Libraries, Literature & Learning

A collection about writers, their books, and more. It's all about literature and learning! Visit your school library to learn even more!

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Ellin Greene | Baker's Dozen
Ellin Greene | Baker's Dozen

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

Ellin Greene has worked as a storytelling specialist in the New York Public Library system and served as a children’s literature specialists at the National College of Education. She says that telling...
Pat Feehan | Baker's Dozen
Pat Feehan | Baker's Dozen

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

Pat Feehan, a professor of Library Science, is a storyteller who takes ideas and brings them to life in a story. How do you begin to tell a story? “Once upon a time” and “in the beginning” are ways...
Ann Grifalconi | Baker's Dozen
Ann Grifalconi | Baker's Dozen

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

Ann Grifalconi is an author and illustrator from New York City. She specializes in presenting realistic characters from other cultures. Her book, The Village of Round and Square Houses, is a Caldecott...
Literary Tour of SC - Teacher Resources
Literary Tour of SC - Teacher Resources

Document

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

In Literary Tour of South Carolina, students will meet nationally recognized authors who call South Carolina home. As they learn about the writing process, students will hear what the authors have to...
Opinion Writing
Opinion Writing

Lesson

Grades: 3

Students will be able to form an opinion piece about one of their classmate’s character traits and give reasons to support their opinion. Students will choose a classmate, a character trait that...

Orangeburg Massacre: Remembrances & Reckoning, Part 1 1
Orangeburg Massacre: Remembrances & Reckoning, Part 1
Episode 1

Video

Grades: 5 8

Fifty years have passed since the tragic Orangeburg Massacre occurred at South Carolina State College. With the protests at the All Star Bowling Alley mere days before, no one anticipated the massacre...
Bradley Fuller
Bradley Fuller

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Sonatas and Soundscapes explores the diverse and colorful range of classical (and not-so-classical) music. Every weekday host Bradley Fuller programs instrumental music from history’s repertoire...
Tom Feelings' Books | National Book Month
Tom Feelings' Books | National Book Month
Episode 8

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Books illustrated by Tom Feelings: Soul Looks Back in Wonder Now Sheba Sings Jambo Means Hello Moja Means One The Middle Passage Tom feelings died on August 25, 2003. Learn more about Tom feelings and...
Tom Feelings | National Book Month
Tom Feelings | National Book Month
Episode 7

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Tom Feelings describes himself as a "storyteller in picture form." Through his artwork, Tom allows the reader to discover diverse people, places, and events from around the world. Tom lived in Africa...
Idella Bodie's Books | National Book Month
Idella Bodie's Books | National Book Month
Episode 2

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Books by Idella Bodie: Secret of Telfair Inn A Hunt for Life's Extras: The Story of Archibald Rutledge The Mystery of the Pirates Treasure Stranded Ghost in the Capitol Whopper: A Novel South Carolina...
Idella Bodie | National Book Month
Idella Bodie | National Book Month
Episode 1

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Have you ever wanted to read a book set in your own hometown? Chances are Idella Bodie would like to write one for you. Many of Idella's books are set in familiar places - Charleston, Lake Murray...
Matt Christopher's Books | National Book Month
Matt Christopher's Books | National Book Month
Episode 6

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Books by Matt Christopher: All-Star Fever Baseball Flyhawk Baseball Jokes and Riddles Baseball Pals The Basket Counts Catch that Pass Catcher with a Glass Arm Center Court Sting Challenge at Second...
Matt Christopher | National Book Month
Matt Christopher | National Book Month
Episode 5

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Matt Christopher transformed his love for sports into the setting for his numerous books for young readers. Baseball, basketball, soccer, football, hockey, mountainbiking, snowboarding, tennis - you...
Ching Yeung Russell | National Book Month
Ching Yeung Russell | National Book Month
Episode 11

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

It is difficult enough to write a book in English, but can you imagine being able to write in two different languages? Author Ching Yeung Russell was born in China and her first stories were written...
Dinah Johnson's Books | National Book Month
Dinah Johnson's Books | National Book Month
Episode 10

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Books by Dinah Johnson: Quinnie Blue Sunday Week All Around Town Sitting Pretty: A Celebration of Black Dolls Learn more on Dinah Johnson's website.
Dinah Johnson | National Book Month
Dinah Johnson | National Book Month
Episode 9

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Dinah Johnson is a children's book author and a professor of English who specializes in African-American children's literature. In Dinah Johnson's book, All Around Town, we experience the lives of...
Betsy Byars' Books | National Book Month
Betsy Byars' Books | National Book Month
Episode 4

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Books by Betsy Byars: The Midnight Fox Trouble River The Summer of the Swans The House of Wings The Winged Colt of Casa Mia The 18th Emergency After the Goat Man The TV Kid The Pinballs The Cartoonist...
Betsy Byars | National Book Month
Betsy Byars | National Book Month
Episode 3

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Betsy Byars is an author of over 60 books for young people. Her book Summer of the Swans won the Newbery medal in 1971, and her works have been translated into nineteen different languages! Betsy and...
What Can You Write About? | National Book Month
What Can You Write About? | National Book Month
Episode 14

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

You probably have some ideas about your story now. Look at your field notes and the rest of your research. What in the world can you write about? For more information on April Pulley Sayre's books...