PA One Book Program

Now in its fourteenth year, PA One Book, carefully selects a children’s book to be purchased and distributed by various statewide agencies.  Local planning between the seven K-1 teachers, principal Kate Bacher, along with Foundation board member Diane Andrews, will be developing related activities for a fun-filled special day—culminating in the distribution of this book to all 106 students.  This early childhood literacy project---PA One Book—has as its goal to increase awareness of the importance of reading and engaging children in stories among adults with preschoolers in their lives.
 
One Book, Every Young Child reading initiative is made possible through a collaboration of the following organizations:  PA Department of Education, PA Department of Public Services, State Museum of Pennsylvania, Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, The Pennsylvania Child Care Association, PA Association for the Education of Young Children, PA Library Association, PennSERVE, and the Pennsylvania Center for the Book.

This is the fourth consecutive year that the Glendale Education Foundation has participated in the "PA One Book" Program for our primary students at Glendale Elementary School. 

• Spring 2016, the students received the book:  Kite Day: A Bear and Mole Story by author/illustrator Will Hilenbrand;
• Spring 2017 it was Daniel Finds a Poem by Micha Archer
• Spring 2018 the PA One Book was My Cousin Momo by Zachariah Offshore.