| 9am, 10am, 12noon, 1pm
Appropriate for Pre-k through 2nd grade. |
Gunniwolf (A German Folk tale) Listen
to the story about the little girl who sings a wolf to sleep, and then
make your own stick puppets to re-tell the
story!(4 sessions) |
Teachers Carol Calveri and Tina Walker from Palm Vista Elementary |
| 11am, all ages | Fun with Chemistry! Learn about great science resources while participating in a science experiment. | YVHS teachers Herb Crissmon and Ben Curry |
| 9am, Appropriate for 1st thru 4thgrade | What makes a Community Special? Using your local paper, find out about people who make a difference, while learning more about your neighborhood. | Hi Desert Publishing Staff Members |
| 10am- grades 6 through 12 | Advertising Careers Learn about what are good characteristics of print ads, and then design your own! | Hi Desert Publishing Staff Members |
| 12noon -pre-k through 1st grade | Alphabet Soup - Bet you didn't know you could make soup with a newspaper! Come and find out how! | Hi Desert Publishing Staff Members |
| 1pm - 3rd grade though 6th | Write Your Own Comic Strip - Be an author and a comedian by writing your own comics. | Hi Desert Publishing Staff Members |
| 9am, 10am - Appropriate for pre-k through 2nd grade | Come Read and Dance! Listen to Barn Dance by Bill Martin and John Archambault...and then learn a square dance! | Teachers Sheryl Pross and Doris Lawless from Condor Elementary |
| 11am, 12noon - all ages | Origami! Learn about Origami and make your own project. | Teacher Oghwa Ladner from Condor Elementary School |
| 1pm -all ages | On Stage- Using literature as inspiration, become a character and act it out! All ages, even parents, can take on a new role! | Ed Keesling, Yucca Valey Elementary School teacher and Arts Curriculum Chair Person for MUSD |
| 9am | grades 4 thru adult
Author Workshop |
Michael Elsohn Ross |
| 10am | All Ages - Book Signing
Books will be available for purchase |
Michael Elsohn Ross |
| 12noon | Pre-school/Kindergarten presentation | Michael Elsohn Ross |
| 1pm | Grades 1
thru 3 Presentation |
Michael Elsohn Ross |
| 9am,10am, 11am,1pm - all ages. | Wildflowers! Learn about wildflowers, write and read about them, and even take one apart in this hands on workshop | Joshua Tree National Park Rangers |
| 9am, pre-k thru 2nd grade | A Home for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle is the inspiration for this session, which includes a craft activity | Suzette Whitfield |
| 10am, 11am - 1st through 4th grade | An Indian Prayer - Make your own landscape book and listen to Brother Eagle, Sister Sky by Susan Jeffers | Teacher Patricia Morvin from Yucca Mesa Charter School |
| 12noon, 1pm -pre-k through 3rd grade | Making Books with Children - make your own little books that you can make at home in this hands-on workshop | Teachers Martha Snider from Twentynine Palms Elementary, and Kiela Snider-Bonelli from Joshua Tree Elementary |
| 9am | Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad, Day | Pat Brown Dempsey, MUSD Superintendent |
| 9:30 | The Forest Has Eyes, by Bev Dolittle | Jess Allred, Hi Desert Publishing |
| 10am | Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You?, by Dr. Seuss | Mayor Jim Bagley |
| 11am | Oh, the Places You Can Go, by Dr. Seuss | General Stanley, MCAGCC |
| 11:30am | "The Talking Totem Pole" by
Lurline Bowles Mayol |
Marketer Owen Gillick |
| 12:30pm | The Three Little Javalinas | Duane Hoover, owner KDHI/KQYN radio |
| 1:00pm | The Dog Who Wouldn't Be, by Farley Mowat | Phil Fultz, board member, CMC |
| 1:30pm | Madeline and the Bad Hat by Ludwig Bemelmens | Barbara Jorgensen, Administrative Secretary, Town of Yucca Valley |
| 9am -2pm - all day, all ages | Meet the Cat in the Hat! Books and activities
centered around Dr. Seuss.
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One Page at a Time Bookshop owners - teachers Eric and Norma Luff |
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| 9am-9:45 | Stone Soup, a play | Mrs. Anderson's K and 1st Graders from Yucca Mesa Charter School |
| 10am | Readers are Leaders | Ronald McDonald |
| 11am | Readers are Leaders | Ronald McDonald |
| 11:30am and12:00pm | Songs | Twentynine Palms Elementary Chorus, led by Mrs. Heyl |
| 1pm-1:45 | A Pirate's Funeral (Tom Sawyer), a play | Mrs. Seacat's 6th Graders from Friendly Hills Elementary School |
| 2pm | Write What's RIght | MTA and Hi Desert Publishing Awards to Essay Winners |