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Teaching Authors--6 Children's Authors Who Also Teach Writing: Wednesday Writing Workout: Celebrate Children's Book Week!
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015. Wednesday Writing Workout: Celebrate Children's Book Week! Posted by Esther Hershenhorn. Happy Children’s Book Week! Since 1919, this national literacy initiative, the longest-running in our history and co-anchored by the Children’s Book Council. And Every Child A Reader. Has celebrated books for young people and the joy of reading. To learn the bounty of events and activities that commemorate this once-a-year week and to read more about this year’s poster creator, Grace Lee.
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Great Books for Girls: September 2007
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Great Books for Girls. The Best Books for Girls Who Love to Read. Friday, September 28, 2007. Picture Book Pick: Trixie's Back - and Better Than Ever! It may seem to many that I am being paid by Mo Willems. To promote his books - sadly, this is not true. I am such a big fan, though - along with my 7 year old who is a HUGE fan - that I can hardly help myself. That said, you and your girls MUST read Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity. Willems' illustrations are fantastic as usual - superimposed...
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Teaching Authors--6 Children's Authors Who Also Teach Writing: How I Spent My Summer Vacation and Loved Every Minute of It
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Monday, July 27, 2015. How I Spent My Summer Vacation and Loved Every Minute of It. Posted by mary ann rodman. On July 3, I saw my first "back-to-school" ad. Outside it was 97 degrees. On TV, children dressed in sweaters and boots did handsprings over the notion of new notebooks and backpacks. Starting out with one camp per summer in downtown Atlanta (the commute alone would kill you), I moved on to two camps with my local parks department (zero commute! These are creative days, where my writers can cont...
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Teaching Authors--6 Children's Authors Who Also Teach Writing: Writing Workouts
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Have been a regular TeachingAuthors. Feature since early on in our blog. We invite writers to try these writing exercises to develop their writing skills, and we encourage classroom teachers to use them with their students. The above logo- a set of barbells and a ribbon with a medal- is meant to represent how everyone who works out with us is a winner. Or on the above image, to see all posts containing Writing Workouts. Beginning in January, 2013, we separated our Writing Workouts. Enter your email addre...
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The Sydney Taylor Book Award: September 2009
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009. More Awards for Richard Michelson. Is an international, multicultural and nature awareness magazine for today’s youth, now in its 21st year. Their yearly Skipping Stones Honor Awards recognize books that "promote cooperation and cultivate an awareness of our diverse cultures. Together, [these books] encourage an understanding of the world’s diversity, ecological richness, respect for differing viewpoints and close relationships in human societies.". And A is for Abraham.
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The Sydney Taylor Book Award: January 2014
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Tuesday, January 21, 2014. 2014 Sydney Taylor Book Awards Announced by AJL. Author and illustrator of The Longest Night: A Passover Story. Author and illustrator of The Blessing Cup. Author of The Nazi Hunters: How a Team of Spies and Survivors Captured the World’s Most Notorious Nazi. Are the 2014 winners of the Sydney Taylor Book Award. Series. The winners will receive their awards at the Association of Jewish Libraries Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada this June. A Paula Wiseman Book, published by Simon...
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The Sydney Taylor Book Award: 2015 Sydney Taylor Book Awards Announced
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Tuesday, January 27, 2015. 2015 Sydney Taylor Book Awards Announced. For more information contact:. Diane Rauchwerger, Chair Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee. Association of Jewish Libraries. January 20, 2015. 2015 SYDNEY TAYLOR BOOK AWARDS ANNOUNCED BY AJL. Jim Aylesworth and Barbara McClintock, author and illustrator of My Grandfather’s Coat. Loic Dauvillier, Marc Lizano and Greg Salsedo, authors and illustrators of Hidden:. A Child's Story of the Holocaust. And Donna Jo Napoli, author of Storm.
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The Sydney Taylor Book Award: March 2009
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Sunday, March 29, 2009. Interview with STBA Committee Member Barbara Bietz. Barbara Bietz, author, blogger. And Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee member, was interviewed on the blog The Writer's Journey. In a very profound and philosophical conversation, she shared her insights into the writing process. Here's a sample:. Taking the stance that creativity is a natural state, how do you view getting stuck? To stand back and ask, “What do I need? You can read the entire interview here. Links to this post.
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Teaching Authors--6 Children's Authors Who Also Teach Writing: And the Winner is…or How I Learned I’d Won!
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Friday, January 15, 2010. And the Winner is…or How I Learned I’d Won! Posted by April Halprin Wayland. I almost deleted the email. It came from my website and the subject header was, “Question for You”…as in Blessed One, How much money can you send to my cancer-ridden mother in Nigeria? But I opened it:. Please give me a call when you get a chance. I wanted to ask you a question about your book. Kathe Pinchuck, Chair. Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee. Association of Jewish Libraries. And here’s t...
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Teaching Authors--6 Children's Authors Who Also Teach Writing: Teachers
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Are very honored to be featured in Dr. Roxanne Owens's column in the Spring 2015 Issue of the Illinois Reading Council Journal. Here are links to the posts she references:. April's January 29, 2010 WWW post on One-Minute Journals. April's February 24, 2012 WWW post on Writing a Lingo Journals. Esther's October 21, 2011 WWW post on Writing a THANKU. Carmela's November 21, 2012 post on Writing a Tetractys. JoAnn's April 16, 2010 WWW post on List Poems. Shared the following resources as part of our ". Child...
