Meet the Author
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Curricular Areas: Language and Arts |
| Length: 30/Minute Programs |
| Grade Levels: K-8 |
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From its inception, the Fairfax Network's Meet the Author series has served to promote literacy, and an interest in reading and writing, by giving students direct access to authors who share their personal stories, offer their writing tips, and encourage students to "keep reading, keep writing, keep dreaming."
During the half-hour interactive program, authors describe their approach to the writing process, talk about character development, and sometimes share a sneak peek at their books not yet published. During live programs, students call in with questions, inspiring lively and impromptu responses from the authors.
Episodes
1. Rosemary Wells—Author and illustrator Rosemary Wells, best known for her classic children?s characters Max, Ruby, Timothy, and Noisy Nora, has written a wonderfully complex novel for young adult readers. Red Moon at Sharpsburg focuses on a young girl from Virginia named India Moody who dreams of attaining a higher education at a time when only one college in the country would accept women students. India?s strength of character is tested as she deals with the harsh realities of the Civil War and its impact on her small rural town. Web site
7. Laura Malone Elliott Laura—Malone Elliott makes a return visit to the Fairfax Network to highlight the world of Hunter and Stripe, best friend raccoons who like to do everything together. But what happens when Stripe comes to school in a mischief-making mood and Hunter doesn't want to follow along? Or the time soccer competition between the two furry pals appears to drive them apart? Web site |
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