The first-grade library class is learning about the author/illustrator, Kevin Henkes. Many authors/illustrators start to write and/or draw at a young age (as did Kevin Henkes), so I like to inspire any budding artists/writers to think big and learn from successful authors/illustrators. We like to explore how they get the ideas for their stories and/or [...]
Archive for January, 2012
Old Bear; Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse; Lilly’s Big Day; Wemberly Worried; Owen; Kitten’s First Full Moon, by Kevin Henkes
Posted by: csatta | January 30, 2012 | No Comment |Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption, by Laura Hillenbrand (2010)
Posted by: csatta | January 11, 2012 | 3 Comments |Louie Zamperini, Olympic runner, joins the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1941. As a bombadier aboard a B-24, he defies death and escapes enemy fire while flying dangerous missions. Nevertheless, the day comes when his plane goes down in the Pacific Ocean, and Louie must survive the terrors of the open waters as well as [...]
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