Title: Maria Celeste Arrarás: Book Festival 07
Speaker: Maria Celeste Arrarás
Series: 2007 National Book Festival
Date: September 12, 2007
Running Time: 27 minutes
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Description:
Maria Celeste Arrarás discusses her career as a celebrity journalist and what motivated her to write her first children's book.
Biography:
Maria Celeste Arrarás is an Emmy award-winning journalist and investigative reporter. As one of the most popular Spanish language television news personalities, she is host and managing editor of Telemundo/NBC's "Al Rojo Vivo con Maria Celeste." Her newest book, "The Magic Cane" (Scholastic, 2007) will be released in both English and Spanish for young readers. Arrarás will appear in the Children's Pavilion.
About the 2007 National Book Festival
The 2007 National Book Festival, organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress and hosted by First Lady Laura Bush was held on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
