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Kate Messner is passionately curious and writes books that encourage kids to wonder, too. Kate's titles include both fiction and nonfiction; she writes award-winning picture books, easy readers, chapter book series, and novels for young readers. Her books are frequently nominated for state book award lists and have been honored with the E.B.

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Official website of children's book author & mischief elf, Ame Dyckman. Author of BOY + BOT, Tea Party Rules, Wolfie the Bunny, Horrible Bear and more!

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https://cbweatherford.com/

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What authors do K study?

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Which authors?
How many authors through the year?
Authors as mentor texts?

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Do K T follow the Author Study?

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Modern authors to use....we used to have grade level author studies.

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Curious about different ways to do author studies.

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How we can fit author studies into what we already do with Calkins reading lesssons? What can we do to use author studies to help motivate our students as writers and readers?

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Effective ways of choosing authors to study and how to best incorporate into workshop

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Effective ways of choosing authors to study and how to best incorporate into workshop

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How can I make authors come alive for my students?

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How can I make authors come alive for my students?

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In this stunning first-ever fully illustrated biography of the legendary author E. B. White, Sibert medalist and Caldecott Honor winner Melissa Sweet uses White's letters, photos, and manuscripts-as well as her original collaged art-to convey the true story of one of the most beloved authors of all time.

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Website of Nicola Davies, Children's author

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April Pulley Sayre Children's Book Author

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April Pulley Sayre is an award-winning nonfiction children's book author of over 55 natural history books. She offers school visits, conference keynotes, educator resources, and advice on writing children's books.

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Jane Yolen - Author of children's books, fantasy, and science fiction, including Owl Moon, The Devil's Arithmetic, and How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?

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This site, of course, has tons of information on her many books. But it also has essays, poems, a journal, answers to frequently asked questions, a brief biography, her travel schedule, and links to resources for teachers and writers.

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Born the small village of Maghera, Ireland in 1928, Eve Bunting grew up in a tradition full of the art of storytelling and the magic of words. "There used to be Shanachies in the Ireland of long ago," she says. "The Shanachie was the storyteller who went from house to house telling his tales of ghosts and faires, of old Irish heroes and battles still to be won. Maybe I'm a bit of a Shanachie myself, telling my stories to anyone who'll listen."

Her father was a "tough, gruff, old Irishman," who would read poetry to her while she sat on his lap. Bunting's mother, also an avid reader, started a community lending library out of their home because their village had no library. When Eve was seven, her parents sent her off to boarding school, where she received a good education and made close friends who became like sisters.

In 1958 Eve Bunting moved to California with her husband and three children. Several years later, her writing career started after she took a creative writing course at Pasadena City College. Her first book, a retelling of an old Irish folktale about the giant Finn McCool, called The Two Giants, was published in 1972.

First she wrote retellings of Irish folktales but soon, Bunting branched out in numerous directions. Filled with ideas and a strong desire to write, she was, still, uncertain of what to expect. "All doubts vanished when I had my first published story and then my first published book," she recalls.

While she has published several light-hearted picture books, Bunting has never shied away from addressing the difficult issues. She has published numerous picture books that include sensitive topics such as racial prejudice, death, troubled families, and war. Bunting's message is clear, "Picture books aren't just for tots anymore." She says, "I like to write books for children that make them think. I like to write for every child, for every age, for every interest. That is why I have such a variety of books -- from pre-school, through the middle grades and beyond. "One of my greatest joys is writing picture books. I have discovered the pleasures of telling a story of happiness or sorrow in a few simple words."

Eve Bunting has received many awards for her work including the Golden Kite Award from the Society of Children's Book Writers, the PEN Los Angeles Center Literary Award for Special Achievement in Children's Literature, and the Edgar, given by the Mystery Writers of America. Bunting's Fly Away Home, received the "Heal the World Award" from schoolchildren.

Eve Bunting currently lives with her husband of over 50 years in Pasadena, California, and is a writing teacher at the University of California, Los Angeles. She has written more than 200 children's books. Every so often, the Buntings travel back to Northern Ireland and visit her hometown of Maghera, which has grown from a village into a town with a true public library. An entire section of the library is dedicated to the books of Eve Bunting, whom townspeople still consider a local author.

Click below to watch a digital story from You tube. The quality isn't the best, but the information on Eve Bunting is great!

*Please Note: You can fast forward this video from 4:20-6:02, as the titles books listed during this section of the video are very difficult to read.

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Born the small village of Maghera, Ireland in 1928, Eve Bunting grew up in a tradition full of the art of storytelling and the magic of words. "There used to be Shanachies in the Ireland of long ago," she says.

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K

Lois Ehlert

Donald Crews

Eric Carle

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Kevin Henkes

Eileen Spinelli

Mem Fox

2

Cynthia Rylant

Tomie DePaolo

Gayle Gibbons

3

Eve Bunting

Paul Goble

Jane Yolen

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Andrew Clements

Chris Van Allsburg

Roald Dahl

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"Georgia Heard's newest book, Heart Maps - Helping Students Create and Craft Authentic Writing explores the thing most central, most essential, and most necessary in teaching writing.

Have you heard my latest interview on Heart Maps? Listen here.

What is that one, most essential thing? It is the heart. Your own heart, and your students' hearts.

In this book, Georgia offers practical tools to spark ideas for writing. The work is accessible and feels doable even for a writing workshop novice - but the maps are so much more than just a tool for generating ideas. The book, organized into twenty or so ingenious templates for heart mapping, offers a way to study the heart from all angles. There is a template for mapping important memories, places, and people. There's one for mapping the things that inspire you as a writer, and another for exploring your heart as a reader. There are others for gratitude, wishes, people you admire, and more. The list of ways to study what lives in your heart is long, and inspiring, and beautiful."
-Elizabeth Moore, TwoWritingTeachers.org. To see the entire review, click this link: https://twowritingteachers.org/2016/10/17/heart-maps-a-review-and-a-giveaway/

"We understand that children read and write more earnestly and truthfully when engaged by emotion. We have, in Heart Maps, a stunning array of potential discoveries for young readers and writers: discoveries about what really lies within our complex emotional lives; about the budding passion they find in the social or natural world; and about the hearts of those around them. The discoveries and insights children will make as they craft heart maps will be lasting and profound."
- Ellin Keene, author of Talk About Understanding; coeditor of The Teacher You Want to Be

"Passion drives effort. If we want students to invest effort in learning to write well, we must provide opportunities to explore their passions and find relevance in their writing. Georgia Heard shows us how to open students' hearts, discover their stories, and bring their passions to the page. Rich with practical strategies, student examples, and lists of mentor texts, Heart Maps is a book that I will use and recommend to teachers for years to come."
-Donalyn Miller, author of The Book Whisperer

"This book will steal your heart. Filled with strategies, student work examples, stories from the classroom, mentor texts, inspiration, and practicality, you'll find yourself relying on this book again and again as a trusted source as you help your student writers craft a writing life."
-Jennifer Serravallo, author of The Reading Strategies Book and the forthcoming The Writing Strategies Book

"From the first page of Heart Maps, Georgia takes us on a journey of 'possible' from a child's-eye-view with 20 heart maps as our navigation tool. She helps us envision writing from the inside out, taking us on a passionate voyage unfettered by impersonal rules where joyful meanderings of powerful, personal, purposeful writing keep 'possible' in view."
-Dr. Mary Howard, author of Good to Great Teaching and RTI from All Sides
" Heart Maps is filled with wonder and beauty. It will capture and hold the why of any writer's journey: to name the passions that live inside of us, waiting to be written. Georgia offers wise guidance and practical tools for writing teachers of all ages, including 20 kinds of heart maps and dozens and dozens of mentor poems and gorgeous student examples to spring deep thinking across genres. This is a rich and lasting gift for my own teaching and an essential book for all who lead writers."
-Penny Kittle, author of Book Love and Write Beside Them

" Heart Maps shows and powerfully provides a tangible way for a teacher to help a child plumb their natural creativity. The heart map method is also a bridge: by using and being open to it, a solid connection between the teacher and student is inevitable. Even more, by practicing heart maps, a child can learn to connect with their own vast and unique identity as a writer-for-life. There may be no greater gift a teacher can give."
-John Fox, author of Finding What You Didn't Lose: Expressing Your Truth and Creativity Through Poem-Making; founder of The Institute for Poetic Medicine

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"Georgia Heard's newest book, Heart Maps - Helping Students Create and Craft Authentic Writing explores the thing most central, most essential, and most necessary in teaching writing. Have you heard my latest interview on Heart Maps? Listen here. What is that one, most essential thing? It is the heart.

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Considerations for Author Study:  What do you look for in selecting an author

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Considerations for Author Study:  What do you look for in selecting an author

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Something kids are into
Authors with several books/texts
Craft moves you want kids to try
Events (Global Read Aloud, Poetry Month)
Digital Connections

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Author Studies - Picture Book Summit 2018

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Each year, we bring you an in-depth look at each of our Superstar Speakers to show what picture book writers can learn from successful creators. Click one of the images below to read the author study. It's time learn a little something! ...

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Download and print the full Author Study toolkit!Get the PDF >

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Todd Parr | Children's Book Author and Illustrator

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Todd Parr is the best-selling author and illustrator of over 30 children's books about love, kindness and feeling good. Todd's books are published in the United States and Canada by Little, Brown and Co.

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Joy Write: Cultivating High-Impact, Low-Stakes Writing

Nothing helps writers grow like practice. But not just any kind of practice will do. You've got to bring the joy! In Joy Write, beloved writer and teacher Ralph Fletcher shows you how.
"A writer needs wide latitude so she can bring all her intelligence to the task," Ralph observes. "Assigning a particular format-a hamburger essay, for instance-would curtail this play, if not eliminate it entirely." That's why, instead of teacher-driven assignments, Joy Write shares the whys and the how of giving students time and autonomy for the playful, low-stakes writing that leads to surprising, high-level growth.

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Ralph Fletcher is a writer of children's picture books, young-adult fiction and poetry as well as an educational consultant who has also written books for both children and professional educat...

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Award-winning Minnesota children's author Laura Purdie Salas is the author of more than 125 children's books (mostly nonfiction and poetry). She loves to visit schools and speak to educators and writers.

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Welcome to the Official Peter H. Reynolds Web Site!

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Official site of Peter H. Reynolds, author/illustrator of the children's books The Dot, Ish, The North Star, So Few of Me, My Very Big Little World, and The Best Kid in the World.

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Here you'll find videos, teaching resources, book information, interviews, games, articles, and much more. Thanks so much for coming by.

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Official website of Amy Krouse Rosenthal, author of children's books, memoirs (Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life and Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal), and creator of film projects such as The Beckoning of Lovely.

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Copyright 2001- Melissa Stewart. All rights reserved. All materials on this site may be copied for classroom or library use but may not be reprinted or resold for commercial purposes. This website is COPPA compliant. If you are a child under age 13 and wish to contact Melissa Stewart, please use the email address of a teacher, librarian, or parent with that adult's permission. Webhost Privacy Policy.

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Copyright 2001- Melissa Stewart. All rights reserved. All materials on this site may be copied for classroom or library use but may not be reprinted or resold for commercial purposes. This website is COPPA compliant. If you are a child under age 13 and wish to contact Melissa Stewart, please use the email address of a teacher, librarian, or parent with that adult's permission.

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Hello and welcome to my corner of the Internet! You can find out information about me and my books below, and by navigating the links above. Thanks for stopping by!

Don't forget to sign up for my free digital classroom magazine, The Curious Creative! It's packed full of science and creativity, as well as tons of behind-the-scenes book extras for classroom use!

Watch the video below for more info on how to subscribe!

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The hilarious and heartfelt adventures of a 12-year old girl who lives in a zoo with her zoologist parents, twin brother, and a host of scaly and feathered creatures. Contains loads of laughs, embarrassing moments, and animal poop.

Great for kids who love:

Funny books, moments, and characters

Animals, zoos, aquariums, and nature

Clever, brave, and adventurous characters

Kirkus Starred Review: "Following in the tradition of Judy Blume and Paula Danziger, debut author Keating delivers a fun-filled, pitch-perfect book..."
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THE WORLD OF WEIRD ANIMALS SERIES

A funny nonfiction series that explores the incredible world of weird and bizarre creatures. Full of amazing facts, eye-catching, colorful (and sometimes gross!) photos, and illustrator David DeGrand's goofy-wonderful cartoons. A must-read series for curious kids.

Great for kids who love:

too-cool-to-be-true animal facts

hilarious comics

stinky, scaly, slimy, cuddly, or feathery creatures

exploring the world one page at a time

"A playful introduction to the kookier corners of the animal kingdom." -Booklist
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A beautiful, lyrical nonfiction picture book about shark scientist (and all around amazing woman!) Eugenie Clark! This book not only depicts a 'real life' view of science, but also dozens of amazing creatures and the role that Eugenie Clark has played in shark research and ocean conservation. Along with the text, the illustrations are meticulously detailed, and every inch of them is scientifically robust, making this a great book to prompt discussions, explorations in science, and STEM units!

Great for kids who love:

Sharks, the ocean, and other marine animals

Adventure, science, nerdy-brilliant-girls-in-action

to see incredible examples of women in STEM fields

vibrant, wonder-inducing illustrations

"Boldly hued and fluidly graceful, illustrations from Marta Álvarez Miguéns, complete with fun facts and a timeline, creatively convey Eugenie's courage and determination as she dives into books, laboratories, education, and open waters to share her love and knowledge of the often misunderstood predators." -Foreword Reviews
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NIKKI TESLA AND THE FERRET-PROOF DEATH RAY (Elements of Genius Book #1; with Scholastic, July 2019)

OCEAN SPEAKS: MARIE THARP AND THE MAP THAT CHANGED THE EARTH (with Tundra Books, 2020)

ASK ME ANYTHING WITH DR. SUGARPAWS (with Scholastic, 2020)

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Jess Keating - author ~ zoologist ~ bookworm

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Growing Connections Between Reading and Writing

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Growing Connections Between Reading and Writing

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Need a Poem?

If you are new here, I welcome you! If you seek a poem, click the "Find a Poem" tab above, and it will take you to a page where you can select poems by topic (dogs) or technique (alliteration). This resource is intended for personal or classroom use, and I welcome teachers and students to use these poems in lessons and as mentors. - Amy

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Artist to Artist: 23 Major Illustrators Talk to Children About Their Art

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Artist to Artist: 23 Major Illustrators Talk to Children About Their Art

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Artist to Artist: 23 Major Illustrators Talk to Children About Their Art

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Thought starters

1. How does the See-Wonder-Think sequence help to build analysis skills?

2. Why is it helpful to do each step of this thinking routine in isolation?

3. How do students use the graphic organizer?

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Prairie Vista Middle School
13600 South Prairie Avenue
Hawthorne CA 90250

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Learn about the See - Wonder - Think routine that helps students to observe art. By using this routine, students learn a technique that will help them in other areas when they encounter unfamiliar topics.

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A guide for planning....