The nearly year-long project engaged students working in partner teams in researching, writing, designing, illustrating and creating storybooks as part of a Reading Buddy exchange with the 1st and 2nd grade classes at Anderson Valley Elementary School.

The event is the AVJH&HS Exhibition of Learning on Tuesday, May 28th from 6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. when the History Stories project will be part of a school-wide presentation of inspiring and impressive student projects on exhibit in the school shop room buildings behind the gym. The address for AVJH&HS is 18200 Mountain View Road at the corner of Highway 128 and Mountain View Road in Boonville.

We’re really excited about the outcomes of this year’s History Stories project and entirely impressed with the remarkable completed fourteen storybooks the student partner teams created:

A Knight’s Tale—A Love Story by Fernando Bucio, Mariana Zavala-Camacho & Saul Mejia
Discovered—The Story Of Atole’s Secret Ingredient by Chantel Alarcon, David Avalos & Anthony F. Fashauer
Icy Dreams—The Story Of A Young Incan Maiden by Lucy M. Espinoza, Briana Balandrán Padilla & Leilani Bucio Solano
Khalifa—The Story Of The Boy Who Became A Legendary Drummer by Dominic Sanchez & Jack Spacek
Michelangelo’s Apprentice—The Long, Long Story Of How The Ninja Turtles Got Their Names by Anahi Anguiano, Evelyn Franco & Tricia Anguiano-Rubio
Only A Joke—The Story Of A Jester Who Conquered Rome by Roberto Bucio, Samuel Guerrero & Jareth Guzman
Takashi & Ryuu—The Story Of A Strong Samurai by Noah Allen, Leslie Bucio-Solano & Mariana Flores-Almanza
The Choice—The Story Of A Young Boy In Japan by Gregorio F. Parra & Ricardo Malfavon
The Darkest Times—The Story Of The Black Plague by Daniel Baeuerlen, Randal Ferreyra & Luis Angel Mendoza
The Fall Of The Great Wall—The Story Of How The Great Wall Of China Was Conquered by Alan Omar Aguilera & Gus J. Spacek
The Fearless Dragon—The Secret Story Of The Great Wall Of China by Leidy Mia Lopez, Trenton David John Rossi & Harvest Jay Ryan
The Fortress Of Cheese—An Ancient Madrid Romance by Noel Camarillo, Kellie Crisman & Eric Pérez
The Great Adventures Of Khalid & Omar—Comedians By Day, Thieves By Night by Ivan Camarillo, Thomas Torres Medina & Khyber Peters
The Slippery Macaron—The Adventures Of Bertram And Young Louis Joseph by Marissa Alvarez, Alana Richert & Beau Sanchez

We’re hoping you can join us!

With appreciation to Anderson Valley Arts, Anderson Valley Education Foundation, Anderson Valley Lions Club and the Martin and Morris Fund of the Community Foundation of Mendocino County for their generous funding, to Mendo Litho for generous in-kind printing support and to Pennyroyal Farm and Navarro Vineyards for the generous donations of cheeses and grape juices for the History Stories project in-class book sharing publication celebration!