PS 274, Kosciusko School, Bushwick, Brooklyn
District 32/ Region 4

At PS 274, the Kosciusko School, Behind the Book works with a student population drawn from Bushwick, a community of 130,000 residents. The current enrollment is about 890 students in grades pre-K through 5. Behind the Book has worked with PS 274 since its inception in 2003. Key projects include a series of Elementary School Initiative programs in Grades 2 through 5 that feature workshops on creating illustrated books and a workshop on creating a school newspaper.

2006-07

Grade 2
Marc Tauss, Superhero, illustrated book workshop

Grade 3
Patricia Lakin & Colin Bootman - Clarence the Copy Cat and Albert Einstein/ Fish For the Grand Lady and Dad, Jackie, and Me
Illustrated book workshop

Amy Hest & Colin Bootman - Jamaica Louise James and When Jessie Came Across the Sea / Fish For the Grand Lady and Dad, Jackie, and Me
Illustrated book workshop

Grade 4
Loretta Lopez & Colin Bootman - The Birthday Swap and Say Hola! To Spanish/ Fish For the Grand Lady and Dad, Jackie, and Me
Illustrated book workshop

Lissette Norman & Colin Bootman - My Feet Are Laughing/ Fish For the Grand Lady and Dad, Jackie, and Me, illustrated book workshop

Grade 5
Mike Winerip, CS21 Panther News, school newspaper workshop

Grades 4 & 5 Special Education Class
Mama Does the Mambo, illustrated book workshop with author Katherine Leiner and illustrator Edel Rodriguez

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