Inspiring a Passion for Reading and Learning
The final two days of Anica Mrose Rissi’s four-day tour with IRW were full of excitement and surprises, as there were so many amazing projects made by students on display. Anica was overwhelmed by all the creativity. (At the beginning of the week, Anica visited Jonesport Elementary School and Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School.) Ella Lewis […]
Milbridge Elementary School welcomed Kimberly Ridley with hallways filled with projects they had worked on after reading her books, “The Secret Bay” and “Extreme Survivors.” There were posters and shadow boxes of estuary creatures, photographs of students visiting a salmon hatchery, Haiku poetry and paintings inspired by a book authored by a Milbridge parent and […]
Dear IRW Friends, I wish all of you could have joined us on Thursday June 4 at the launch of Cynthia Lord’s new book, A Handful of Stars, at the Milbridge Elementary School. There are not enough superlatives to adequately express how truly amazing this event was. To put the event in context, several months ago […]
