About My Two Favorite Author's
J.K. Rowling
J. K. or Joanne Rowling was born in 1965 in England and grew up in Chepstow, Gwent. She is the author of the Harry Potter series, A Casual Vacancy and more. She started writing the Harry Potter series during a delayed train ride from Manchester to London King's Cross. During he next five years she outlined the plots for each book and began writing the first novel. The first Harry Potter book "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was published in 1997 under J.K. Rowling. The "K" stands for Katherine, her mother's name, was suggested by her publisher who thought a woman's name wouldn't appeal to the target audience of young boys. Joanne has worked as a researcher and has taught English as a foreign language. She is the founder of Lumos, a charity that works to better the lives of disadvantaged children. She now lives in Edinburgh with her husband and three children.
I would recommend all 7 of the Harry Potter series. I started reading them when I was 7 and have read each book multiple times. They are about an orphan who finds out he is a wizard. He goes to Hogwarts, the school of witchcraft and wizardry and find out he is not just an ordinary wizard. These books are well written and intriguing.
The Casual Vacancy is another book I would recommend because I became so engrossed in it. There was constantly surprises and it really made you think. It is about a small town that has many different kinds of wars going on beneath the towns inviting exterior. The biggest war the town has ever seen begins when one man unexpectedly dies.
Websites
http://www.mugglenet.com/books/index.shtml
https://www.pottermore.com/en-us
John Green
John Green was born in 1977 in Indianapolis and was raised in Orlando, Florida. He majored in English and religious studies and served as a hospital chaplain. He also worked at Booklist Magazine as an editor and book reviewer. John Green was a commenter on the National Public Radio program All Things Considered. His most popular and first book, Looking For Alaska, was published in 2005. This was based on his years in boarding school in Indian Springs, Alaska. John and his brother started a video blog called Brotherhood 2.0 and they gained many fans.
I would recommend Looking for Alaska because it teaches you a lot about love, suffering and death. It is about a man who is tired of living a safe life at home so he leaves for boarding school and is in search for the "Great Perhaps". Much awaits him at Culver Creek including Alaska who plays a big part in his Great Perhaps.
I would recommend An Abundance of Katherine's because it was funny and just down right entertaining. This is about a boy who graduates high school and is dumped by his 19th girlfriend, all of his ex girlfriends have the exact same name, Katherine. His best friend convinces him and their parents to let them go on a road trip for the summer and the adventure begins.
Websites
http://johngreenbooks.com/
http://nerdfighters.ning.com/
Five Tips for choosing children's literature
1. Choose books with your spelling words in them.
2. Choose books with engaging pictures.
3. Choose books that are funny.
4. Choose books that are interactive.
5. Choose books correlating with core material.
What I would recommend for read alouds:
Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See? By: Eric Carle
The Very Hungry Caterpillar By: Eric Carle
E-mergency! By: Tom Lichtenheld
Elmer By: David Mckee
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs By: Judi Barrett
What I would recommend to be used in lessons:
The Sweetest Fig by Chris Van Allsburg, Lesson: Above all else, be kind.
The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes, Lesson: You never know what other people have in their closet.
The Giving Tree By: Shel Silverstein Lesson: Be Grateful.
Where The Wild Things Are By: Maurice Sendak, Lesson: There are scary things but when you face them its not so bad as you think.
Harold and the Purple Crayon By: Crockett Johnson, Lesson: Life's what you make it.
Resources:
http://store.scholastic.com/?psch=SSO%2Fps%2F20100101%2Fgoogle%2Ftxtl%2FBrand%2Fnone%2Fnone%2FBrand-Shared%2Fscholastic%2Fbrand&creative=23837735679&device=c&network=g&matchtype=e&gclid=CNfQlrrDobsCFSHNOgodqVoASQ
http://www.eric-carle.com/home.html
http://juniebjones.com/
http://www.lemonysnicket.com/
http://www.theguardian.com/books/list/booksgenres
Tips for choosing a read aloud:
Choose what you loved as a kid.
Talk to your librarian to figure out what you can use.
Choose level appropriate books.
Choose books with repeating words and phrases to get children interacting.
Choose books that relate to your lessons.
J. K. or Joanne Rowling was born in 1965 in England and grew up in Chepstow, Gwent. She is the author of the Harry Potter series, A Casual Vacancy and more. She started writing the Harry Potter series during a delayed train ride from Manchester to London King's Cross. During he next five years she outlined the plots for each book and began writing the first novel. The first Harry Potter book "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was published in 1997 under J.K. Rowling. The "K" stands for Katherine, her mother's name, was suggested by her publisher who thought a woman's name wouldn't appeal to the target audience of young boys. Joanne has worked as a researcher and has taught English as a foreign language. She is the founder of Lumos, a charity that works to better the lives of disadvantaged children. She now lives in Edinburgh with her husband and three children.
I would recommend all 7 of the Harry Potter series. I started reading them when I was 7 and have read each book multiple times. They are about an orphan who finds out he is a wizard. He goes to Hogwarts, the school of witchcraft and wizardry and find out he is not just an ordinary wizard. These books are well written and intriguing.
The Casual Vacancy is another book I would recommend because I became so engrossed in it. There was constantly surprises and it really made you think. It is about a small town that has many different kinds of wars going on beneath the towns inviting exterior. The biggest war the town has ever seen begins when one man unexpectedly dies.
Websites
http://www.mugglenet.com/books/index.shtml
https://www.pottermore.com/en-us
John Green
John Green was born in 1977 in Indianapolis and was raised in Orlando, Florida. He majored in English and religious studies and served as a hospital chaplain. He also worked at Booklist Magazine as an editor and book reviewer. John Green was a commenter on the National Public Radio program All Things Considered. His most popular and first book, Looking For Alaska, was published in 2005. This was based on his years in boarding school in Indian Springs, Alaska. John and his brother started a video blog called Brotherhood 2.0 and they gained many fans.
I would recommend Looking for Alaska because it teaches you a lot about love, suffering and death. It is about a man who is tired of living a safe life at home so he leaves for boarding school and is in search for the "Great Perhaps". Much awaits him at Culver Creek including Alaska who plays a big part in his Great Perhaps.
I would recommend An Abundance of Katherine's because it was funny and just down right entertaining. This is about a boy who graduates high school and is dumped by his 19th girlfriend, all of his ex girlfriends have the exact same name, Katherine. His best friend convinces him and their parents to let them go on a road trip for the summer and the adventure begins.
Websites
http://johngreenbooks.com/
http://nerdfighters.ning.com/
Five Tips for choosing children's literature
1. Choose books with your spelling words in them.
2. Choose books with engaging pictures.
3. Choose books that are funny.
4. Choose books that are interactive.
5. Choose books correlating with core material.
What I would recommend for read alouds:
Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See? By: Eric Carle
The Very Hungry Caterpillar By: Eric Carle
E-mergency! By: Tom Lichtenheld
Elmer By: David Mckee
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs By: Judi Barrett
What I would recommend to be used in lessons:
The Sweetest Fig by Chris Van Allsburg, Lesson: Above all else, be kind.
The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes, Lesson: You never know what other people have in their closet.
The Giving Tree By: Shel Silverstein Lesson: Be Grateful.
Where The Wild Things Are By: Maurice Sendak, Lesson: There are scary things but when you face them its not so bad as you think.
Harold and the Purple Crayon By: Crockett Johnson, Lesson: Life's what you make it.
Resources:
http://store.scholastic.com/?psch=SSO%2Fps%2F20100101%2Fgoogle%2Ftxtl%2FBrand%2Fnone%2Fnone%2FBrand-Shared%2Fscholastic%2Fbrand&creative=23837735679&device=c&network=g&matchtype=e&gclid=CNfQlrrDobsCFSHNOgodqVoASQ
http://www.eric-carle.com/home.html
http://juniebjones.com/
http://www.lemonysnicket.com/
http://www.theguardian.com/books/list/booksgenres
Tips for choosing a read aloud:
Choose what you loved as a kid.
Talk to your librarian to figure out what you can use.
Choose level appropriate books.
Choose books with repeating words and phrases to get children interacting.
Choose books that relate to your lessons.