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Through her signature coaching program, based on the phases of the moon, Tina gently guides women from darkness to light as they create an authentic vision filled with purpose, passion and creative expression. She lives in Alexandria, Virginia with her husband and their two children.
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Tina,
Great to see you online. I tried to join you on Face Book but you have 5000 friends and I cannot “friend you”. My email is bernbullard@nc.rr.com.
Bern
Renee Hand writes because it is a passion in her heart. She is a homeschool parent and likes to create books that educate and inspire the children of today. She was born in Michigan and still lives there with her husband and two children. She has a degree in Zoology with a minor in Chemistry.
Renee is the author of the amazing mystery series known as the Crypto-Capers Series that encourages children to read by incorporating several topics of interest. The reader participates into the story by solving cryptograms and puzzles to solve the case. She is also the author of the Joe-Joe Nut and Biscuit Bill Series, which focuses on animal detectives. This series is a great way to teach children about animals in a fun and interesting way that captures the reader’s attention and yet fills them with knowledge they will be learning about in school. All books are great to use in a classroom setting to supplement various topics or to just enjoy. Renee is an award-winning author, receiving awards such as a Best Book Award, a National Literary Award and a Preferred Choice award for her children’s series and adult books. She has just recently won a Seal of Excellence award in Storytelling for her Joe-Joe Nut and Biscuit Bill Series.
Renee has been writing for over twenty years and has nine books published. When she is not spending time with her family or participating in author events, she is coaching and playing tennis, as well as doing research for her books and many other things that keep her busy. Not quite sure what a cryptogram is and want to learn more? Visit the author’s website at www.reneeahand.com to learn about cryptograms and how to solve the ones that are in the books.
by Carol Fraser Boles, Literacy Specialist for the National Writing for Children Center
In the early elementary grades (kindergarten through second), reading lessons in most elementary schools consist of the following sequence and components:
Direct instruction: The teacher models individual vowel and consonant sounds, as well as vowel and consonant sound combinations, of specific phonics rules,
Guided practice: Each student receives a workbook page, which reflects the day’s phonics lesson. At this stage, students are applying and practicing what they’ve just learned—with the guidance of the teacher, or in a peer group setting.
Independent practice: Time devoted for students to work individually. Independent practice can consist of each student completing a workbook page or reading a leveled reader—again reflecting the day’s phonics lesson.
Most parents know what a workbook page is, but many are unfamiliar with the term “Leveled Readers.” Leveled Readers are short books, often written by well-know authors, created in series. The books usually start at level “A” and end at “O” level. Illustrated, with carefully chosen words, each storybook gives students a chance to practice reading while simultaneously applying the letter-sound and letter-sound combinations learned that day. Specifically, each story reinforces specific phonics rules—additionally providing students with sight word practice.*
In today’s classrooms, teachers have an abundance of leveled readers available for students to select from. Leveled readers are not only stories, but are also available in non-fiction form.
Leveled Readers are not just for the classroom. These books are available for parents as well and are affordable—perfect for reading practice times at home. Here are two examples of leveled reading products:
To master reading, children must practice. Leveled readers provide a variety of topics to choose from to practice reading. I encourage parents to purchase a set of leveled readers to keep their children in a reading routine, this summer.
*Sight words are words student should recognize automatically, such as: the, then, it, was, who, can, where, et, cetera.
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from Carol Fraser Boles, Literacy Specialist for the National Writing for Children Center
Every reading teacher will tell you, the key to reading success is a firm understanding of phonics rules. This is why all public schools teach some approach to phonics. Parents can support and extend phonics instruction to their early elementary children by scheduling fifteen minutes out of their day for an additional phonics lesson. There are variety of publishers and curriculums available to parents to help their children master phonics.
Here are my Top Five Picks:
Hooked on Phonics – Lessons consist of learning letter names and sounds (a DVD is included to introduce each sound), vowel/consonant sound combinations, site word practice, and leveled readers.
ClickN Read Phonics – An interactive, web-bases phonics program is for pre-school through third grade. Animated lessons cover letter name, sounds, and blending—a total of 61 phonics lessons and more than 100 lessons that children complete to apply what they have learned—can only be purchased online.
HeadSprout – A software program, of interactive lesson from fifteen to thirty minutes long on phonics; parents can also purchase printed leveled readers which reflect each lesson—available online.
Steck-Vaughn Phonics – Simple graduated lessons on phonics, in the form of workbook pages. Theses workbooks can be purchased online at Rainbow Resource Center.
Teacher Created Resources – Offers a variety approaches to learning and applying phonics rules, such as, poetry and word families to teach and reinforce individual phonics lessons.
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by Carol Fraser Boles, Literacy Specialist for the National Writing for Children Center
Every year student assessments show that when kids take a break from school over the summer and they don’t read or have any reading instruction during that time, their reading skills are adversely affected. But this doesn’t HAVE to happen. Encouraging children to read during the summer will not only sustain their current reading achievement, it will also contribute to their success in reading proficiency.
Here are a dozen ways parents can get their children to read over the summer and have fun doing it. These activities will support and extend reading achievement during the summer months.
For Early Primary Grade Children
Start a Car Library - Buy books then leave them in the car. When running daily or weekly errands together, your children will have books available to read and explore while accompanying you on these trips.
Create a Reading Schedule – Designate a “reading time” each day. At this time read aloud or listen to your children read.
Make Regular Library Visits -Take out the calendar and mark down each day during the summer when visits to the library will take place. Make an effort to visit the library at least once a week. When you’re there, let your children explore the picture book area of the library. Allow your children to check out books that appeal to them. Read these books aloud over and over to your children, or listen to them read the books to you (if they can) over and over again.
Visit the BookStore – Again, take out the calendar and mark down days that visits to bookstores will happen. Bookstores today have delightful children’s books sections, where you children can explore vividly illustrated picture books. Allow your children to select one or two books, depending on your budget, to start or expand their own home libraries.
For Intermediate Grade Children
Create a Neighborhood Book Club – Children this age are very social. Initiate the book club by designing a flyer that describes what the book club is going to be about. Have your children pass it along to their friends and other children in the neighborhood. Schedule a specific time each week when book club members will meet to talk about the books they’re reading. Provide inexpensive treats for the kids, and ask other parents to sign up to provide snacks as well.
Have a Book Swap – During book club meetings suggest students swap books they might have at home and no longer want or need.
Make Reading Fun – Students not only need to learn how to read stories, they need to learn how to read directions. Find simple recipes and have book club members make treats for their meetings once in a while.
Integrate Art with Reading – Provide construction paper and a variety art media such as: colored pencils, markers, water colors. Encourage book club members to design a new book cover for the book they are currently reading.
For Secondary Grade Children
Most teenagers have summer jobs, so pulling off some of these activities might be tricky.
Have Your Teen Tutor a Younger Child: Make arrangements for your teenager to read aloud to and tutor a younger student. Tutoring others teaches teenagers their civic responsibility, boosts their self-esteem (as well as the self-esteem of the student being tutored). It also sends the message that reading is an important skill to have.
Read One of the Classics Together – Get two copies of: To Kill
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Carol Fraser Boles is the literacy specialist for the National Writing for Children Center. She is a former public school K-12 Reading Specialist and special education teacher.
In addition to a Master’s degree in Special Reading, Carol is certified in Special Education and has an Educational Specialist degree in Curriculum and Instruction.
Carol is also a freelance writer. She writes nonfiction for parents and teachers and fiction and nonfiction for children.
Every week, Carol offers literacy tips for parents and educators on Book Bites for Kids. Listen to the replay of her most recent Book Bites for Kids interview on the homepage here at the NWFCC.
NOTE: If you have a literacy question for Carol, leave it here as a comment and Carol will answer it for you.
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Every week Carol Fraser Boles, literacy specialist for the National Writing for Children Center, guests on Book Bites for Kids to share literacy tips for parents and educators.
Listen to Book Bites for Kids this afternoon – Thursday, May 5, 2011 – at 2:00 CDT when Carol will talk about A Dozen Ways to Get Your Child to Read Over the Summer and Have Fun Doing It! Call in during the live show to ask Carol a question or to make a comment at 1-646-716-9239.
In last week’s edition of the show, she explained how “good” readers think while they are reading. Parents and teachers can help their own children/students learn to think like this, too!
The book is a practical guide and workbook for women (not just moms) to explore life purpose through the practice of self-reflective journal writing. Tina has also created an accompanying deck of 54 journaling prompt cards, which are stunningly illustrated with reflections on the various phases of the moon.
When you buy the book (or the card deck) TODAY you can also claim dozens of free gifts:
We’ll be showcasing another exciting group of children’s authors and other experts here all this month!
Since Mother’s Day is in May, we’re pleased to present a wonderful new book for mothers from Tina M. Games called Journaling by the Moonlight: A Mother’s Path to Self-Discovery. This interactive book has an accompanying deck of 54 journaling prompt cards.The book and the cards make the perfect Mother’s Day gift for a new mom or the mom of young children or even for the mom whose children have left the nest!
Be sure to read more about Tina M. Games and her other products and services on her Meet the Author page.
We’re pleased to present Renee Hand’s new book in The Adventures of Joe-Joe Nut & Biscuit Bill series called Case #2: Mineral Mischief.
Our resident experts Carol Boles (literacy specialist) and Amy O’Quinn (home school specialist) will be part of the showcase this month as they continue to provide us with articles, tips, and other resources for teachers and parents. Listen to Carol each week on Book Bites for Kids. This Thursday afternoon at 2:00 CDT, she’ll give tips to help get your child to read this summer AND enjoy it!
Be sure to read Amy’s articles in our “tips for teachers and parents” with ways to use tradebooks to teach science, math, social studies, and other content areas subjects.
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by Carol Fraser Boles, Literacy Specialist for the National Writing for Children Center
Students who are accomplished, voracious readers possess an awareness of the genre they like to read, and they become lifelong readers. In contrast, many students struggle to find the “right” books to read, and they never develop a love or appreciation for reading.
Research consistently reveals that children who spend time reading silently, within their classrooms, make annual gains in reading achievement. With this revelation in mind, teachers need to recognize the importance of independent reading time—during the school day— while also recognizing that students must be allowed to choose books that appeal to them, and those that reflect their interests and reading abilities. Teachers can teach their students how to find the “right” books by conducting teacher-student interviews.
Note: The sequences involved in guiding children toward learning how to choose books, which are appealing and appropriate for them, varies depending upon the students’ grade level, i.e. primary, intermediate, secondary.
The teacher can choose a few books that he/she thinks the student interviewed might enjoy. Here are some typical questions the teacher might ask a student about each of the books presented to the student during a teacher-student interview:
After looking at the cover, other illustrations and pictures, do you think you will find this book entertaining? Why?
Is this book about something that interests you?
What do you already know about the topic, author, time in history?
Look through the book. Does this story use words you hear in everyday life, and understand? Give some examples.
Is the length of this book too long or too short for you? Explain.
As we read the first few pages together, do you understand the story/ does it make sense so far?
Introduce Young Girls to the Adventure/Fantasy Genre with KenKarta
Most adults have developed criteria for selecting books, but most students have not acquired this skill. In order for students to develop a preference for certain genres, teachers need to teach them how to select books thoughtfully. Teacher-student interviews about choosing books will not only increase students’ reading achievements, but simultaneously develop their appreciation for books.
For more and articles and information on teaching children how to choose books to read, visit www.carolfraserboles.com.
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Carol Fraser Boles is the literacy specialist for the National Writing for Children Center. She is a former public school K-12 Reading Specialist and special education teacher.
In addition to a Master’s degree in Special Reading, Carol is certified in Special Education and has an Educational Specialist degree in Curriculum and Instruction.
Carol is also a freelance writer. She writes nonfiction for parents and teachers and fiction and nonfiction for children.
Every week, Carol offers literacy tips for parents and educators on Book Bites for Kids. Listen to the replay of her most recent Book Bites for Kids interview on the homepage here at the NWFCC.
NOTE: If you have a literacy question for Carol, leave it here as a comment and Carol will answer it for you.
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Every week Carol Fraser Boles, literacy specialist for the National Writing for Children Center, guests on Book Bites for Kids to share literacy tips for parents and educators.
Listen to Book Bites for Kids this afternoon – Thursday, April 28, 2011 – at 2:00 CDT when Carol will talk about helping young readers discover different genres that interest them. Call in during the live show to ask Carol a question or to make a comment at 1-646-716-9239.
In last week’s edition of the show, she explained how “good” readers think while they are reading. Parents and teachers can help their own children/students learn to think like this, too!
Diane Kredensor will be the guest author on Book Bites for Kids on Tuesday, April 26, 2011, at 2:00 p.m. CDT. She will talk about her new book Ollie & Moon.
Listen to the show that day LIVE at www.bookbitesforkids.com and call in to make a comment or ask a question at 1-646-716-9239.
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Diane Kredensor grew up in Fallston, Maryland, and started writing and illustrating when she was five or six years old. She used to make her own children’s books out of construction paper, lined notebook paper, and way too much Elmer’s glue. The books were a mess! Nevertheless, her mom has saved most of them, 35+ years later. Diane’s favorites – John, Jill, and Spot Ran Up a Hill, and Diane’s Book of Things, a collection of Diane’s original jokes, cartoons, observations and short stories.
Eventually, all that writing and drawing led her to a career in children’s TV. After graduating from The University of Maryland at College Park with a degree in Advertising/Design, she moved to California to pursue animation. She’s an Emmy Award-winning artist and has worked on such hit shows as Pinky and the Brain, Hey Arnold!, Oswald, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Stanley and WordWorld, to name a few. She recently started her own animation production company called Tricycle Films. Ollie & Moon may be their first show!
Diane makes her home in Brooklyn, NY, with her three loves—two of whom bear a passing resemblance to Ollie and Moon. She was inspired to write and illustrate Ollie & Moon, her first children’s book, because of her love of friendship, her love of travel, and, of course, her love of cheese!
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by Dorit Sasson, ESL Specialist for the National Writing for Children Center
If you’re having a problem getting your English language learners (ELL students) to understand more of what they read, you’ll probably need to spend more time building background knowledge.
English language learners do not have the same knowledge that their native English speaking peers do, so it is essential that you create opportunities for it. And it’s not that ELL students do not have background knowledge. They just have it in another language!
How Crucial is Background Knowledge for Reading?
Background knowledge is the experience and knowledge that a student brings to classroom learning. When ELL students are just beginning to read, they need to know the words and concepts first. You’ll need to work with ELLs and pre-teach this content to give them the necessary background and vocabulary. What they already know about your subject matter will indicate how well they will learn new information. Tapping into your students’ knowledge will help them become more engaged with the content of your lessons.
Strategies for building background knowledge in Ollie & Moon
You can build background knowledge physically, visually, and with sentence frames.
Physical and Visual Support
Picture books like Ollie & Moon are an invaluable resource and this kind of visual tool is a great way to connect in a direct manner. To make the connections with the picture book, Ollie & Moon, use pictures either from the children’s book or general pictures to introduce or reinforce the theme of friendship that the book is based on.
A second theme in Ollie & Moon is that of ”a secret.” For more abstract concepts such as these, it’s best to use a brainstorm technique.
Brainstorming is a very useful way for ELL students to see what they already know about a subject, which helps raise their confidence. The great thing about brainstorming is that it appeals to learning styles as well. The stronger, more verbal students will provide answers while the quieter and passive students will be listening, yet everyone is participating!
Use Sentence Frames
Sentence framing is a useful sentence or cloze activity students complete in their own way. In creating sentence frames, teachers can focus on a specific language pattern.
Example:
Have students complete the following:
If you are teaching a lesson that includes objects or associations such as friendship in Ollie & Moon, use this frame:
Whenever I see/think of ….I’m reminded of….
Create sentence frames with the word “because” to have ELLs explain connections between previous learning and the new topic.
Example:
“I think our next topic will be _________because our last lesson was______________.”
So to help get English language learners to understand more of what they read, it’s really very simple. You need to provide them with opportunities to build more background knowledge for every text and concept you introduce. You need to engage them in reading comprehension. You need to appeal to what they already know.
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For more teaching tips and other resources for educators, visit www.doritsasson.com
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Angel Anya’s Magic Heart – About This Book
This book brings such joy to children as each of them knows that they are full of love, regardless of their circumstances. Reading this book to a child brings inspiration to their lives and opens up the love in their hearts. It is up to each of us as parents or in parent roles to help our children know the power of love and the magic it truly brings in their lives. Angel Anya’s Adventures involves three generations of Ford’s which is a bringing of hearts together in the truest sense. Vikke Ford encourages children to send in their pictures of angels.
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Writing for Children said, on 4/18/2011 8:18:00 AM
Every month we send out each of our showcased authors on a 6-day virtual tour for their showcased book. We have a group of dedicated, enthusiastic bloggers who host these tours on their blogs.
Writing for Children said, on 4/18/2011 9:44:00 AM
by Carol Fraser Boles, Literacy Specialist for the National Writing for Children Center The thought process children (or anyone) go through to understand what they are reading involves a specific sequence of steps. These steps are: predicting, reading, verifying and clarifying, reading. Predicting* – Requires the student to scan a book or text, then make [...]
Writing for Children said, on 4/18/2011 6:07:00 PM
Vikki Ford is a licensed Georgia attorney as well as a spiritual counselor, having obtained her doctorate in both areas of law. She counsels clients from around the world as an intuitive spiritual ordained minister.
Vikki’s own daughter inspired her to write Angel Anya’s Magic Heart as Vikki saw the heartfelt love her own child gave to others.
This book’s purpose is to help children bring inspiration to their lives and opens up the love in their hearts. As a Guardian ad Litem/Attorney, Vikki has represented children from all walks of life.
Angel Anya’s Magic Heart involves three generations of Ford’s which is a bringing of the hearts together in the truest sense of love.
Vikki Ford aka Victoria also has two Internet radio shows entitled “The Ask Spirit Now Show on bbsradio.com and ask1radio.com
(Vikke is the way my name is listed on the book. This was going to be the spelling but since then my other books go by Vikki with an I, not an E.)
Writing for Children said, on 4/18/2011 6:37:00 PM
Have you read this book?
If you have, leave a comment about it here. When you do, you’ll be entered in this week’s Book Giveaway!
Angel Anya’s Magic Heart – About This Book
This book brings such joy to children as each of them knows that they are full of love, regardless of their circumstances. Reading this book to a child brings inspiration to their lives and opens up the love in their hearts. It is up to each of us as parents or in parent roles to help our children know the power of love and the magic it truly brings in their lives. Angel Anya’s Adventures involves three generations of Ford’s which is a bringing of hearts together in the truest sense. Vikke Ford encourages children to send in their pictures of angels.
Writing for Children said, on 4/18/2011 6:38:00 PM
Vikki Ford will be the guest author on Book Bites for Kids on Tuesday, April 19, 2011, at 2:00 p.m. CDT.
If you have, leave a comment about it here. When you do, you’ll be entered in this week’s Book Giveaway!
Angel Anya’s Magic Heart – About This Book
This book brings such joy to children as each of them knows that they are full of love, regardless of their circumstances. Reading this book to a child brings inspiration to their lives and opens up the love in their hearts. It is up to each of us as parents or in parent roles to help our children know the power of love and the magic it truly brings in their lives. Angel Anya’s Adventures involves three generations of Ford’s which is a bringing of hearts together in the truest sense. Vikke Ford encourages children to send in their pictures of angels.
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Vikki Ford is a licensed Georgia attorney as well as a spiritual counselor, having obtained her doctorate in both areas of law. She counsels clients from around the world as an intuitive spiritual ordained minister.
Vikki’s own daughter inspired her to write Angel Anya’s Magic Heart as Vikki saw the heartfelt love her own child gave to others.
This book’s purpose is to help children bring inspiration to their lives and opens up the love in their hearts. As a Guardian ad Litem/Attorney, Vikki has represented children from all walks of life.
Angel Anya’s Magic Heart involves three generations of Ford’s which is a bringing of the hearts together in the truest sense of love.
Vikki Ford aka Victoria also has two Internet radio shows entitled “The Ask Spirit Now Show on bbsradio.com and ask1radio.com
(Vikke is the way my name is listed on the book. This was going to be the spelling but since then my other books go by Vikki with an I, not an E.)
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I’d like to send a BIG wide-world-of-the-web CONGRATS to Vikki regarding the publishing of her latest children’s book, “ANGEL ANYA’S MAGIC HEART!” I know Vikki personally and she is a wonderful friend, a marvelous being, and a WONDERFULLY MARVELOUS child advocate…now for a shout-out for my dear friend, Vikki…YOU GO GIRL!!!!!!!!
by Amy M. O’Quinn, Home School Specialist for the National Writing for Children Center
Teaching a child to read may seem like a mysterious process—whether the parent is the ‘main’ instructor or simply the home facilitator helping out during after-school hours. We all want our children to learn to read well, because we know that good literacy skills are critical for an excellent education and can open many windows of opportunity in life.
However, we should also realize that children learn to read in different ways and according to various time spans. I know from my own experience in teaching my six children to read that they have each mastered reading anywhere from the age of four to the age of seven—and that is okay. No two children are ever the same and their learning processes will vary. I have simply discovered that consistency is imperative when it comes to teaching a child to read. Patience and encouragement are also key elements in the process—for both the teacher and student!
The most important role we can play in our child’s reading journey is to make them feel successful. When tension mounts and frustration levels rise, perhaps it is time to back off just a bit, take a deep breath, regroup, and remember that this IS a process. Moreover, readiness is also a factor, so don’t worry—just keep moving forward. There is a balance between pushing too hard and challenging our children to take their skills up to the next level. However, as parents, we can normally discern between the two, and that’s why ‘reading’ our children is so important. We want the process to be enjoyable—yet we want them to use their abilities to the fullest! Concentrate on strengths, but consistently (and gently) guide them through their weaknesses as time and readiness permit.
Several factors contribute to successfully teaching children to read:
1. Read to them early and often. Talk with them about what you are reading. Research confirms that hearing language is an important part of learning to read.
2. Stock your shelves with ‘living’ books for all ages. Availability and immersion are important.
3. Repetition and consistency are vital for fluency. Confidence grows with mastery.
4. Model reading. When children see their parents reading, they get the message that books and reading are enjoyable. They will want to do the same. According to Jim Trelease in The Read-Aloud Handbook:
“In concentrating exclusively on teaching the child how to read, we have forgotten to teach him to want to read…Somehow we lost sight of the teaching precept: What you make a child love and desire is more important than what you make him learn.”
5. Remember that reading is a process, and children will learn and develop their skills at different rates. Try not to compare. Start where they are and build a foundation.
6. Find good resources and curriculum materials that work FOR YOU AND YOUR CHILD. Just because your friend’s child learned to read with ‘Product X’ doesn’t mean it is the right choice for you.
7. Fill your home with language, creativity, inspiration, and enthusiasm for learning.
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I totally agree with what you wrote, but there is an additional component that is essential to help children learn to read. Everyone has their own learning style. I found when I was teaching, that if I was able to identify what learning style each child had, especially the ones that were having problems, I could facilitate their reading abilities. The basics, of course are auditory, visual and kinesthetic and there are hundreds of tests to ID learning styles. However I used observation and some basic activities which resulted in children who really enjoyed reading. I think identifying learning styles is a very important factor.
From making documentaries for PBS, to producing and reporting for network news outlets such as NBC, ABC and CBS, Alison Kartevold’s career as an Emmy award winning journalist has taken her across more than two decades and five countries. During that time she has covered everything from natural disasters and high profile missing persons and murders, to presidential campaigns.
Now her taste for adventure and love of family has launched her on a new journey. Kartevold ventured into the realm of fiction at the request of two collaborators she could not refuse. Fueled by the imaginations of her two creative daughters she has written a middle-grade novel, KenKarta: Battle of the Onoxmon, that brims with characters and events the trio dreamt up together. Collectively, mother and daughters have created a spectacular fantasy world wherein tweens and teens can revel.
Alison Kartevold is the youngest of five children who grew up in the Inland Northwest. She graduated with a B.S. in Television Communications from the University of Idaho which is where she first met her husband of 20 years. She has lived in seven states from coast to coast and currently resides in the Pittsburgh area with her family.
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Alison Kartevold will be the guest author on Book Bites for Kids on Monday, April 25, 2011, at 2:00 p.m. CDT. She will talk about her new book KenKarta, Battle of the Onoxmon.
Listen to the show LIVE on April 25th at www.bookbitesforkids.com and call in to ask a question, make a comment, or just to say “hi” that day at 1-646-716-9239.
About the Book
In KenKarta all are expected to develop their Gifts, especially if they’re a young Princess. But to stand against an army from the edge of the Abyss, cheetatarah, equidae, stable boy and Princesses alike will be forced to rely on their Gifts to survive. The Battle of the Onoxmon draws dangerously near. Are you ready?
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Tina,
Great to see you online. I tried to join you on Face Book but you have 5000 friends and I cannot “friend you”. My email is bernbullard@nc.rr.com.
Bern