Showing posts with label HOORAY FOR BOOKS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label HOORAY FOR BOOKS. Show all posts

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Launch party of "Earth in the Hot Seat" at Hooray for Books!

What are you doing on March 29? If you're anywhere near Old Alexandria, VA (just 20 minutes by the metro from Washington DC), you are welcome to visit a great signing event at Hooray for Books!

Hooray for Books! is a very special children's bookstore in Old Alexandria, VA. They're also taking part in our bookstores program and offer their customers to plant trees with us for the books they purchase at the store. And on March 29 they will host a
launch party from 3-5 p.m. for award-winning author Marfé Ferguson Delano's new book, Earth In The Hot Seat: Bulletins from a Warming World.

Here are the details:

Earth in the Hot Seat: Bulletins from a Warming World
National Geographic Children's Books, March 2009

The Earth is getting warmer, and while the planet will survive this, many of its inhabitants may not, not if we can't slow the tons of carbon pouring into our atmosphere.
Earth in the Hot Seat clearly explains the phenomenon of and the science behind global warming. It uses real people and real-life examples to report from the front lines of the fight to protect our warming planet. It explores the challenges—and the opportunities—presented by climate change…. Most important, it inspires us to care about the planet. It's the only one we've got.

Marfe Ferguson Delano, an author living in Alexandria, VA, has written numerous award-winning National Geographic books. Hooray For Books! at 1555 King St in Alexandria, VA, is pleased to host a book-signing party for her newest book, Earth in the Hot Seat, on Sunday, March 29, 2009, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. The event is free and includes light refreshments. Anyone who would like an autographed book but is unable to attend the book-launch party should call Hooray For Books! at 703-548-4092 to order her book for autographing and mailing (or later pickup at the store.)

You're all invited!

Raz @ Eco-Libris
www.ecolibris.net

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Eco-Libris is available now at Hooray for Books! in Old Alexandria, VA










Did you have the chance to visit Old Alexandria? This beautiful old town just outside Washington DC has now another exciting thing to offer: a bookstore where you can balance out your new books with Eco-Libris!

We're very happy to announce on a new bookstore from Old Alexandria: Hooray for Books!

Hooray for Books! is an independent bookstore, owned by Ellen Klein and Trish Brown, who worked at A Likely Story, and after that store closed, decided to re-open a children's bookstore at the same location in Old Town Alexandria. You can read more about them here, and here. The Washington Post ran an article about them on June 23 that you can find here.

Hooray For Books!, which is the only independent children's bookstore in Alexandria, VA, opened its doors in June 2008. They're committed to serving their community, not only by providing extraordinary customer service but also by being environmentally responsible. They believe that partnering with Eco-Libris helps us achieve both these goals.

Customers at Hooray For Books! will have the opportunity to pay $1 to plant a tree to balance each book they purchase in the store. They will also receive an Eco-Libris sticker (made of recycled paper) at the counter for each book they balance out, saying 'One tree planted for this book'.

We're very happy that our first collaboration in Virginia with such a great bookstore, and we invite everyone to visit the store and their website to learn more about them.

Store's address and contact details:
Hooray For Books!
1555 King St., Ste 101, Alexandria, VA 22314
phone: 703-548-4092
fax: 703-548-4094
e-mail: info@hooray4books.com
Web site: www.hooray4books.com

Website and blog:
Website: http://www.hooray4books.com
Blog: http://hooray4books.wordpress.com

The full list of bookstores that participate in Eco-Libris bookstores' program can be found at
http://www.ecolibris.net/bookstores.asp

Yours,
Raz @ Eco-Libris

Plant a tree for every book you read!