Overview

Award-winning author Deborah Hopkinson grew up in Massachusetts and after college moved to Hawaii where she worked as a college development administrator while nurturing her writing career. In this 9th book of the Author and YOU series, Hopkinson shares her curiosity and the manner in which that curiosity leads to investigation and research and then to her many fiction and nonfiction stories. The author discusses each of her books, providing the back story, the impetus for the book, and the research activities that brought each of the stories to young readers. The particular emphasis of this book is the writing of books for young readers within a historical context and how to use primary source documents in that effort. The author has a well-developed Web site with lesson plans for her books already in place. Her books are particularly valuable in school libraries as many are set in a historical context. She also has several biographies in her portfolio and is well known in that context to school librarians. Grades K-6.

Full Product Details

Author:   Deborah Hopkinson
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Libraries Unlimited Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.255kg
ISBN:  

9781591582786

ISBN 10:   1591582784
Pages:   112
Publication Date:   30 October 2007
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword by Sharon Coatney and Sharron L. McElmeel Part One: So Many Stories to Tell - Meet Deborah Hopkinson Chapter 1: Nose in a Book Chapter 2: History Must be Seen: Writing about the Past Chapter 3: An Author's Process: Writing and Revision Part Two: So Many Worlds to Explore: Discover Deborah Hopkinson's Books Chapter 4: The Underground Railroad and the Civil War Chapter 5: Windows to the Past: Historical Fiction Picture Books Chapter 6: Young People in the Tumult of History :Chapter 7: Real People, Real Lives Chapter 8: Bluebirds in the Garden: Two Picture Books Celebrating the Chapter 9: Biographies of Memorable People Appendices Bibliography and Awards Index About the Author

Reviews

Author Information

Deborah Hopkinson is the author of numerous award-winning books for children, including Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt, winner of the International Reading Association Award, A Band of Angels, winner of the Golden Kite Award, Under the Quilt of Night, winner of the Washington State Book Award, Girl Wonder, winner of the Great Lakes Book Award and a Jane Addams Peace Award Honor Book, and Shutting out the Sky, an NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book, a Jane Addams Peace Award Honor Book, and a James Madison Book Award Honor. Deborah Hopkinson lives in Corvallis, Oregon, where she serves as director of foundation relations for the Oregon State University Foundation.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions