School Libraries Work!
School Libraries Work! 2006 Powerful Report Children’s literature expert Terry Young has created a powerful tool for all of us: School Libraries Work! 2006. This 2006 updated report is available at:...
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Vulture View, a Theodor Geisel Honor Book, American Library Association. I am so excited about this book! It explores the life of vultures, surely some of the most underappreciated cleaners in the...
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Vulture View, my long-awaited book with Steve Jenkins, has just been released by Holt. Yippee! Look for a review of it in the October 15th issue of Booklist. For those of you that want to learn more...
View ArticleGreat Read, Great Lesson
Tamora Pierce: Great Read, Great Lesson I am a huge fan of Tamora Pierce’s books, especially her two series, “The Magic Circle” and “The Circle Opens.” The Circle Opens is wonderful because it shows...
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It’s My City Art Activity
Students at Harrison, in South Bend, map their community: Students near Columbus, OH, map their neighborhood after reading It’s My City. #gallery-7 { margin: auto; } #gallery-7 .gallery-item { float:...
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Home At Last activity roundup
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View ArticleFor Norma Fox Mazer, Mrs. Paouris, and More
You can never make the list long enough, so I’ll just put down a few for today. For Norma Fox Mazer, who told me, “A novel is not an intellectual Lose Weight Exercise but an emotional journey.” For my...
View ArticleFunding Author Visits to Schools
Where do schools find funds for author visits? P.T.O.s, Title I funds, local businesses, state arts councils, library funds, magazine sales, book fairs, Fall festivals, bequests, principal gifts . . ....
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Knox County, OH school visit activities. Wow!
Wow, Knox County, OH schools had fun with my books!. What extraordinary teachers and students. The countryside near there is beautiful, too. #gallery-5 { margin: auto; } #gallery-5 .gallery-item {...
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Army Ant Parade More Activities!
Harrison, that extraordinary school in South Bend, had these activities! #gallery-4 { margin: auto; } #gallery-4 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; }...
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Noodle Man Art Roundup
Here are some highlights from noodle artwork and writing projects from school visits. Especially memorable was Niagara Elementary, in Henderson, KY, where the students had a full noodle art contest...
View ArticleLibraries and Media Specialists: the Hearts of Schools
One of the things I love about school visits is meeting the extraordinary media specialists who help bring books into children’s lives. A school library, well supported, can be the heart of a school....
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June…Woodchucks
WHAT ABOUT WOODCHUCKS? There are plenty of people out there to love whales and pandas. But what about woodchucks? I ask you. Who loves them? How fuzzy wonderful do you have to be? How rare do you...
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I loved her presentations! April Sayre enriches the world of non-fiction books both with her wonderfully worded books and her fantastic presentations to students. Her lectures intrigue, excite, and...
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Enthusiasm par excellence! If you’re looking for a keynote speaker who is dynamic, inspiring and a master of her craft, April Pulley Sayre is your person. (more…)
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“DVAEYC (Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young Children) has received glowing reports from the participants about your presentations on Wild Words and Playing With Patterns!” -Jill...
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Army Ant Parade Activities
From visits 2006 and earlier. See more recent posts for photos of other great activities, like the one where there were construction paper ants with the teacher’s photo heads marching all over the...
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Dig, Wait, Listen Activity Roundup
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July…what’s this?
For animal of the month, July 2008, here’s a clue about one of my next books. It will be released next year. I am actually going to go look for some of these animals in 6 weeks. But here’s a picture of...
View ArticlePaddle To the Sea DVD
Instead of hyping up the kids with Disney before bedtime, how about trying this low-key, gentle, but oddly fascinating DVD? I just watched Paddle to the Sea, a 28-minute, Academy-Award nominated...
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