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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Mary Ann Hoberman Instructional VideoReading Rockets: Author Interviews: Mary Ann Hoberman Instructional Video
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Reading Rockets
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Pre-K - 1st
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English Language Arts
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Instructional Videos
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1430L
Instructional Video

Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Mary Ann Hoberman

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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, her poems celebrate the pure joy of language and reading aloud. Watch the interview to learn more about her and read a short biography about her life. Includes an interview transcript and a selected list of her books.

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children's literature

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children's author, children's poetry, mary ann hoberman, reading rockets, elementary authors g - i

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional

Common Core

W.K.7

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