All,
I'm not sure how many of you have had a chance to check out FROM THE
PUBLISHER'S OFFICE, an interactive website that features author videos,
teaching materials, read-aloud modeling, and more at
www.penguin.com/thepublishersoffice but I wanted to let you know that
new content has been posted. All authors who appear on episodes of
PENGUIN STORYTIME (elementary interest level) and YA CENTRAL (middle and
high school interest level) publish books that are either already strong
school tie-ins or that have great curriculum potential. Our hope is that
viewers will be able to use this site and the assets posted there as
tools in their schools and libraries to help students and patrons and
even staff members get closer to their favorite authors and books,
whether for pleasure or for school related projects.
The site also features links to free downloadable items like printable
discussion guides, bonus materials, author websites and blogs, and more.
The videos and materials can also be e-mailed and shared via Digg,
Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, and Teacher Tube among others.
YA CENTRAL is the go-to destination for trends in teen literature and
fascinating conversations with award-winning young adult authors. These
episodes make great reading group and book club discussion group
companions and are perfect for author study units in classrooms.
SEASON TWO WILL FEATURE:
LIVE NOW! T.A. BARRON (THE LOST YEARS OF MERLIN, THE HERO'S TRAIL) talks
about the joys and challenges of writing stories about such a well-known
character as Merlin, then chats about his newest series MERLIN'S DRAGON
with some teenage fans. Click here to watch:
http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/screeningroom/0
909/yacentral/barron.html
COMING NOVEMBER 3: Three-time Newbery Honor-winning author JACQUELINE
WOODSON (AFTER TUPAC & D FOSTER; PEACE, LOCOMOTION; SHOW WAY) discusses
her writing process and the relationships between her characters while
taking viewers on a tour of her neighborhood, Brooklyn, New York.
Season one included:
Laurie Halse Anderson (SPEAK, WINTERGIRLS, TWISTED)
http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/screeningroom/0
609/yacentral/episode1.html
John Green (LOOKING FOR ALASKA, AN ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES, PAPER TOWNS)
http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/screeningroom/0
609/yacentral/episode1.html
Lauren Myracle (ELEVEN/TWELVE/THIRTEEN; PEACE, LOVE, AND BABY DUCKS)
http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/screeningroom/0
609/yacentral/episode3.html
PENGUIN STORYTIME brings new and classic picture books to life through
read-alouds. These episodes are great for storytimes and perfect for
teaching tools to model read-alouds.
SPECIAL SEGMENTS WILL INCLUDE:
LIVE NOW! Author/Illustrator Spotlight on Caldecott Honor and Newbery
Honor-winning TOMIE DEPAOLA, including an interview, video highlights
from his 75th birthday celebration, and a reading by Liz Shanks from his
book STREGA NONA: HER STORY. Click here to watch:
http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/screeningroom/0
909/penguinstorytime/tomie_depaola.html
COMING SOON! Winnie-the-Pooh returns, featuring footage from the October
5th New York Public Library launch of the first new authorized
Winnie-the-Pooh book in more than 80 years, RETURN TO THE HUNDRED ACRE
WOOD. In this segment Jim Dale will conduct the first public reading
from the book and Penguin Young Readers Group will unveil and present a
new Winnie-the-Pooh mural in the room that houses the original
Winnie-the-Pooh stuffed animals.
SEASON TWO WILL FEATURE:
LIVE NOW! A read-aloud comparison of two versions of THE THREE LITTLE
PIGS: the classic edition by James Marshall, followed by the fractured
fairytale by Jon Scieszka.
Click here to watch:
http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/screeningroom/0
909/penguinstorytime/three_little_pigs.html
COMING OCTOBER 6: A read-aloud of beloved author and illustrator Tomie
dePaola's STRAGA NONA: HER STORY.
COMING OCTOBER 26: A read-aloud of the Coretta Scott King Honor-winning
picture book THE MOON OVER STAR by Dianna Hutts Aston, illustrated by
Jerry Pinkney.
COMING NOVEMBER 17: A read-aloud of the picture book classic MISS
RUMPHIUS by Barbara Cooney.
Season one included:
Jon Scieszka (KNUCKLEHEAD, GUYS READ, THE STINKY CHEESE MAN)
http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/screeningroom/0
609/penguinstorytime/episode1.html
Judy Schachner (SKIPPYJON JONES)
http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/screeningroom/0
609/penguinstorytime/episode2.html
And don't miss this exclusive excerpt in THE READING ROOM from National
Book Award Winner Nancy Werlin's acclaimed novel IMPOSSIBLE:
http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/readingroom/060
9/impossible.html
I would LOVE to hear your response and feedback. Feel free to email me
with comments, questions, or stories about how you have been able to (or
plan to!) use these episodes in your classroom or library.
All best,
Kim
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Manager, Educational Marketing
Penguin Young Readers Group
345 Hudson Street | New York, NY 10014
Phone: 212.414.3440 | Fax: 212.414.3393
kimberly.lauber@us.penguingroup.com
www.penguin.com/teachersandlibrarians
<http://www.penguin.com/teachersandlibrarians>
The first all-new tale of Winnie-the-Pooh in over 80 years...
Return to the Hundred Acre Wood
by David Benedictus with decorations by Mark Burgess
On Sale October 5, 2009!
www.Penguin.com/Pooh <http://www.penguin.com/Pooh>
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