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"Ira's Shakespeare Dream" Interview
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"Irena's Jars of Secrets" Interview
Irena's Jars of Secrets is a picture book biography of Irena Sendler, a Catholic social worker in Poland during World War II who rescued hundreds of Jewish children from the Warsaw ghetto. In this BookTalk, author Marcia... |
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"It Jes’ Happened" Interview
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"Janna and the Kings" Interview
"My father was a storyteller," says writer Patricia Smith, "a real Delta sage who interpreted everyday events with humor, drama, pathos, and a simple lyricism that ... |
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"Jim Thorpe's Bright Path" Interview
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"John Lewis in the Lead" Interview
How does an Alabama sharecropper’s son grow up to help change his world? For John Lewis the journey began as a boy experiencing the injustice of segregation and the inspiring words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. After finishing high schoo... |
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"Journey Home" Interview
Your book, Journey Home, is your first U.S. picture book as collaborating illustrators. Please explain your process of working together. Dom Lee: First, we discuss our ideas and references.... |
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"Killer of Enemies" Interview
Killer of Enemies takes readers to the post-apocalyptic Southwest, where seventeen-year-old Apache hunter Lozen hunts monsters to ensure her family's survival. In this BookTalk, award-winning author and stor... |
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"Knockin' On Wood" Interview
"In the process of writing the writer lives with his or her characters, whether real or fictional," says author/illustrator Lynne Barasch. "Peg Leg Bates was my companion during the four months I spent writing Knoc... |
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"Life of a Genius" Interview
Even as a young boy in eleventh-century China, Su Shih was clearly special. After finding a rare inkstone, he began to write stories and verses expressing his love of the natural world. His words flowed effortlessly. His brush danced... |
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"Little Melba and Her Big Trombone" Interview
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"Little Sap and Monsieur Rodin" Interview
It's 1906 and the court dancers at the Royal Palace in Cambodia are abuzz with news of a trip to France for the Colonial Exhibition. Little Sap, a poor co... |
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"Los meses del año" Interview
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"Louis Sockalexis" Interview
On a Maine summer day in 1884, twelve-year old Penobscot Indian Louis Sockalexis first fell in love with baseball. As he grew up, Louis honed his skills and dreamed of one day joining a major league team. Louis encourtered opposition at every t... |
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"Love Twelve Miles Long" Interview
Love Twelve Miles Long is the story of a young Frederick Douglass and his mother, Harriet Bailey, who walked twelve miles to visit her son. In this BookTalk, author Glenda Armand discusses the bond between a mother and her c... |
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"Mama's Window" Interview
Lynn Rubright has been a professional storyteller for more than forty years. “I first discovered that I was a storyteller when I had my boys, Dan and Ted,” says the author. “I’d tell them stories like |
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"Marisol McDonald and the Clash Bash / Marisol McDonald y la fiesta sin igual" Interview
Turning eight is GREAT, and Marisol McDonald wants to plan a party that will be fabulous, marvelous, and divine! Marisol McDonald and the Clash Bash/Marisol McDonald y la fiesta sin igual takes readers on a whirlwind trip a... |
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"Maya's Blanket/ La manta de Maya" Interview
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"My Teacher Can Teach…Anyone!" Interview
With more than fifteen children's books under his belt, W. Nikola-Lisa always has a story to tell children. The author says his ideas for stories come from many different places. "One source of ideas is my past, my days as a... |
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"No Mush Today" Interview
illustrator of No Mush Today Nicole Tadgell has illus... |
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