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Have you heard of Beverly Bunn?

October 15, 2008 in Timely Topics

If you’re familiar with Beezus, Ramona, Ralph S. Mouse, or Mr. Henshaw, then you also know Beverly Bunn. As you may have guessed, Beverly Bunn is Beverly Cleary! I learned this when I recently called Beverly Cleary to record her…

Rendezvous with John Green

October 14, 2008 in Timely Topics

You name the time. You name the place. Meet the Printz-Award winning author John Green via two brand new original book readings on TeachingBooks.net. Listen to the stories behind John’s books Looking for Alaska and Paper Towns. Gain insight…

Creating an online reading with Jeanne DuPrau

October 13, 2008 in Timely Topics

I recently called Jeanne DuPrau, author of The City of Ember, to create an original book reading. Jeanne began her book reading by sharing her inspiration for this fascinating book in which an entire city exists underground without any…

2nd Children’s Poet Laureate: a walking rhyming dictionary

October 10, 2008 in Timely Topics

Congratulations to Mary Ann Hoberman who has recently been named the 2nd Children’s Poet Laureate by The Poetry Foundation. If you try an author search for Mary Ann Hoberman, you’ll find many resources on TeachingBooks.net including book guides, her author…

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