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Takako Fisher

TAKAKO FISHER, who was born and raised in Mito, Japan, moved to the United States in 1995 and graduated from Harding University with a BFA in graphic design. After working as an art director and graphic designer, she found her true passion: illustrating children's books. She is the illustrator of the Little Golden Book Springtime Babies.

Books

PRH Education Translanguaging Collections

Translanguaging is a communicative practice of bilinguals and multilinguals, that is, it is a practice whereby bilinguals and multilinguals use their entire linguistic repertoire to communicate and make meaning (García, 2009; García, Ibarra Johnson, & Seltzer, 2017)   It is through that lens that we have partnered with teacher educators and bilingual education experts, Drs.

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PRH Education Classroom Libraries

“Books are a students’ passport to entering and actively participating in a global society with the empathy, compassion, and knowledge it takes to become the problem solvers the world needs.” –Laura Robb   Research shows that reading and literacy directly impacts students’ academic success and personal growth. To help promote the importance of daily independent

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