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Grade
level
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Grade
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K-YA |
Adult
Groups and Conferences Only |
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Sample
Titles
Crispin:
The Cross of Lead
(gr 4-7)
The
True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (gr 5 up) Nothing
But the Truth (gr 4-7)
The Mayor of Central Park (gr 4-7)
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Comments
Newbery Award winning author and extremely popular speaker
is available for conferences. To try to book him for schools, contact
Scottie Bowditch at Hyperion at 212 807 5862. |
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Sample
Titles
Chin
Yu Min and the Ginger Cat (gr 1-5)
The
Snowball (P+)
A
Three-Minute Speech (gr 3+)
Steal
Away (gr 5+)
Shipwreck
at the Bottom of the World (gr 5+) Fire-Us
Trilogy (gr 5+);
In
My Hands (gr 7+) Shattered (gr 7+)
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Comments
Winner of many awards for
fiction, nonfiction and picture books, this author has traveled
to the end of the earth (i.e. the South Pole) for research. Offering
PowerPoint sessions on several subjects, this frequent Horn Book
contributor also speaks at national and state conferences.
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Sample
Titles
The Cherokee
(gr 5 up)
The Inuit (gr 5 up)
The Canals (gr 4 up)
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Comments
Orbis Pictus Honor Book author for non-fiction offers unique
presentations related to photography as art. |
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Sample
Titles
Just Call Me Stupid
(gr 4-7)
Attack of the Mutant Underwear
(gr 3-6)
What
I Believe: Kids Talk About Faith (gr
6-8)
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Comments
Frequently on state award master lists, this author's fiction
and nonfiction books and presentations are diverse, lively, and
rewarding. |
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Sample
Titles
Dear
Mr. Leprechaun (gr 2-3)
Whale Comedian (gr 2-3)
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Comments
New and noted author & publisher with a program perfect
for second-grade letter-writing curriculums. |
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Sample
Titles
I Face
the Wind (K-3)
I See Myself (K-3)
Bangs and Twangs: Science Fun
with
Sound (gr
4-7)
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Comments
Winner of a 2004 Robert F. Sibert Award Honor for I
Face the Wind, this science writer's presentations fit perfectly
into science curriculums. |
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Sample
Titles
City
Dog, Country Dog
(P-K)
All in One Hour (P-3)
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Comments
This Texas Bluebonnet Award winner (she's Janet Stevens'
sister) offers a variety of programs and becomes available for author
appearances in the fall of 2005! |
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Sample
Titles
Please Say Please! Penguin's Guide
to
Manners (P-K)
Big Friends (P-4)
Battlefield
Ghost (gr 2-4)
Weird
Wolf (gr 4-7)
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Comments
Highly respected and versatile author and editor offers
a variety of school programs that students and teachers will enjoy. |
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Sample
Titles
City Dog, Country Dog
(P-K)
All in One Hour (P-3)
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Comments
Teaches the art of writing & illustrating books by
helping students create a character using cut paper, glue, and imagination. |
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Sample
Titles
True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet (gr
6-YA)
More Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet (gr 6-YA)
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Comments
Chick-lit queen offers adults and students alike programs
on chick-lit writing and YA literature, and how the two work together. |
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Sample
Titles
Rage
of Fire (gr 4-7)
Mystery of the Vanishing Creatures
(gr
4-7)
Secrets (gr 4-7)
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Comments
IN Young Hoosier Award winner's books include informational
and ecological mysteries; presentations are humorous, educational,
energetic. |
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Sample
Titles
Ants
(AnimalWays) (gr 5 up)
Gorilla
(AnimalWays) (gr 5 up)
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Comments
Author & educator (a pioneer in technology education)
offers writing workshops & books and presentations covering
a variety of science, technology, ecology, and natural history subjects. |
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Sample
Titles
Breathing
Underwater (YA)
Breaking Point (YA)
Nothing to Lose (YA)
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Comments
Noted YA author whose edgy books have been on several award
lists, including ALA's BBYA and IRA's YA Choices. |
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