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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Gail Gibbons
Watch this interview with children's nonfiction author Gail Gibbons to learn how she goes about crafting her illustrated explanations. Biographical information, a selected book list and transcripts of the interview are also part of the...
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Reading Rockets: Phonemic Awareness: Watch and Learn
This site offers four short video clips for the early elementary teacher to watch and learn about effective phonemic awareness techniques. From the PBS television series "Launching Young Readers".
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Laurence Yep
Reading Rockets offers this exceptional site with video footage of an interview with Laurence Yep. There are transcripts of the interview, biographical information, and links to some of his books as well.
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Jane Yolen
The Reading Rockets project offers this exclusive and extensive interivew with Jane Yolen. It can be watched as a series of video clips, or you can read the transcripts. There is also a brief biographical sketch. Links to some of her...
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Avi
This well-done site offers video clips of an interview with Avi, a brief biography, links to featured books and a transcript of the entire interview.
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Norman Bridwell
Besides watching video clips of an interview with the creator of the beloved big red dog, you can get biographical information and link to several of Bridwell's books at this site. Transcripts of the interview are available.
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Tomie De Paola
Writer and illustrator Tomie dePaola shares details of his life in this interview with public television. Site includes biographical information, a transcript of the interview and some featured books.
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Lois Ehlert
Children and adults enjoy participating in Lois Ehlert's colorful books. She discusses her work in this video interview with Reading Rockets. Also included at the site are biographical notes, a transcript of the interview and a list of...
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: William Joyce
Watch William Joyce discuss his career creating such memorable characters as George Shrinks and Rolie Polie Olie among other topics. Biographical information, featured books and transcripts of the video interview are all included.
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Pat Mora
Mexican-American author Pat Mora discusses her work and her life in this video interview. Biographical information, a list of selected books and a transcript of the interview are all available at this site.
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Jerry Pinkney Interview
Jerry Pinkney is interviewed in this series of video clips. Biographical details, lists of works and transcripts of the interviews are available.
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Patricia Polacco
Well-loved author and illustrator Patricia Polacco shares some insights about her childhood and her work in this video interview. Biographical details, a list of books, and a transcript of the interview are available.
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Peter Sis
Czechoslovakian-born writer and illustrator Peter Sis shares his thoughts on his childhood and his work here in the United States in this video interview. Transcript and biographical details are also available.
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Nikki Grimes
You can watch an interview with Nikki Grimes, view the transcript and read a short biography. Also includes a list of her children's books. [1:37]
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Bruce Degen
Watch while the illustrator of the popular Magic School Bus books talks about his love of art since childhood, how he and the series' author Joanna Cole work together and what's coming next for Ms. Frizzle's class.
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: David Shannon
Watch while this author and illustrator of the "No, David!" books talks about how he creates his books. Consider where he gets story ideas and his advice to teachers as a former student troublemaker.
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Eric Carle
Watch while this author and illustrator of many classic children's books like "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" talks about his art career, why some books take longer to make than others and why he opened a picture book museum.
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Mark Teague
Watch while this author/illustrator talks about his lifelong love of storytelling, how illustrating is like acting and how he likes to find humor in the everyday events of childhood.
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Mo Willems
Watch while this Caldecott-winner talks about creating his own cartoons when he was young, making animations for Sesame Street and what it was like moving from television to writing children's books.
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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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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Jon Scieszka
Here's an opportunity to actually listen to an interview with "Stinky Cheese Man" author Jon Scieszka. Site also offers an autobiographical sketch, a transcript of the interview and links to his books.
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Marc Brown
If you've ever wanted to meet the creator of the popular "Arthur" character, here's your chance. Video clips of an interview let you know what he thinks about a variety of topics.
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Eve Bunting
Watch an interview with Irish-born Eve Bunting at this site. Biographical information, transcripts and featured book links are also offered.
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Pam Munoz Ryan
Award-winning author Pam Munoz Ryan talks about her career and her childhood in this video interview. Biographical information, a list of books and a transcript of the interview are also available.