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The Foundation for Children’s BooksInspiring a love of reading and writing in urban classrooms…

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Ashley Bryan @ Winthrop Elementary School, Dorchester

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Judith Moffat @ Winthrop School,

Dorchester

We work in schools where…

Students don’t have books at

home

61% of children who live in poverty have

no books in their homes.

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Susan Goodman @John F. Kennedy School, Jamaica Plain(826 Boston Publishing Party)

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We work in schools where…

Most of the students are people

of color

Of the 28 authors we have brought to

schools, 10 of them focus their work on multi-racial themes.

Ashley Bryan @

Mason Elementary School, Roxbury

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Rich Michelson @ Mission Hill School, Roxbury

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Grace Lin @

Hamilton School, Brighton

We work in schools where…

There are no librarians

Of the 93 elementary and middle schools in the BPS, 37 of them have some sort of

library staff, with only 9 of those staffed by

trained librarians.

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Mitali Perkins @ Boston International High School, Dorchester

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Ashley Bryan @ Winthrop Elementary School, Dorchester

Since 2005, we have…

Brought many authors and illustrators into

schools

28 award-winning authors and illustrators have visited

23 schools in Boston with the FCB.

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Kadir Nelson @ Trotter Elementary School, Dorchester

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Kadir Nelson @ Trotter Elementary School, Dorchester

Since 2005, we have…

Provided lots of books to schools

We have donated more than 725 books to Boston classrooms and libraries.

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Lenore Look @ Josiah Quincy School, Boston

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have…

Inspired young readers and

writers

The FCB has worked with over

4,200 young readers and writers—and their teachers.