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This lesson provides students with the opportunity to demonstrate the skills of identifying the elements of a story as well as comparing and contrasting the two main characters.  Date visited – 2/19/05
http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/Language_Arts/Writing/WCP0046.html

 

Ann Cameron

Children’s Books by Ann Cameron - The author’s official website that offers a wealth of information about her life, books, and current efforts in Guatemala.  Children, parents and teachers alike will find this website geared toward each of their needs. Date visited – 2/19/05 http://www.childrensbestbooks.com/


Meet Ann Cameron – Houghton Mifflin provides a very simple, kid-friendly synopsis of Ann Cameron’s life along with a photo and list of titles included.  Date visited – 2/19/05 http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/mtai/cameron.html


Ann Cameron:  Penguin Group (USA) Authors - Biographical information about Ann Cameron from a first person point of view.  Also includes a selected list of her book titles published by the Penguin Group. 
Date visited – 2/19/05
http://www.penguinputnam.com/nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,0_1000038078,00.html

 

Tomie dePaola

Tomie dePaola’s Official Website – This is the author’s official website.  It has links to information about his life growing up as a child, and a listing of his numerous awards as a writer.  It also lists books written by and about him and has information about his work as an artist outside of writing children’s books.  Children’s FAQs are answered by the author.  The website references positive quotes about him from various literary review sources as well.  Date visited – 2/19/05   http://www.tomie.com/main.html


 Tomie dePaola:  An Exclusive Interview – Get to know Tomie dePaola by watching short video clips from an interview where he answers questions related to his childhood.  Portions of the transcript are accompanied with video which can be seen with RealOne Player.  The interview can be read in its entirety at the bottom of the page. Date visited – 2/19/05 http://www.readingrockets.org/transcript.php?ID=10

 
Gail Gibbons

Children’s Book Author and Illustrator, Gail Gibbons – This is the author’s official website.   Learn a little about her family and check out her recent books as well as earlier titles.  See a quiz of questions that are based on facts from her books which can be used with students.  Date visited – 2/19/05 http://www.gailgibbons.com/


Gail Gibbons:  An Exclusive Interview - This website is part of a multimedia project that looks at how to help struggling readers.  It is a service of WETA public television.  Get to know what influences the topics Gail Gibbons writes about by watching short video clips of her answers to interview questions.  Portions of the transcript are accompanied with video that can be seen and listened to with RealOne Player.  The interview can be accessed in its entirety at the bottom of the page.  Date viewed – 2/19/05 http://www.readingrockets.org/transcript.php?ID=58


St. Christopher’s Lower School Library Authors and Illustrators Program Series – This page is a link of the library website of a school located in Richmond, VA.  Photos of Gail Gibbons’s 2000 visit can be found by scrolling to the very bottom of the page.  She is caught in action at the Author and Illustrators Program series demonstrating how she illustrates her many non-fiction books to a group of students.  Date visited – 2/19/05 http://www.stcva.org/intranet/resources/libraryfolder/ls/authillusvisits.htm

 

James Marshall

James Edward Marshall – James Marshall’s sister put together this website in his memory.  It includes several family photos from his childhood through adulthood.  Newspaper clippings and links to biographical data and book lists are also included.  Date visited – 2/19/05 http://hometown.aol.com/dovecreekdesigns/index.html


Featured Author James Marshall – The information on this webpage is taken from Carol Hurst’s book, Open Books:  Literature in the Curriculum.  Read some brief highlights of a few of Marshall’s books.  Some quick in-class activities to go along with the books are also included.  Date visited – 2/19/05 http://www.carolhurst.com/newsletters/42enewsletters.html

 

Faith Ringgold

Faith Ringgold –   This is the official website for the author.   Read about her life.  Ordering information and lists of her literary products are also provided.  See images of Ms. Ringgold’s art.  View the FAQs section for answering children’s questions.  Students can interact with a story on the website by rewriting, illustrating, commenting on, questioning or simply enjoying it. 
Date visited – 2/19/05 http://www.faithringgold.com/ringgold/default.htm


Teachers@Random – The life of Faith Ringgold is spotlighted here on the “Authors and Illustrators” page of the Random House Publishers’ website.   There is a list of awards for her Caldecott Honor book, Tar Beach.  Titles are also listed with color thumbnails of the book covers.  Date visited – 2/19/05 http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/authors/results.pperl?authorid=25610


Teachers@Random Catalog Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky by Faith Ringgold – Random House Publishers’ website of children’s books also provides teacher resources.  Several interdisciplinary teaching ideas are provided on this page of the site based on 5 books by and/or about the author.  These may be more suited for upper elementary students.  The ideas were prepared by Pat Scales, Director of Library Services of the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities in Greenville, SC.  Date visited – 2/19/05 http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=0517885433&view=tg


Dr. King Timeline – This is Buckman School’s website in Portland, OR for grades K-2.  A class shares their drawings illustrating a timeline of Dr. King’s life based on Faith Ringgold’s book, My Dream of Dr. Martin Luther King.  Date visited - 2/19/05
http://www.pps.k12.or.us/schools-c/pages/buckman/timeline/kingframe.html

 

Maurice Sendak

Maurice Sendak/Steven Barclay Agency – This website highlights literary figures that are booked for speaking engagements.  Information is provided about Mr. Sendak with regard to his award-winning accomplishments in the field of children’s literature as well as the arts.  There is a link to the titles of many of his early and more current book titles.  Date visited – 2/19/05 http://www.barclayagency.com/sendak.html

 
American Masters:  Maurice Sendak PBS – This webpage pays tribute to the life, work, and creativity of Maurice Sendak.   He is a featured artist in the ongoing PBS series of award-winning primetime specials that examine the contributions of people like him.  A brief video clip is included where Sendak discusses how there are little glimmers of similarity between his own childhood and the plot of his Caldecott-winning book, Where the Wild Things Are. Date visited – 2/19/05
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/sendak_m.html

 
BookPage Interview May 1999 Maurice Sendak – This webpage contains an interview conducted by Alice Cary.  She talks with Mr. Sendak about his most recent work of illustrating the pages of Swine Lake written by the late James Marshall.  Mr. Sendak shares what went into completing this project and pays tribute to the author as well.  Date visited – 2/19/05 http://www.bookpage.com/9905bp/maurice_sendak.html

 

Vera Williams

Vera Williams – Insightful thoughts about writing, illustrating and growing up as a child are shared by the author on this archived webpage of the Children’s Book Council.  Photographs are included of Vera Williams as a child with her parents.  A selected list of her books is also provided.  Date visited – 2/19/05 http://www.cbcbooks.org/html/vera_williams.html

 
Vera K Visit – A self-cycling slideshow of a Vera Williams school visit.   A kindergarten class at Daly Elementary School in Port Washington School District, NY gets to have her as their very special guest on her birthday (1/14/04).  Date visited – 2/19/05 http://schools.portnet.k12.ny.us/~kim_destefano/verakvisit.htm

 
Vera B. Williams Interview:  Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart – At this website, which is dedicated to kids finding out more about their favorite books and authors, a Vera Williams first person point of view biography is provided.  There is also a 12/12/01 interview with her about her book, Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart (a story told as a poem with pictures).  Get some insights as to what influenced Ms. Williams to shape her plot the way she did and why this story ends up in free verse format, unlike her other books.  Date visited – 2/19/05 http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/au-williams-vera.asp

 

 

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