Attention: Educators and Caregivers
Check out video of Buddy & Isabella talking about the "International Read-Along" Here
REGISTER NOW TO JOIN IN THE ONLY GLOBAL READING EVENT OF ITS KIND!
"The 2009 International Buddy Booby's Birthmark
Read-Along for Tolerance & Awareness"
It's a simple, free, fun opportunity for children to participate in a global educational effort aimed at increasing tolerance and compassion for each other's differences; promoting self-esteem; and raising birthmark awareness by reducing the prejudice and myths surrounding vascular abnormalities.
To register on this site now:
Click the "Register - Read-Along" tab to the left.
- Complete and send the on-line registration form. At the bottom of the registration web page-- print your 2-page welcome packet, creative project ideas booklet, sample press release, and bookmarks!
- On May 15, 2009, read and discuss Buddy Booby's Birthmark together.
- See the bottom of this web page for additional free coloring and fun sheets! To view the attached documents you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed. To download Adobe Acrobat Reader:
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
In appreciation of your participation in this important global event, you'll receive an official commemorative certificate as well as special education discounts on books for your class! We'll also post your school/group name on our web site. Additional prizes (TBA) will be awarded at random.
All 2008 registrants received a free hard-cover copy of Buddy Booby's Birthmark, courtesy of our corporate sponsor, Candela Corporation!
Thank you to the following 2008 Registrants (thus far):
Canberra Grammar School - Red Hill, ACT, Australia
Janette's Family Day Care - Hillsborough, New South Wales, Australia
Centennial Elementary -Alberta, Canada
Norwood Elementary - Alberta, Canada
Ecole Parkdale Elementary - Alberta, Canada
Alder Flats Elementary - Alberta, Canada
Wiinfield Child Development Association - Alberta, Canada
Winfield School - Alberta, Canada
St. Olivier School - Saskatchewan, Canada
St. Pierre Prep - Essex, Great Britain (UK)
Stuart Road Primary - Devon, Great Britain (UK)
Willow Farm School - Nottingham, Great Britain (UK)
St. Bernadette, Primary B - San Gwann, Malta
Colegio Bilingue de Vista Hermosa -Vista Hermosa, Panama
Vestavia Hills Elementary, Cahaba Heights - Vestavia Hills, AL
Home School - Fairbanks, AK
Las Brisas School - Glendale, AZ
St. Luke's Lutheran Preschool - Mesa, AZ
Christ Lutheran School - Phoenix, AZ
Sunrise Elementary - Phoenix, AZ
The Weekday - Phoenix, AZ
Villa Montessori School - Phoenix, AZ
Kyrene de las Manitas - Tempe, AZ
Shantivanam Children's Community - Encinitas, CA
Children's Village - San Francisco, CA
Primrose School of Castle Rock - Castle Rock, CO
Holy Nativity Episcopal School - Lynn Haven, FL
St. Andrew Elementary - Lynn Haven, FL
Eagle Point Elementary - Weston, FL
Indian Trace Elementary - Weston, FL
Dalton Elementary - Dalton Gardens, ID
Noah's Ark Preschool - Pontiac, IL
Little Kids on the Block, Inc. - Wheaton, IL
Simpson Church Preschool - Evansville, IN
Sugar Creek Consolidated - W. Terre Haute, IN
Hopewell Elementary - Taunton, MA
F.M. Leahy School - Lawrence, MA
Dolson Hill Elementary - Pipestone, MN
Rouse Elementary - Brandon, MS
Theodore Jamerson Elementary - Bismarck, ND
Belmont Elementary, Lincoln, NE
Piermont Village School - Piermont, NH
Dondero School - Portsmouth, NH
SM YMCA CCC - Maplewood, NJ
Mary A. Hubbard School - Ramsey, NJ
Christ the King - Albany, NY
Holy Family Regional (2 classes), Commack, NY
Cornwall-on-Hudson Elementary (4 classes) - Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY
Kingston Catholic School, Kingston, NY
Our Lady of Hope - Middle Village, NY
Berea Elementary (6 classes) - Montgomery, NY
Montgomery Elementary - Montgomery, NY
Noxon Road Elementary (4 classes) - Poughkeepsie, NY
P.S. 60 - Staten Island, NY
George Cromwell Elementary - Staten Island, NY
Ulster Community College Day Care - Stone Ridge, NY
St. Cornelius - School - Chadds Ford, PA
Cetronia Elementary - Allentown, PA
Edisto Primary - Cordova, SC
Chapin Elementary - Chapin, SC
Little Creations Parent's Day Out Program - Knoxville, TN
Mildred M. Hawk Elementary - Corinth, TX
MacArthur Intermediate - El Paso, TX
Tiny Tots Preschool - Columbia, VA
Acquinton Elementary - King William, VA
Mountain Way Elementary - Arlington, WA
Columbus School - Appleton, WI
Richmond Elementary - Appleton, WI
Woodland Elementary - Appleton, WI
Prince of Peace, Holy Martyrs School - Green Bay, WI
Maplewood Middle School - Mensha, WI
St. Gabriel Elementary - Prairie du Chien, WI
SC Johnson Child Care Learning Center - Racine, WI
G. W. Mead Elementary - Wisconsin Rapids, WI
