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TeachingBooks.net Original Author Programs

Bring authors into your classroom the moment you're teaching a book!

Comprehensive interviews with award-winning authors and illustrators bring you and your students right into the homes and studios of many beloved book creators. Now you can learn directly from authors about their creative processes anytime you wish.

See the entire listing of Original Author Programs at: http://www.teachingbooks.net/Authors

Or, click on the red "Author Programs" tab near the top of every page on TeachingBooks.net.

Authors talk about

  • Writing
  • Doing research
  • Working with ideas
  • Journaling

Illustrators reveal

  • Diverse art techniques
  • Approaches to book design
  • How to illustrate fiction and nonfiction

Let the story-behind-the-story inspire you. Come meet Jacqueline Woodson, Lois Lowry, and David Wiesner, among others!

See our Original Author Program brochure

 

What is TeachingBooks?
TeachingBooks.net is an online collection of K-12 book and author resources to help you discuss and integrate books throughout the curriculum. Accessible from school or home, TeachingBooks includes:

  • Original, in-studio movies of authors and illustrators
  • Audio excerpts of professional book readings
  • Discussion guides for thousands of titles
  • And thousands of other multimedia materials that help children and young adults to read more--and enjoy it!