We the People Bookshelf Announcement

The National Endowment for the Humanities issued a new list of recommended books for young readers (K-12) on the theme of “courage” as part … read more

The National Endowment for the Humanities issued a new list of recommended books for young readers (K-12) on the theme of “courage” as part of the Endowment’s We the People initiative. Lynne Cheney, wife of Vice President Dick Cheney and Bruce Cole, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, announced the first “We the People Bookshelf” to a group of local schoolchildren at the Vice President’s Residence. They talked about the importance of reading good books and learning more about our history with the students. Mrs. Cheney also discussed with the students stories from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, and a poem by Langston Hughes, titles on the new list.

The following titles appear on the 2003 “We the People Bookshelf.”

Grades K - 3 : The Cabin Faced West by Jean Fritz, Anansi the Spider by Gerald McDermott, Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig.

Grades 4 - 6 : The Dream Keeper and Other Poems by Langston Hughes, [The Matchlock G close

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We the People Bookshelf Announcement

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Program ID:
176879-1
Category:
News Conference
Format:
News Conference
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Jun 07, 2003 | 8:00am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Jul 07, 2003 | 5:05am EDT | C-SPAN 2

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  • Jun 07, 2003 | 8:00am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jun 07, 2003 | 6:30pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jun 15, 2003 | 1:31am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jul 07, 2003 | 5:05am EDT | C-SPAN 2
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