The featured student artists will be chosen by illustrator, Eliopoulos, who is the cover artist of the 7 ft. Those students will read their work on stage. During the program an official Guinness Book World Record judge will announce if the record was broken.įeatured winners, like the Editor’s Choice recipients will be announced in September by Brad Meltzer.

During the gala, selected student writers will sit on the Author Panel and answer questions about their work and inspiration (an annual tradition and audience favorite).

Immediately following the book signing, guests will have the chance to bid on the top art pieces published in the book at a donor reception and art auction. book on display, autograph smaller editions of I Am Texas and even walk a red carpet. Students will get the chance to take pictures with the massive 7 ft. That’s why we created books like I Am Sacagawea and I Am Neil Armstrong and why we are excited to release I Am Texas with 1,000 kids this fall,” said Meltzer. “We hope to inspire kids to become true leaders and the heroes in their own stories. The I Am Texas book will become a part of the New York Times bestselling author and illustrator team Brad Meltzer and Chris Eliopoulos’ Ordinary People Change the World Series. Guests will be invited to attend the book signing and a gala later that night and have their own copy of the book signed by the student authors and illustrators. The 1,000 winning authors and illustrators will come together for the Phillips 66 I Am Texas Book Signing at the Hilton Americas in Downtown Houston on Novemat 5:00 p.m. The Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation gave book grants in the amount of $5,000 each to the top three schools with the most participation and to fifteen additional classrooms in the amount of $250 each. 72 school districts and thousands of students across the state of Texas and beyond participated in the contest. The publishing contest, sponsored by H-E-B, gave students the opportunity to enter short stories, poetry and artwork that told their Texas story. book and attempt to publish the largest book in the world by kids, earning a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title. Kim TX – - iWRITE Literacy Organization and The Bryan Museum just announced the 1,000 student winners (3 rd-12 th graders) whose writing or artwork will be published in I Am Texas, a 7 ft.

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