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Teaching Books: Meet the Author Program: Vera B. Williams
A comprehensive resource offering ten videos of talks with award winning author/illustrator, Vera B. Williams and a complete bibliography of her work,
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Pamela Duncan Edwards
Watch while this author of alliterative children's books like "Some Smug Slug" talks about writing with rich vocabulary and working with illustrator Henry Cole to create animal characters.
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Understood.org: Video: How First Graders Learn to Research and Organize Ideas
In this video from GreatSchools, viewers will observe strategies that first graders use as they research topics and organize new information. Observers will note the conversations about what they learn and examples of note taking. [1:45]
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Mary Ann Hoberman
Mary Ann Hoberman is the author of more than 40 books for children, including A House Is a House for Me and the popular shared reading series, You Read to Me, I'll Read to You. Whether writing about llamas in pajamas or a raucous auk,...
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Ashey Bryan
Ashley Bryan uses painting, poetry, music, collage, and prose to tell his stories. Bryan is known for retelling African folktales in a distinct, rhythmic prose that is heavily influenced by African-American poetry. Watch the interview to...
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Helen Oxenbury
Helen Oxenbury's books have received numerous awards and continue to resound with readers from babies to adults. Her seemingly simple illustrations capture humor, drama, and more in an appealing and memorable way.Watch the interview to...