Region One ESC and the Region One Library Advisory Committee would like to invite you and your students to participate in the Tejas Star Book Award Program. The Tejas Star list includes bilingual English/Spanish books and books written in Spanish. The purpose of the award is to promote reading in general and for readers to discover the cognitive and economic benefits of bilingualism and multilingualism. Participation is free to all Texas schools this year.

The list of Tejas Star books is available at http://www.esc1.net/tejasstarbookaward . You will also find detailed information on how to participate and how to vote at the Tejas Star web site. Voting will take place during the month of March and the winner will be announced in April, 2008.