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Donate to California Readers > DONATE NOWHELP CONNECT YOUNG CALIFORNIANS WITH AUTHORS AND ARTISTS IN CALIFORNIAHelp create readers
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Mission StatementThe mission of California Readers is to connect California children, young adults, and their school communities with California authors, artists and their creative works. California Readers is a 501 (c)(3), tax-exempt organization. Thank you for your supportCalifornia Readers has funded over $160,000 to provide high quality books by California authors and/or artists to school communities in California. In addition, California Readers has sponsored 52 author/artist interactions with school communites. These connections have inspired over 33,000 students to become better readers, writers, artists, and speakers. Thank you again for your generous support. |
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Three California Collections of 100 books by California authors and/or artists are awarded to schools in California each
year, along with an author/artist visit. 
For Calvert Elementary School's Writers Day, each student had to read 5 books from the California Collection and then write, illustrate, and publish their own book.
Mr. Daley's first grade class at Hamlin Elementary School in the San Fernando Valley created their own "Jack in the Pulpit" drawings after studying 
For Pomelo Elementary School's California Character Day, each third grade student selects a book from the California Collection,
reads it, writes a one-minute speech, dresses up as the character,
and with a tap on the shoulder performs his speech.