A Napa Coloring Book

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In honor of Historic Preservation Month for May, Napa County Landmarks (NCL) distributed free coloring books to all Napa Unified School District third graders. A Napa Coloring Book was written by Marie Dolcini, past NCL Board Member, and was illustrated by Mary Ann Henderson. In 2015 this bilingual coloring book received the Governor’s Historic Preservation Award.

Pictured here are the Americorp volunteers who assembled the books for each third grade classroom at the Napa County Office of Education (NCOE).

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A Napa Coloring Book

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