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| Our students study different authors and illustrators throughout the year in
the library. Here are just a few links to websites for some outstanding
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| | Jan Brett's website is just incredible! Here you will find some fun
downloads, as well as some interactive web pages. You can even hear Hedgie
read a story. Enjoy!
http://www.janbrett.com
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| | Cows that type? Ducks that write? Pigs that dance? You bet! Just ask your
first grader about the books we have read by Doreen Cronin! This link will
take you to her web page and a quick look at all of Farmer Brown's talented
animals.
http://www.doreencronin.com/
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| | Many families have watched the hilarious adventures of Max and Ruby on
t.v.,but many children are surprised to learn that Max and Ruby were
characters in books long before they appeared on television. Here is the
link to Rosemary Wells' website. Be sure to read her message to parents and
teachers.
http://www.rosemarywells.com/
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| | Eric Carle's official website introduces the author and provides a list of
all of his books.
http://www.eric-carle.com
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| | Leo Lionni's wonderful collage-style illustrations and gentle stories are
always popular. This web page gives a short biography of the author and an
annotated list of his books.
http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/lionni/
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| | Mary Pope Osborne's Magic Tree House series is a wonderful example of
the "chapter book" genre. Children-and their parents too-love the
combination of fantasy and history.
http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/magictreehouse/
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| | Second graders read Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Deborah Hopkinson
to honor African American History Month. Here is a link to the author's
website.
http://www.deborahhopkinson.com/
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| | Meet the author Jacqueline Davies, who will be visiting Peter Fitzpatrick
School on May 1, 2007.
http://www.jacquelinedavies.net
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| | Kindergarten students have listened to several stories by Keiko Kasza. Here,
you can read a little bit about the author herself.
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr06/mtai/kasza.html
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| | First Graders have met George and Martha, the delightful hippos created by
the late James Marshall. He was recently awared the Laura Ingalls Wilder
award by the American Library Association. Click on the link below to read
his biography.
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/wildermedal/wildercurrent/wildermedalcurrent.htm
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| | Here are some fun activities for books by the late James Marshall.
http://www.carolhurst.com/newsletters/42enewsletters.html
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| | Children who are not too fond of veggies can easily relate to Jane Sutton's
book The Trouble With Cauliflower. Learn all about Ms Sutton, a native of
Lexington Massachusetts, by clicking on the link below.
http://www.jane-sutton.com/
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