Events: February 2009 Archives

Malathi Michelle Iyengar, author of Romina's Rangoli, will be speaking at the California Association for Bilingual Education annual conference on February 26, 2009. Her session will be entitled, "Rangoli!  Language, Content and Culture via a Traditional Indian Art." In the session, Malathi will be sharing ideas for using rangoli projects to promote first and second language develpment and to teach various CA state standards in the core curricular areas. She will be on hand to sign books afterward.

The California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE) is a non-profit organization incorporated in 1976 to promote bilingual education and quality educational experiences for all students in California. CABE has 5,000 members with over 60 chapters/affiliates, all working to promote equity and student achievement for students with diverse cultural, racial, and linguistic backgrounds. CABE recognizes and honors the fact that we live in a rich multicultural, global society and that respect for diversity makes us a stronger state and nation.

Rangoli!  Language, Content and Culture via a Traditional Indian Art
February 26, 2009 2:30-3:45
CABE 34th Annual Conference
Long Beach Convention Center
Long Beach, California



"As the population of biracial and multiracial chidlren continues to grow, we must have literature that grows with them as well, books like Romina's Rangoli."

-MultiCultural Review

Malathi Michelle Iyengar is a first grade teacher working in a dual-language public school program in Southern California. She grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina, and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Malathi lives in the Los Angeles area with her husband, Ryan, and their daughter Sanjana.

Jennifer Wanardi is a freelance illustrator / designer who was born and currently lives in Jakarta, Indonesia. She graduated from the Illustration department of California College of the Arts in San Francisco in 2006. Ever since her early days, Jennifer has always been interested in fairy tales and children’s stories. Much of her artistic inspiration comes from Japanese-style comic books (manga) and animated films (anime) and other artists as well.

Shen’s Books is a publisher of multicultural children’s literature that emphasizes cultural diversity and tolerance, with a focus on introducing children to the cultures of Asia.

Through books, we can share a world a stories, building greater understanding and tolerance within our increasingly diverse communities as well as throughout our continuously shrinking globe.






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Romina's Rangoli

By Malathi Michelle Iyengar
Illustrated by Jennifer Wanardi
$16.95, Hardcover, 32 pages
English Text
Ages 4-8
ISBN-10: 1885008325
ISBN-13: 9781885008329

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