WHERE: JOHN MUIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 130 CAMBRIDGE LANE, SAN BRUNO ADMISSION: $5.00 PER FAMILY CALL (650) 591-0100 OR EMAIL FOR MORE DETAILS San Mateo County Reading Association proudly presents their annual Author Breakfast! Enjoy bagels, muffins, fruit, cocoa, coffee and juice with Bob Barner! Come see the award-winning author/illustrator of such favorites as Dem Bones, Fish Wish, and Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! and, hot off the press, his newest book, Bears! Bears! Bears! Bob will tell us about the creative process he uses making his unique collages.  He will share his secrets with us as he leads children and adults in a hands-on workshop to create our own collages.  All materials will be provided. Chuck Ashton, librarian and musician, will MC and perform with Bob.   Bob Barner has been drawing since he was three years old. After graduating from the Columbus College of Art and Design in Ohio, he moved to Boston and worked as an art director at several advertising agencies and design studios. His work has been chosen several times for inclusion in the Society of Illustrators Original Art Exhibition. When he is not writing, drawing or playing one of his guitars, Bob enjoys speaking to young readers at schools and libraries around the world. He lives with his wife Catherine in San Francisco.

All Ages.  Sing along to songs and listen to great tories about our environment and how to keep it clean.

HEROESOF THE ENVIRONMENT profiles 12 extraordinary environmental heroes--ofall ages, places, backgrounds and kinds of work. Harriet will give aquick overview of why she chose these people--and then tell the storyof one or two of the heroes.***Childrenand adults are encouraged to bring their own stories aboutenvironmental projects they have been a part of to share with Harrietand spark discussion!  Afterwards, younger children can make a super hero cape with their favorite environmental hero on the back!Check out the "meet the heroes" page of Harriet's website for photos and a few words about each hero. http://www.heroesoftheenvironment.com/index.html HarrietRohmer is a new voice in environmental books for young people--and alongtime pioneer in children's multicultural publishing.Founderof Children's Book Press in San Francisco when she was a young singlemom, Harriet reached out to many communities that had beenunderrepresented in children's literature.  Her multicultural and bilingual picture books have won over 100 major awards, including the American Book Award, The Coretta Scott King Award, and the Ezra Jack Keats Award.Harriet is currently working on a series of contemporary environmental biographies for young teens,about people of all ages and cultures who are protecting and rethinking our world. The first book of the new series, Heroes of the Environment, has been named by The American library Association's Booklist as "One of the Top 10 Books on the Environment for Youth!"