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From: kathleen duey <kathleenduey_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:29:52 -0800
Marc Aronson, author and editor of nonfiction, will be speaking as will Matt Tavares, a prominent illustration of nonfiction, will be discussing his process. I (Dr. Carter) will be talking about organizational patterns, the thread of the discussion on TLC, and how they appear in nonfiction. In addition, each participant will receive 4-5 books prior to the pre-conference, read those books, and discuss them in small groups, sharing their opinions on literary merit, organizational patterns, and classroom use. (These books will be yours to keep) In order to have the books mailed out to you in time to read them, early registration will be important. As you are making plans to attend TLA, please keep this program in mind. I assure you it will be jam packed with information, practical uses, and lots of time to peruse new books.
I think this is the BEST time to be reading youth non-fiction because of the incredible talent of the authors and illustrators writing for young people.
Hope to see you in Texas.
Debra H. Marshall, MLS Coppell ISD Head Librarian Wilson Elementary Librarian Coppell, TX 75019
Debra thanks for the head's up on this. I will be there for Tashays panel and hope to attend at least part of the session. Marc is a brilliant and intense presentor.
My two cents: Nonfiction is important for all readers, all ages, and especially for boys! Both my sons read far more nonfiction than fiction until they were in high school. If it had not been for the shelves of nonfiction books staring them in the face, they would not have read nearly as much.
I am not a Luddite, am happy to be alive in interesting times and explore every bit of technology I encounter. I am writing an online twitter novel...! But...to answer the "progressive" who said books are like scrolls: Indeed sir, they are, they are a permanent record, unlike digital data. We house scrolls in museums and academic collections and pore over them because they are an irreplaceable primary source record of civilizations past and ongoing, of ideas discarded or built upon or forgotten and waiting to be reintroduced. Digital data is as malleable as play dough--for better or for worse.
kathleen duey
Received on Wed 03 Feb 2010 08:29:52 AM CST
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:29:52 -0800
Marc Aronson, author and editor of nonfiction, will be speaking as will Matt Tavares, a prominent illustration of nonfiction, will be discussing his process. I (Dr. Carter) will be talking about organizational patterns, the thread of the discussion on TLC, and how they appear in nonfiction. In addition, each participant will receive 4-5 books prior to the pre-conference, read those books, and discuss them in small groups, sharing their opinions on literary merit, organizational patterns, and classroom use. (These books will be yours to keep) In order to have the books mailed out to you in time to read them, early registration will be important. As you are making plans to attend TLA, please keep this program in mind. I assure you it will be jam packed with information, practical uses, and lots of time to peruse new books.
I think this is the BEST time to be reading youth non-fiction because of the incredible talent of the authors and illustrators writing for young people.
Hope to see you in Texas.
Debra H. Marshall, MLS Coppell ISD Head Librarian Wilson Elementary Librarian Coppell, TX 75019
Debra thanks for the head's up on this. I will be there for Tashays panel and hope to attend at least part of the session. Marc is a brilliant and intense presentor.
My two cents: Nonfiction is important for all readers, all ages, and especially for boys! Both my sons read far more nonfiction than fiction until they were in high school. If it had not been for the shelves of nonfiction books staring them in the face, they would not have read nearly as much.
I am not a Luddite, am happy to be alive in interesting times and explore every bit of technology I encounter. I am writing an online twitter novel...! But...to answer the "progressive" who said books are like scrolls: Indeed sir, they are, they are a permanent record, unlike digital data. We house scrolls in museums and academic collections and pore over them because they are an irreplaceable primary source record of civilizations past and ongoing, of ideas discarded or built upon or forgotten and waiting to be reintroduced. Digital data is as malleable as play dough--for better or for worse.
kathleen duey
Received on Wed 03 Feb 2010 08:29:52 AM CST
