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PHOENIX, AZ - April 20, 2004 - JFK Online Studios, LLC, announced today it has launched Ovid’s Reading Program for Kids, a free program run by Jennifer F. Knapp, local author and illustrator of the children's book A Walk with Ovid.
This unique program introduces kids to Latin through a simple story about a pug named Ovid. With a firm belief that no child is too young to begin learning about Latin, Jennifer has created this event for children of all ages, and will bring the program to Phoenix schools and libraries throughout the year.
During the 1 ½-hour program, Jennifer will introduce the book and its basic concepts, which will include a definition of Latin, a discussion of where Latin came from, how English derives from Latin, and where kids can find Latin in our culture today. This also will include a discussion of Latin poetry and the Roman poet Publius Ovidius Naso.
Jennifer will read A Walk with Ovid to the kids and discuss the Latin excerpts that accompany the book's illustrations.
In addition to encouraging an interest in reading and linguistics, this program is designed to
motivate potential young artists as well. Jennifer will invite attendees to participate in a drawing
contest. Jennifer will provide pencils and paper for each contestant, and will present a copy of
A Walk with Ovid to the contest winner.
Jennifer F. Knapp, author and illustrator of A Walk with Ovid, lives in Phoenix, Arizona, with Ovid, her 5-year-old black Pug, her husband, and his dog, Morgan. Jennifer will release the second in her series of Canine Classics, The Princess and the Pig, in 2005, which will star both Morgan and Ovid. Jennifer was born in Vermont, and studied Secondary Education at the University of Vermont in the early ’90s, with a major in Latin and minor in English.
More information about the book A Walk with Ovid and Ovid’s Reading Program is available at http://www.pugapalooza.com.
JFK Online Studios, LLC, is a Phoenix-based provider of Internet and Print Publishing solutions. For more information, please visit http://www.JFKOnlineStudios.com.
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