Who's Hiding In This Book?: Meet 10 Famous Authors

by Sheila Cordner, Daniel Fiore (Illustrator)

Overview

Take your children on an adventure to meet 10 famous authors! The book introduces young readers to great works of literature. By celebrating a diverse group of voices like Langston Hughes, Taha Hussein, and Virginia Woolf, the book paves the way for a lifetime of appreciating classic books. Includes parent/educator guide and activity page.

Young readers will climb the hilly streets of Sui Sin Far's San Francisco, board a plane to Taha Hussein's Egyptian village, and chase a cocker spaniel through the streets of Virginia Woolf's London. They will search the seas for Herman Melville's white whale, dance to the blues in Langston Hughes's Harlem, and ride a horse-drawn carriage through Edith Wharton's Central Park. They'll listen to a woodpecker in Emily Dickinson's poetry, and hike in Walden Woods with Thoreau. Along the way, Zitkála-Sa tells the story of a talented girl who leaves her reservation to start a new school, María Amparo Ruiz de Burton describes a brave young woman who travels across the country in a covered wagon, and Hussein introduces us to a boy who refuses to let his blindness stop him.

The book includes a "Become An Author" activity page for children and a bonus section for parents and educators with background information for each author as well as suggested topics to spark discussion with children, and a link to the author's website for ongoing resources and activities.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780996097567
Publisher:	Pierce Press / Daytripper Books
Publication date:	11/15/2019
Pages:	36
Product dimensions:	11.00(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.09(d)
Age Range:	4 - 9 Years

About the Author

Sheila Cordner, Ph.D., teaches literature at Boston University and lives in the Boston area with her husband and two young children. Her passion is to share her love of the classics with a broad audience. She has written a book on nineteenth-century authors' innovative ideas about education, and has presented her research at national and international conferences. She believes we are never too young-or too old!-to appreciate great works of literature.

After an art-filled childhood, Daniel Fiore attended Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), where he discovered his passion for illustration. Daniel uses gouache and watercolor as well as mixed media consisting of colored pencil, oil, acrylic, watercolor, "whatever medium best communicates the story." He especially enjoys creating portraits and caricatures. Recently, his focus has shifted towards children's book illustration, and he is thrilled to have contributed to this book, which helps communicate such an important message to today's youth.

Table of Contents

1. Langston Hughes

2. Herman Melville

3. Zitkála-Šá

4. Emily Dickinson

5. Taha Hussein

6. Virginia Woolf

7. María Amparo Ruiz de Burton

8. Edith Wharton

9. Henry David Thoreau

10. Sui Sin Far

11. Become an Author Activity

12. Resources for Parents & Educators

13. Bibliography

14. Quotation Sources

15. About the Author and Illustrator

Young readers will climb the hilly streets of Sui Sin Far’s San Francisco to a Dragon Boat Festival, board a plane to Taha Hussein’s Egyptian village, and chase a cocker spaniel through the streets of Virginia Woolf’s London. They will search the seas for Herman Melville’s white whale, dance to the blues in Langston Hughes’s Harlem, and ride a horse-drawn carriage through Edith Wharton’s Central Park. They’ll listen to a woodpecker in Emily Dickinson’s poetry, and hike around Walden Pond with Thoreau. Along the way, Zitkála-Ša tells the story of a talented girl who leaves her reservation to start a new school, María Amparo Ruiz de Burton describes a brave young woman who travels across the country in a covered wagon, and Hussein writes about being blind and how this challenge helps him use his imagination.

Editorial Reviews

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