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August 23, 2010

Stephenie Meyer - Twilight Author

It all started with a dream. On June 2, 2003 Stephenie Meyer awoke from a dream about a sparkly boy standing in a field with a normal girl. She could not get these characters out of her head! Three months later, the novel "Twilight" was finished. Stephenie now has several other novels. Her books are in fiction genre of horror/supernatural.

Below is a file of an interview with Stephenie Meyer about the novel "Breaking Dawn".

Download file "StephenieMeyer.mov"

Stephenie Meyer's Website

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August 23, 2010

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Gary Paulsen - adventure author

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Gary Paulsen is one of the most popular authors of young adult readers. Most of his books are in the fiction genre of adventure. Even though he was not a good student, and did not enjoy school, a librarian helped him develop a love of reading. Reading books and sharing in the adventures of the characters became a way for Gary to cope with a rough home life. His home life was so rough, he ran away from home at the young age of 14, and joined a traveling carnival! Gary is truly an adventurer and has actually done many of the things he writes about in his books, including running in the Iditarod and eating raw turtle eggs!

Click on the file below to download an view a segment of a video interview with Gary Paulsen, from BooksAMillionDotCom.

Download file "paulsen.m4v"

Gary Paulsen's book "Hatchet" was made into a movie titled "Cry in the Wild". Click on the file below to download and view a segment from this movie.

Download file "cry in the wild 1 1991.mov"

Click on the link below to access Scholastic's website about Gary Paulsen.

Gary Paulsen at Scholatic

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August 19, 2010

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R.L. Stine: Goosebumps!

R.L. Stine writes the "Goosebumps" series of books, and many other scary books. His books are in the genre of fantasy/horror. As he will tell you in an interview below, he really doesn't want to terrify kids, just creep them out a little.

Click on the link below to visit his website.

R.L. Stine website

Click on the link below to download a section of R.L. Stine's interview on "Reading Rockets".

Download file "stine.mov"

Below is a link to download a short overview of some favorite Goosebumps books.

Download file "My_Top_25_Favorite_Goosebumps_Episodes.mov"

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August 23, 2010

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Tomie dePaola - Author & Illustrator

Tomie dePaola is a very popular author/illustrator of books for younger children. This author-study is recommended for grades Kindergarten through 3rd, but can also be used with older students. Many of Tomie dePaola's books are in the "folktale" genre, some are "picture books", but all are great stories with wonderful illustrations.

The interviews below are from "Reading Rockets".
Below is a link to download an interview with Tomie dePaola. In this interview he talks about knowing what he wanted to do in life, at the age of four, and his Kindergarten experience.

Download file "dePaola1.mov"

Below is a link to another Tomie dePaola interview. In this interview, he talks about his experiences in first grade.

Download file "dePaola3.m4v"

Click on the link below to visit Tomie dePaola's website.

Tomie dePaola website

We have three of Tomie dePaola's books on video through our Safari Montage subscription. Here's some information about them.

The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush

From the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow, this program presents the book by Tomie dePaola. In this Native American tale, a young boy follows his vision quest to find the special gift he can bring to his people. Also in this episode, host LeVar Burton visits the Pueblo Indian people of Taos, New Mexico where he interviews a pueblo painter and a family of pottery makers and watches the Concha family prepare for and perform a traditional Pueblo dance. The Reading Rainbow programs are designed to encourage children to read by transporting them to exciting, real-life settings. The series introduces kids to interesting new people and places, explores social and cultural issues and offers a close-up look at the world around them. Its dynamic, fast-paced, colorful animation and hip music entertain and reinforce these experiences and help children embrace positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.

Charlie Needs a Cloak

Based on the book by Tomie dePaola. After Charlie's old cloak becomes torn and tattered, he decides to make himself a new one in the animated tale. Charlie spins a new coat out of wool showing how cloth is made from wool.

Strega Nona

Based on the Caldecott Honor book that is retold and illustrated by Tomie dePaola. The story of Strega Nona features the beloved Italian ''Grandma Witch.'' Big Anthony finds himself in trouble when he uses Strega Nona's magic pasta pot to show everyone in town how this magic pot works.

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August 19, 2010

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Judy Blume & Tales of a 4th Grade Nothing

This author study is most appropriate with students in grades 4th - 8th. Judy Blume's works are realistic fiction, with a lot of humor mixed in for fun!

Judy Blume is the author of many popular Young Adult books, including:

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
SuperFudge
Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great
Blubber
Freckle Juice
The One in the Middle is the Green Kangaroo

Below is a short video segment of an interview with Judy Blume, from "Reading Rockets".

Download file "Blume.mov"

This is a student-created video that's an intro to the book "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing".

Download file "Tales of a 4th Grade Nothing Final Trailer.wmv.mov"

Download file "Tales of a 4th Grade Nothing Final Trailer.wmv.mov"

Here's a link to the Kids Page of Judy Blume's website.

Judy Blume's Kid's Page

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August 19, 2010

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Jane Yolen

Jane Yolen's books cover a variety of genres, including picture books, such as "Owl Moon", and historical fiction, like "The Devil's Arithmetic". Whatever the genre, her books have great emotional appeal.

Download the video below to see a short interview with the author, Jane Yolen, from "Reading Rockets".

Download file "JYolen2.mov"

Our Safari Montage has the video versions of "Owl Moon" and "How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight", written by Jane Yolen available to present to your class.

How do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight

Based on the book by Jane Yolen and animated by Maciek Albrecht, this delightful program takes a look at various bedtime rituals. Narrated by the author and featuring music by Jerry Dale McFadden.

Owl Moon

This iconographic program is based on the Caldecott Medal book by Jane Yolen. The author narrates this tale of a young child and her father, who search the moonlit woods for the Great Horned Owl. Bundled up in warm clothes, the pair walk through the snow as a fox, raccoon and a deer watch them pass.

This iconographic program is based on the Caldecott Medal book by Jane Yolen. The author narrates this tale of a young child and…

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August 19, 2010

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Marc Brown & Arthur's Lost Library Book

From this page, you can download these files to view this Arthur video. Since you have to cover library rules, this is a great video to have the students view and describe what the students in the video are doing wrong! There are also many Arthur videos available on our Safari Montage server!

Download file "Arthurs_Lost_Library_Book_1.mov"