Patricia Polacco visited our schools and library several years ago and
the kids loved her. I highly advise you to purchase Toni Buzzeo's book
"Terrific Connections with Authors, Illustrators, and Storytellers: Real
Space and Virtual Links" (Libraries Unlimited, ISBN: 1563087448). If you
can't have Patricia visit, you might consider a "virtual visit" with
her. Even if that isn't possible for you, there are ideas on how to
integrate author's works into all areas of the curriculum.
Just this week Toni presented a workshop on this topic at the AIME
(Association for Indiana Media Educators) Conference in Indianapolis and
at my library for sixty library media specialists and reading teachers
from our school corporation. Toni has many years of experience as a LMS
and is a fantastic educator, writer, and speaker (and a really nice
person!). She has tons of information on her website that will help you
also at www.tonibuzzeo.com.
Good Luck!
Cindy Rider
School Liaison Program Librarian
Vigo County Public Library
Terre Haute, IN
crider@vigo.lib.in.us
http://www.vigo.lib.in.us
"If we didn't have libraries, many people thirsty for knowledge would
dehydrate." (Megan Jo Tetrick, age 12, Daleville, Indiana)
The Vigo County Public Library is "easy to find. It's the million-story
building at Seventh and Poplar streets." (Lori Henson in her
"Briefcases" column, Terre Haute Tribune-Star, 10/8/02)
>>> "Power, Amanda" <PowerA@MIDDLETOWNK12.ORG> 11/18/04 7:16 PM >>>
This might be a really obvious or stupid question, but I want to do an
author study with my third grade students, and was thinking of doing
Patricia Pollacco. I've never done an author study before. I have a
bunch of her books but, beyond that, I'm not sure how to get started on
an author study, or what to do/include. Any tips or ideas? What worked
or didn't work? One thing I should mention is that we don't have access
to multiple computers in my libraries, so any web research should be
somewhat limited. Beyond that, I don't mind getting creative, as some of
my third graders are a tough crowd in terms of getting, and keeping,
attention and interest!
Thanks in advance,
Amanda Power
Librarian
Middletown, NJ
powera@middletownk12.org
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