WOW Reads
Worlds of Words Center of Global Literacies and Literatures is committed to creating an international network of people who share the vision of bringing books and children together, thereby opening windows on the world. The WOW Reads podcast centers voices of young readers who serve as Reading Ambassadors by engaging in literature discussions and author interviews and sharing books in their school and social contexts. Worlds of Words is a center in the University of Arizona College of Education.
WOW Reads
WOW Reads: Bonus - RAP on University of Arizona Museum Day 2025
Join the Worlds of Words Center Reading Ambassadors (middle and high school) as we recap our experience around University of Arizona Museum Day.
Twelve cultural and science collections on the U of A campus offered free or reduced admission and special programming on Saturday, March 29, 2025. In this bonus episode, we briefly discuss...
- The UA Museum of Art
- Center for Creative Photography
- Greivenkamp Museum of Optics
- Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research
- Worlds of Words Center
Worlds of Words shared three experiences for U of A Museum day: our original exhibit "Cepeda Stories: Everyone Has a Story to Tell," art from our archives that complement the exhibit, and award-winning global picturebooks with outstanding illustrations.
The Reading Ambassadors share how these kinds of campus-wide events impact them personally and how they benefit the community.
Special thanks to the U of A Research, Innovation & Impact and the committee who worked to launch this second campus-wide day celebrating art, science and the humanities, including the above listed units as well as Poetry Center, Coit Museum of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Museum of Democracy, African American Museum of Southern Arizona, Flandrau Science Center, Museum Association of Arizona, and The Archive of Visual Arts.
This podcast was recorded in the Worlds of Words Center studio in the U of A College of Education.
Producer/Host: Rebecca Ballenger, Worlds of Words Center Associate Director
Audio Engineer: Liam Arias, Worlds of Words Student Employee and U of A Radio, TV, Film Major
For more information on the Worlds of Words Reading Ambassadors, visit wowlit.org and look under "About."
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We Can Promote Global Literature Together!
The Worlds of Words Reading Ambassador program is completely free for participants who receive a book for themselves and a book to share with their school librarian, ELA/English teacher, or other school entity. If you would like to support this program, please make a gift on-line through the University of Arizona Foundation.
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