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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: Margaret Peterson Haddix
As a kid, Margaret Peterson Haddix was a real bookworm: she remembers her mother asking her to please put down her books to enjoy some of the scenery on family vacations. Haddix was so attached to reading, that she considered the...
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Matthew Holm
Matt Holm has always loved to draw, especially comics. With his sister Jennifer Holm, he co-created two enormously popular graphic novels series - one featuring a pink-obsessed mouse (Babymouse) and another starring a brave amoeba...
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Nathan Hale
Nathan Hale is the author/illustrator of the award-winning historical fiction series Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales - graphic novel versions of sometimes-crazy-but-always-true stories from American history. In the interview, Nathan talks...
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Deborah Heiligman
Deborah Heiligman writes fiction and nonfiction for kids of all ages. She's published more than 26 books, exploring topics as diverse as religious celebrations around the world, babies, butterflies, honeybees, and a particularly charming...
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Deborah Hopkinson
Deborah Hopkinson writes history and historical fiction books for young children and teens. In this interview, Hopkinson discusses her mission to make history come alive for students, her meticulous attention to historical details, and...
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Emma Walton Hamilton
Emma Walton Hamilton is an author, editor, arts educator, arts and literacy advocate, and a parent. She has co-authored 16 children's books with her mother, Julie Andrews, including board books, picture books and The Great American...
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Emily Gravett
British author and illustrator Emily Gravett brings a fresh perspective to her children's books. Orange Pear Apple Bear is a funny, charming, completely engaging picture book - and it uses all of five words to tell its story. Gravett has...
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton
Julie Andrews's legendary career encompasses the Broadway and London stages, blockbuster films, television shows, album releases, concert tours, and the world of children's publishing. Together with her daughter and co-author Emma Walton...
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Jennifer Holm
Jennifer Holm has always loved reading. She recalls this: "One of our neighbors said that his clearest memory of me as a child was watching me rake the lawn one-handed while I read a book with the other!" Holm has co-authored a series of...
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan
Since the 1990s, Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan have been researching and writing books about art and artists for young readers - filling the "hole in the bookshelf." They have published books about painters, potters, installation...