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Dinah Johnson | National Book Month

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Dinah Johnson | National Book Month
Episode 9
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

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Betsy Byars' Books | National Book Month
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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

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Betsy Byars | National Book Month
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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

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What Can You Write About? | National Book Month
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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

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April's First Line | National Book Month
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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

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Sitting Down To Write | National Book Month
Episode 11
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

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Facts & Notes | National Book Month
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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

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Look Over Your Notes | National Book Month
Episode 9
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...