Read ME Agriculture 2024

Read ME 2024 Volunteer Registration

The 2024 Read ME Agriculture program will be held March 18 - 22, for Maine grades PK-4 students. Inspired by our current focus on aquaculture, this year's book is "The Wakame Gatherers," written by Holly Thompson and illustrated by Kazumi Wilds. Every classroom that participates will receive a copy of the book and accompanying educator’s guide, with aligned classroom activities. To best serve the hundreds of classrooms that participate in Read ME each year, the 2024 program will be a hybrid model where classrooms can choose from in-person and virtual options. Classrooms may choose their own reader or ask MAITC for help. If you are interested in registering as a volunteer reader, please complete this JotForm by February 9, 2024. MAITC will contact you to fine tune your participation if necessary. Thank you for your interest in Read ME Agriculture!
Nanami has two grandmothers: Baachan, who lives with Nanami’s family in Japan, and Gram, who lives in Maine. When Gram visits Japan, Baachan takes her and Nanami on a trip to the seaside to gather wakame, a long, curvy seaweed that grows near the shore.

While the three assemble their equipment and walk to the beach, Baachan explains how wakame and other seaweeds are used in Japan. Gram shares stories about how seaweeds are used in Maine, and Nanami translates for them both.

Holly Thompson’s beautiful prose captures the exuberance of a young girl who easily traverses two cultures and languages. It also illuminates the love and understanding that grows between two women who are very different, yet share an unbreakable bond. Kazumi Wilds’ vivid paintings make the Japanese landscape and rocky shores of Maine come alive, reminding us all that we share this earth and the peace that we create.
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Read ME 2024 Volunteer Registration