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Jason Fruchter

Jason Fruchter has been an animator and illustrator for children's media for decades. He graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in 1992, and later moved to New York City to work for MTV Animation. In 2001, he cofounded A&J Studios, and has worked with Cartoon Network, Disney, Nickelodeon, and Sanrio. His books include Callie’s Cowgirl Twirl, Christmas Countdown, and Alphabet Magic. He lives in Seattle, Washington.

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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