Nationally known children\u2019s book author and illustrator Gail Gibbons recently received the first annual Correll Book Award for Excellence in Early Childhood Informational Text, a new national award created through the University of Maine\u2019s College of Education and Human Development.<\/p>\n
Gibbons, of Vermont, has written, illustrated and published more than 170 nonfiction, informational books for children. Her recognitions include the Washington Post\u2019s Children\u2019s Book Guild Award. Gibbons was the keynote speaker at the second annual Early Literacy Conference, \u201cGrowing Up Knowing, building children\u2019s world knowledge through literacy,\u201d at 91르적 on April 28.<\/p>\n
The Correll Book Award is a result of a gift to the College of Education and Human Development from the Correll family, which shares a deep commitment to the importance of early childhood literacy. Ada Lee Correll formerly taught in the Old Town school system. A gift from the Corrells, now living in Georgia, established a professorship and programs to help advance early childhood literacy in Maine and the nation. Susan Bennett-Armistead, professor of early literacy education and the A.D.<\/p>\n
Pete and Ada Lee Correll Professor at 91르적, says studies have shown a correlation between children\u2019s literacy skills and knowledge of the world.<\/p>\n
Contact: Susan Bennett-Armistead, (207) 521-4686<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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