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A Book Creator book that I add to each week and the link was shared with families!

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A Book Creator book that I add to each week and the link was shared with families!

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Click to read this book, made with Book Creator

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Twitter, Website, Facebook, etc for the authors/illustrators

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Twitter, Website, Facebook, etc for the authors/illustrators

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Educators, parents, and kids, please read DOLL-E 1.0, then enjoy this FREE fun!
FREE FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES!

My first book publication experience has been nothing short of awesome! I am very honored and grateful, because I realize this isn't the norm. My book has some very hot themes in it ... STEM, STEAM, girls in tech, and robotics, so my publisher, Little Brown, has gone above and beyond the call of duty to make sure DOLL-E 1.0 gets in the hands of kids! And one of those awesome efforts led to DOLL-E 1.0 being selected for Barnes and Noble's National Storytime! This means that on July 28, 2018, EVERY Barnes and Noble IN THE COUNTRY will be reading my book during their 11am Saturday story time! Whaaaa?! There's even Doll-E activities to follow and a discount on the book if you are a member or a kids club member.

I'll be involved in this national event at my local B&N in Cumming, GA at The Collection! Please join me this Saturday at 11 am if you can! I'd LOVE to meet some new friends and visit with old friends, read my book to you, show you how to draw some of the characters, and sign some books too!

Here's the Barnes & Noble blog post about it: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/kids/visit-your-local-bn-saturday-july-28th-at-11am-for-a-storytime-event-featuring-doll-e-1-0/
Special thanks to Shawn Foster and the Little, Brown sales team and to Barnes and Noble!!! Thank you for selecting DOLL-E 1.0 for B&N National Storytime💙🤖💙 I also want to constantly thank my Heavenly Father, my husband- Ben, my girls, my parents, Ben's parents, my big family, Ben's big family, my friends and church friends, my agent- Erica, my editor- Andrea, and last but not ever least ... my Trail Mix Critique Group and best buds: Colleen, Bonnie, Christi, Shannon, Jaclyn, Vaughan, Tosha, and Kim!
Read "Doll-E 1.0", then click on the FREE activity to print it onto card stock.

You'll need:

card stock

crayons, colored pencils, or markers

scissors

poster putty (or glue)

2 pennies

I'm really proud of this cover ... my FIRST cover! We (me, Andrea Spooner, Jen Keenan, and Saho Fuji) experimented with several cover ideas before we came to this perfect conclusion! Since this was my first book, I was really intrigued by the process of working with a team that wanted the cover to look cool as much as I did. I am very lucky an honored to have worked with these women who knew much more than I did about great cover design.

Here's a few of our ideas that didn't pan out, looked too busy, or worse - looked a bit SCARY ...

Doll-E 1.0 comes out May 1, 2018 and is available for preorder now!

I sincerely thank each of you who are cheering me on and reading this post! I hope you'll join me in the countdown to book release day by signing up for my email newsletter (at the bottom of my website), so you'll be sure to know where I'm doing story-times and book signings to celebrate next spring!

With love and excitement,

Shanda

P.S. What do you think of the cover? I'd love to hear your thoughts!

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Educators, parents, and kids, please read DOLL-E 1.0, then enjoy this FREE fun! FREE FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES! My first book publication experience has been nothing short of awesome! I am very honored and grateful, because I realize this isn't the norm. My book has some very hot themes in it ...

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Finding your passion/vision!

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It is imperative for students to find relevance in the reading and writing that they do. This lesson allows students to apply reading and writing skills, while showing that they have a voice and can make a difference. This product is a companion to the book The Doctor

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Dr. Patricia Bath - The Doctor With An Eye For Eyes

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Share this inspiring story about Dr. Patricia Bath - an ophthalmologist, inventor, and educator. This resource is a companion to the book - The Doctor with an Eye for Eyes: The Story of Dr. Patricia Bath written by Julia Finley Mosca. This freebie includes a biography of Dr.

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TeachersPayTeachers.com -- 2,500,000+ free and priced teaching resources created by teachers for instant download including lesson plans, interactive notebooks, unit plans, novel studies, worksheets, printables, PowerPoint Presentations, quizzes, exams, task cards, workbooks, projects and more. Join over 8 million teachers on the web's most vibrant collaborative exchange.

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TeachersPayTeachers.com -- 2,500,000+ free and priced teaching resources created by teachers for instant download including lesson plans, interactive notebooks, unit plans, novel studies, worksheets, printables, PowerPoint Presentations, quizzes, exams, task cards, workbooks, projects and more. Join over 8 million teachers on the web's most vibrant collaborative exchange.

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The sheets are locked as background to make it easier for students to work with on slides.

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Share copy with students via Google Classroom and they add just the stars.

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Click to read this book, made with Book Creator

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For the 2018-2019 Nominees

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Create a thumbprint/fingerprint bookmark. Use your thumb to create Boof the Bear. Use your pinky finger to create Pine the Porcupine. On the BACK OR FRONT of your bookmark, WRITE what you think their NEXT ADVENTURE SHOULD BE! (Trying this with K, 1st, and 3rd grade classes during November "Picture Book Month"--V. DiLorenzo)

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Had kindergarten and grade 1 students pretend they were fish in a bowl BEFORE we read this book. As we read, had them pretend being fish in monument and how their swimming lives would be different from when they were in their bowls. We read this book in November when we had been inundated with rain for weeks. Through our imaginations, this book transported us to warmer, sunny days! (V. DiLorenzo)

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Google Forms - create and analyze surveys, for free.

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I read this book to my second graders! They thought the book was hysterical. Author, Shanda McCloskey's has a fabulous website where I found a fun follow up activity to do with the kids called Balancing Robots. I highly recommend you check her site out!

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Shanda McCloskey, Children's Illustrator & Author

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How to draw Doll-E and Blutooth! (Free Activity Sheets!) | Shanda McCloskey, Children's Illustrator & Author

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Learn to draw Doll-E and Blutooth characters from my new book, DOLL-E 1.0! Just print and enjoy! Happy drawing!

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I found this link and can't wait to try it out!

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I found this link and can't wait to try it out!

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In this guide, you will be inspired to make your own creation after reading Doll-E 1.0. Then you'll program your creation with Scratch!

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Our One Book One School choice this year was Charlotte's Web, perfect timing! We began reading this today with all grade levels as our celebration is tonight. They loved hearing about E.B. White and his inspiration, we talked about the setting and characters and how he used real life experiences to develop his story. After tonight we will have our own stuffed Wilbur and things he collected all month long to check out after we read the book. I appreciate your scoring sheets to guide them in their evaluation of the books!

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Other titles to recommend after reading this book:

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Other titles to recommend after reading this book:

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Up in the Leaves: The True Story of the Central Park Treehouses

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Also share: A Green Place to Be:  The Creation of Central Park

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Also share: A Green Place to Be:  The Creation of Central Park

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Check out the next adventure of Pine and Boof!

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Check out the next adventure of Pine and Boof!

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I created this Book Creator Book to share with students and parents to kick off COCBA with this book as Nominee #1

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I created this Book Creator Book to share with students and parents to kick off COCBA with this book as Nominee #1

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Click to read this book, made with Book Creator

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Also use MEMOIRS of  a GOLDFISH as a companion book (a past COCBA Nominee)

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Also use MEMOIRS of  a GOLDFISH as a companion book (a past COCBA Nominee)

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Doll-E 1.0 Balancing Robot Stem Activity

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Doll-E 1.0 Balancing Robot Stem Activity

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My kids made these cute balancing robots from an activity I found on Shanda McCloskey's website. Then they decided to find different places  around the library media center where their robots could balance! Such fun!

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make a water bottle fountain http://www.learnwithplayathome.com/2012/07/science-for-kids-water-bottle-fountain.html

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Find/see the actual fountain using Google Maps

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Find/see the actual fountain using Google Maps

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images of fountain

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How can you create/design your own journal? Can you reuse any materials?

Paper bag journal idea

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Here is a trivia game about all 8 books. 8 categories, 4 questions per category.

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Bookmark.  Such an important message to take away from this book.  Student chose cardstock to mat the bookmark on and then used hole punch and added ribbon of their choice.

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Bookmark.  Such an important message to take away from this book.  Student chose cardstock to mat the bookmark on and then used hole punch and added ribbon of their choice.

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Found a song about the 8 different types of bears that ties in with the book!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1S748kZRb0

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Create a new document and edit with others at the same time -- from your computer, phone or tablet. Get stuff done with or without an internet connection. Use Docs to edit Word files. Free from Google.

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In which book did a character make matching patches that stated, "Never lost when we're together?" , Friends nicknamed him Andy. , So to high school by train. , She smiled at the children m but then she frowned at him.

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Which nominee had a book jacket illustration that was different from the board cover illustration? , Which book had endpapers that were illustrated but did not change from front endpapers to the back endpapers? , Which books were biographies? , Which book had the author's message for the story as part of the back cover illustration?

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He is scared of bears. , Noooooo! I won't go! , "I see you and I am calmly walking away," , All she needed was courage and a chance to try.

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COCBA 2019 Round #3 (Name the Author Round) Jeopardy Template

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Writing filled him with joy. , Underwear? , Then one early summer day, a sign appeared. , "We must conquer this plight."