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Linda Hager Pack will be visiting our
school to share her book, A is for Appalachia! The
Alphabet Book of Appalachian Heritage.
Ms. Pack loves her people and her place,
and she hopes her book will encourage Appalachia’s
children to be proud of their rich mountain heritage.
During the author’s visit, our students
will be introduced to:
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the Place known as Appalachia
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the People who settled in the
Appalachian mountains
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the ancient language brought to the
mountains by our ancestors
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Appalachian music
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the flat foot dance
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a mountain ghost story
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a mountain Jack tale
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a candy breakin’
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a spelling bee
About the Author
Linda Hager Pack currently lives in
Richmond, KY but she grew up in the small town of
Hamlin, West Virginia where she was reared by her
parents, aunts, uncles, and grandparents to be a proper
mountain youngun’. She earned a Bachelor of Science in
Education and a Master of Arts in Education from Eastern
Kentucky University. In 1996 Kentucky’s Governor Paul
Patton presented her the prestigious Ashland Oil Teacher
Award.
Following the advice the author always
gave her students, she decided to write about what she
knows and what she loves: Appalachia |
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Linda Hager Pack
Will be at our
School on
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A is for Appalachia!
Nominated for
the 2004 Bluegrass Award
will be for sale &
autographed by the author
on the day of her visit.
10% discount
$14.25
To
Purchase a Book
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Write a
check to Linda Hager Pack
for $14.25 or send exact cash.
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Place money
in an envelope with the child’s or
children’s names and ages written on
the outside.
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Send the
money to school on the day the |
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NOTICE: The
author will be taking photographs during her
visit. Please let her know if you do not want
your child photographed. Visit the author’s web
site at
www.lindahagerpack.com to learn more
about Appalachia and the writing process. | | |
