Students can win a visit from children's book author, Ann Malaspina. Read the excerpt from the "Missourian" to find out how your students can earn a visit from this author.
"Touch the Sky" is an inspirational children's book about Olympic High Jumper Alice Coachman, the first African American woman to win a gold medal in the Olympic Games. The author of the book, Ann Malaspina, will be in Washington Oct. 13 to share her inspirational story about Coachman at the annual Run to Read, organized by The Missourian and the Four Rivers Area Family YMCA.
Local students have the opportunity to win a school visit from Malaspina on Oct. 12 by entering a writing contest sponsored by the Missourian In Education program. To enter, children in kindergarten through high school are invited to write a letter to the Olympian, who turns 90 in November.
Taking the line from Malaspina's book, "But a dream is a beginning and as Alice grew older, her dream was to soar," the students should tell Coachman why her story is inspiring and share their own dreams and aspirations.
Letters may be handwritten or typed and children may include hand-drawn pictures. To enter, submit letters to "Alice Coachman Dreams to Soar Contest," Missourian In Education, P.O. Box 336, Washington, Mo., 63090. Letters may be hand-delivered to any Missourian office, but should be labeled for the contest.
The winner of Malaspina's school author presentation will be selected from a random drawing from all letters received on or before 5 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 26. The drawing will be held during the Book Buzz birthday celebration for Newsbee, "10 Years -- 10,000 Books," at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30 at the Washington Public Library. The public is invited to this event.
For more information, contact Chris Stuckenschneider at cstucky@me.com or (636)239-7272.\
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