HAITIAN HERITAGE
About Our Mentor Jamie Hector is a Brooklyn-born actor who studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute. He is best known for his roles in film and television, including The Wire , Bosch , Queen of the South , and We Own This City . However, one of Jamie’s favorite roles is as the founder of Moving Mountains Inc., a nonprofit organization that gives underserved children the opportunity to study the arts free of charge. He has also authored several children’s books with Scholastic which are being transadapted into Haitian Creole and will be included in the classroom collections, as well as in the take-home book packs. About NABU NABU is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing every child with equitable access to literacy. To achieve its mission, NABU trains storytellers and artists in the creation of original multilingual stories for their own community and for children globally. Through this process, NABU worked with the Haitian community to create original children’s books in Haitian Creole. All NABU storytellers and artists receive compensation for their work. Ten of the 32 books in the Haitian Heritage collection originated from NABU’s work in Haiti. Learn more about NABU at nabu.org .
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For more information, call us at (800) 387-1437 or visit scholastic.com/HaitianHeritage
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