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Tom Feelings' Books | National Book Month
Tom Feelings' Books | National Book Month
Episode 8

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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...
April's First Line | National Book Month
April's First Line | National Book Month
Episode 12

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Here is an example of how April turned her facts and notes into a story... Dig, Wait, Listen: A Desert Toad's Tale begins with the line, "Deep in the desert, under the sand, the spadefoot toad waits...
Sitting Down To Write | National Book Month
Sitting Down To Write | National Book Month
Episode 11

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Have you answered your question? After April and Anthony are satisfied with their answers, they finally sit down to write. Like other stories, a story based on facts can have a main character, a...
Facts & Notes | National Book Month
Facts & Notes | National Book Month
Episode 10

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To answer your inquiry, you will have to find more information. Here are some ways to do more research. Visit the area you observed earlier and study it a little closer. Now that you have your...
Look Over Your Notes | National Book Month
Look Over Your Notes | National Book Month
Episode 9

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Now sit down in a quiet place and look over your notes. Do you have any questions? Your question can be based on any of your observations. Why did the butterfly go to one flower and not another? Why...
Do As Authors & Scientists Do | National Book Month
Do As Authors & Scientists Do | National Book Month
Episode 7

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These are some of the things authors and scientists who study the natural world do. You can do the same! Note the time, place and date of your field research. Observe the size, shape, color, texture...
Begin Your Research | National Book Month
Begin Your Research | National Book Month
Episode 6

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Look for an interesting spot to begin your research. It might be a place where you see lots of activity -- a pond, a garden, or a bunch of flowers, for example. Or it might be a place that needs to be...
Let's Do Some Research! | National Book Month
Let's Do Some Research! | National Book Month
Episode 4

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Like April and Anthony, you can find the ingredients for a story right in your own backyard. Go somewhere outside - the playground, the lawn, a garden, a park, or the woods, perhaps. And don't forget...
April Pulley Sayre: Dig, Wait, Listen | National Book Month
April Pulley Sayre: Dig, Wait, Listen | National Book Month
Episode 3

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April and Anthony study everything around them -- the animals, the plants, the rocks, the weather, well...everything. They use their five senses and take a lot of notes. Their field notes help them to...