Jacqueline Briggs Martin and YOU
Price: $35.00
ISBN13: 9781591582571
ISBN10: 1591582571
Book code: LU2571
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Paperback
| 128 pages
Publication Date: 12/30/2005
Series: The Author and YOU
DESCRIPTION
Playing on the phrase, The author and you, a commonly taught reading comprehension strategy that teaches the learner how to look at the words of an author and make inferences about what is being said, this new series will assist teachers and teacher-librarians in understanding the underlying purposes of an author as they prepare learning activities for students. The series focuses primarily on books for the elementary age child (K-6) and features insights into the author's background, purposes, and goals in writing his or her books. By furnishing an overview of an author's works, the books in the series give teachers the big picture. This book, like the others in the series, features personal information about the author, including insights into why she writes the type of books she writes, There is also information about each of the author's books featured. Part II of the book is the author's writing workshop?writing about writing. This book features Jacqueline Briggs Martin, award winning picture book author. It discusses her life and work and the researching, writing, and illustrating of each of her books, providing insight into the writing process and promoting reading as a source of good writing.
Playing on the phrase, The author and you, a commonly taught reading comprehension strategy that teaches the learner how to look at the words of an author and make inferences about what is being said, this new series assists teachers and teacher-librarians in understanding the underlying purposes of the author as they prepare learning activities for their students. The series focuses primarily on books for the elementary age child (K-6) featuring insights into the author's background, purposes and goals in writing his books. By furnishing an overview of the author's works, the books in the series give teachers the big picture. This book, like the others in the series, features personal information about the author, including insights into why she writes the type of books she does, plus information about each of her featured books. Part II of this book is the author's writing workshop?writing about writing. This book features Jacqueline Briggs Martin, award winning picture book author. It discusses her life and work and the researching, writing, and illustrating of each of her books, providing insight into the writing process and promoting reading as a source of good writing. Grades k-6.
This title in the Author and YOU series will assist teachers and teacher-librarians in understanding the underlying purposes of the author as they prepare learning activities for their students. The series that focuses primarily on books for the elementary age child (K-6), featuring insights into the author's background, purposes and goals in writing his books. This book features Jacqueline Briggs Martin, award-winning picture book author. It discusses her life and work and the researching, writing and illustrating of each book: Snowflake Bentley, On Sand Island, The Water Gift, and the Pig of the Pig. The book provides insight into the writing process, and promotes reading as a source of good writing.
REVIEWS
"The fifth volume in a series titled The Author and You, this autobiographical work is intended for children. However , the book includes information that would be of interest to children's literature scholars, such as anecdotes related to the research and writing of Snowflake Bentley and several of Martin's other picture books."?
CONTENTS
Series Foreword by Sharon Coatney and Sharron L. McElmeel
Introduction by Sharron L. McElmeel
Part 1
A Writer's Path--from Maine to Iowa
Frequently Asked Questions
Jacqueline Briggs Martin's Bookshelf
Notes About the Authors
Part 2
Dear Readers
Why Write?
Writing: Work or Play? When? What?
Writing Longer Pieces
Non-fiction
Writing a Made-up Story
Writing YOUR Made-up Story
Jacqueline Briggs Martin has published 14 picture books, including the 1999 Caldecott Medal winner, Snowflake Bentley (illustrated by Mary Azarian Hughton Mifflin, 1998). Grandmother Bryant's Pocket (illustrated by Petra Mathers Hughton Mifflin, 1996) was designated a Notable Book by the American Library Association, as was The Lamp, The Ice and The Boat Called Fish (illustrated by Beth Krommes hughton Mifflin, 2001). Her most recent publications are The Water Gift and the Pig of the Pig (illustrated by Linda Wingerter Hughton Mifflin, 2003) and On Sand Island (illustrated by David Johnson Hughton Mifflin, 2003).