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Honoring the African American Children's Book Project on the occasion of the Annual African American Children's Book Fair.
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WHEREAS, The African American Children's Book Fair, is one of the largest and oldest in the nation and has enhanced multiculturalism in our City utilizing the joy of reading as a tool; and
WHEREAS, The importance of book fairs can not be understated for many of our youth use reading to better know the world around them and use books to help them develop into well educated adults; and
WHEREAS, One of the most important reasons to encourage reading in our children is that studies show that the more our youth read the more likely they are to make positive lifestyle decisions as they grow older; and
WHEREAS, Strictly judging by attendance, the event is a tremendous success as well over 4,500 people attended the Fair in 2008; and
WHEREAS, Rich or poor, no one leaves empty handed as posters, bookmarkers and raffle books are distributed free of charge to attendees; and
WHEREAS, The books themselves are priced at a level where they are more affordable than in many of the bookstores in the region; and
WHEREAS, Many of the authors and illustrators will be in attendance as well as local celebrities to further enhance the excitement and vibrancy that the book fair exudes; and
WHEREAS, One of the esteemed individuals in attendance will be New York Times best selling author Omar Tyree, a Philadelphia native, tireless creator of various creations who has become one of the world's most recognized authors, promoters and entrepreneurs, he was the recipient in 2001 of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literature in Fiction and in 2006 he earned the Phyllis Wheatley Literary Award for Body of Work in Urban Fiction; and
WHEREAS, Tyree's work extends now as a passionate speaker on various community-relate...
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