominent children's authors will appear in our stores and on barnesandnoble.com to celebrate the joys of reading,&uot; said Alan Kahn, chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of Barnes &oble, Inc. &uot;By working together, we can make reading an integral part of every child's life.&uot; &uot;At READING RAINBOW our mission has always been to connect children with the wonderful world of the written word... the world of books. I can't think of a better partner in this endeavor than Barnes &Noble,&uot; said Mr. Burton. On August 2, 1999, Barnes &Noble, Inc. announced that it would underwrite the acclaimed PBS series, READING RAINBOW, for the next two years. In addition, they agreed to establish a READING RAINBOW presence in Barnes &Noble stores nationwide and on its Internet site. About READING RAINBOW A favorite of parents and teachers, READING RAINBOW, has received enthusiastic international acclaim and garnered more than 150 awards in sixteen seasons, including 13 Emmys (five for &uot;Outstanding Children's Series&uot;), a prestigious Peabody, seven CINE CINE Cinematographic CINE Cinematograph CINE Centre for Indigenous Peoples Nutrition and Environment CINE Clasificación Internacional de la Situación en el Empleo (Spanish) CINE Communications in Education Golden Eagles, four Parent's Choice Awards, and three international Prix Jeunesse Awards. The National Association has twice honored LeVar Burton for his role on READING RAINBOW for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP NAACP in full National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Oldest and largest U.S. civil rights organization. It was founded in 1909 to secure political, educational, social, and economic equality for African Americans; W.E.B. Du Bois and Ida B. ) Image Award. The series is the #1-most-watched program in classrooms nationwide, according to the 1997 Corporation for Public Broadcasting's Study of School Uses of Television and Video. The multiyear funding and marketing plan was developed for Barnes &Noble by Lancit Media Entertainment, the licensing agent and producer of the READING RAINBOW series. Visit READING RAINBOW online at http://gpn.unl.edu/rainbow.htm About Barnes &Noble, Inc. Barnes &Noble, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : BKS BKS Barracks BKS Best Kept Secret (gaming) BKS Bildung, Kultur Und Sport (German) BKS Brookside (city) BKS Bergen Kirurgiske Sykehus (Bergen, Norway) ) operates 528 Barnes &Noble and 444 B. Dalton bookstores, and Babbage's Etc., one of the nation's largest operators of video game and entertainment software stores. Barnes &Noble stores stock an authoritative selection of book titles and provide access to more than one million titles. They offer books from more than 50,000 publisher imprints with an emphasis on small, independent publishers and university presses. Barnes &Noble is one of the world's largest booksellers on the World Wide Web (http://www.bn.com), and the exclusive bookseller on America Online (Keyword: bn). barnesandnoble.com has the largest standing inventory of any online bookseller. Barnes &Noble also publishes books under its own imprint for exclusive sale through its retail stores, mail-order catalogs, and Web site. General financial information on Barnes &Noble, Inc. can be obtained via the Internet by visiting the company's investor relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. Web site: http://www.shareholder.com/bks/. About barnesandnoble.com Since launching its online business in May 1997, barnesandnoble.com (Nasdaq: BNBN) has become one of the world's largest Web sites and the fourth largest e-commerce site, according to Media Metrix. Focused largely on the sale of books, music, software, magazines, prints, posters and related products, the company has capitalized on the recognized brand value of the Barnes &Noble name to become the second largest, and one of the fastest growing, online distributors of books. Customers can choose from millions of new and out-of-print titles and enjoy a variety of related content such as author chats, book synopses and reader reviews. The site also offers thousands of bargain books discounted up to 91 percent, the most popular software and magazine titles, as well as gift items for every occasion. The company recently launched its Prints &Posters Gallery, a unique collection of images that can be produced on demand on museum-quality canvas or high-quality paper, and its eCards service, an exclusive selection of greeting card images that can be personalized and enhanced with animation and music. With access to Barnes &Noble's more than 750,000 in-stock titles, barnesandnoble.com has the largest standing inventory of any online bookseller ready for immediate delivery. The URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. http://www.bn.com makes the site easy to find. The barnesandnoble.com affiliate network has more than 300,000 members and the company maintains strategic alliances with major Web portals and content sites, such as AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. , Lycos and MSN (1) (MicroSoft Network) A family of Internet-based services from Microsoft, which includes a search engine, e-mail (Hotmail), instant messaging (Windows Live Messaging) and a general-purpose portal with news, information and shopping (MSN Directory). . The company is also a leader in business-to-business e-commerce with its unique Business Solutions program. SCHEDULE OF READING RAINBOW EVENTS AT BARNES &NOBLE STORES JUDITH VIORST Sunday, Feb. 6th, 4:00p.m. 4801 Bethesda Avenue Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Tel: (301) 986-1761 Judith Viorst has published more than two dozen books, about half of them for children and half for adults. She is the author of such popular titles as Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day; Sunday Morning; What the Dormouse dormouse, name for Old World nocturnal rodents of the family Gliridae. There are many dormouse species, classified in several genera. Many resemble small squirrels. Said: Lessons for Grown-ups from Children's Books; and Forever Fifty and Other Negotiations. TOMIE dePAOLA Saturday, February 12th, 12:00 Noon 98 Middlesex Parkway Burlington, Massachusetts 01803 Tel: (781) 273-3871 Tomie dePaola is the author and illustrator of more than 200 books. He is the recipient of many prestigious awards including the Caldecott Honor Book Award, the Smithsonian Medal and the Kerlan Award. Among his most popular books is The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush, the companion to the Legend of the Bluebonnet bluebonnet: see lupine. bluebonnet Any of several flowering plants, including the Texas bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus), a North American annual legume native to the plains of Texas. About 1 ft (0. , a moving story of Little Gopher, who follows his destiny of becoming an artist for his people. JAN BRETT Saturday, Feb. 19th, 2:00p.m. 229 Andover Street Peabody, Massachusetts 01960 Tel: (978) 573-3261 With a combination of rich storytelling and beautiful illustrations, Jan Brett has made books fun for young children. Her work includes Gingerbread gingerbread In architecture and design, elaborately detailed embellishment, either lavish or superfluous. Though the term is occasionally applied to such highly detailed and decorative styles as the Rococo, it usually refers to the hand-carved and -sawn wood ornamentation of Baby, The Mitten, The Hat Board Book, and Berlioz The Bear, which introduces children to the world of music. LEVAR BURTON Saturday, Feb. 19th, 2:00p.m. 1201 Third Street Santa Monica, California For other uses, see Santa Monica (disambiguation). Santa Monica is a coastal city in western Los Angeles County, California, USA. Situated on Santa Monica Bay of the Pacific Ocean, it is surrounded by the City of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades and Brentwood on the north, 90401 Tel: (310) 260-9110 LeVar Burton is currently celebrating his 16th season as the host and co-executive producer of the highly acclaimed PBS children's television series Children's television series are television programs designed for and marketed to children, normally aired during the morning and afternoon hours, mainly before and after school. , READING RAINBOW. At 19, Mr. Burton landed his first acting role, that of Kunta Kinte, in the acclaimed mini-series, Roots. He has appeared in numerous films and the &uot;Star Trek: The Next Generation&uot; television series, is a director and producer, and the author of the novel, Aftermath. LeVar will be reading Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman and Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold. SHARON DENNIS WYETH &RAUL RAUL Run Ss User Launchpad RAUL Realtime Audio Utility Library COLON Wednesday, Feb. 23rd, 4:30p.m. 1972 Broadway New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY 10023 Tel: (212) 595-2895 Always My Dad, Sharon Dennis Wyeth's wonderful story about a little girl's summer with the father she rarely sees. Raul Colon's beautiful illustrations lovingly capture the special bond that holds all kinds of families together. Children living with one parent because of divorce, separation, or job relocation will be bolstered by this tender story. JON SCIESZKA Thursday, Feb. 24rd, 10:00a.m. 240 East 86th Street New York, New York 10028 Tel: (212) 794-2264 Jon Scieszka is the witty author of numerous imaginative children's books including It's All Greek to Me There is also a video series called Greek to Me. That's Greek to me or It's (all) Greek to me is an idiom/dead metaphor in English, claiming that an expression is incomprehensible, either due to complexity or imprecision. , The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, The Not-So-Jolly Roger, and Squids Will Be Squids. When a teacher tells her class that they can think of almost everything as a math problem in Scieszka's popular Math Curse, one student develops a math anxiety that becomes a real curse. JUDI BARRETT Thursday, Feb. 24th, 4:00p.m. 267 Seventh Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11217 Tel: (718) 832-9074 Judi Barrett is the author of such bestselling books as Old MacDonald Had an Apartment House, Pickles to Pittsburgh, Animals should Definitely Not Wear Clothing, and The Things That Are Most in the World. In her popular Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs, meals, rather than rain or snow, fall from the sky in the little town of Chewandswallow. But when the food falling from the sky gets larger and larger, the residents are forced to flee before being squashed by giant pancakes or rolls. JANELL CANNON Sunday, Feb. 27th, 3:00p.m. 1040 N. El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
Janell Cannon has always admired animals, especially creatures that have been misunderstood or neglected. Her love of bats, spiders, Komodo dragons and snakes inspired her work at a public library, where she developed award-winning summer-reading programs about these usual animals. She created Stellaluna, the story of a little brown bat Noun 1. little brown bat - the small common North American bat; widely distributed little brown myotis, Myotis leucifugus vespertilian bat, vespertilionid - a variety of carnivorous bat , in the hope that she would transform young people's fear of bats Fear of bats, sometimes called chiroptophobia (an incorrect derivation from the order Chiroptera of bats) may refer both to a specific phobia associated with bats and to common negative stereotypes and fear of bats stemming from prejudices and misinformation. into informed affection. Her other books include Verdi and Trupp: A Fuzzhead Tale. PATRICIA POLACCO Sunday, Feb. 27th, 2:00p.m. 396 John R. Road Troy, Michigan 48083 Tel: (248) 577-5056 Patricia Polacco is the author of such popular children's books as Welcome Comfort, Luba and the Wren, My Rotten Redheaded red·head·ed adj. 1. Having red hair. 2. Having a red head: a redheaded woodpecker. Adj. 1. Older Brother, Renchenka's Eggs, and Thank You, Mr. Falker. Ms. Polacco has a M.F.A. and Ph.D. in art history, specializing in Russian and Greek painting, and iconographic history. She is also a museum consultant on the restoration of icons. LEVAR BURTON Saturday, March 11th, 2:00p.m. 290 Baychester Avenue Bronx, New York 10467 (718) 862-3945 LeVar Burton is currently celebrating his 16th season as the host and co-executive producer of the highly acclaimed PBS children's television series, READING RAINBOW. At 19, Mr. Burton landed his first acting role, that of Kunta Kinte, in the acclaimed mini-series, Roots. He has appeared in numerous films and the &uot;Star Trek: The Next Generation&uot; television series, is a director and producer, and the author of the novel, Aftermath. LeVar will be reading Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman and Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold. |
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