Show itvV 'rf f v "I'm ninrHfw rt rt rwriw Page 30 — The Herald Journal Logah Utah Sunday April 2001 1 By BETTY DEBNAM Me Ufo MM Mgs I INI Tki IM Pm Meet Author Richard Peck In "A Long Way Tho John Newbory Medal is awarded aach year to tha author of the most outstanding GeWOTBil v DOOKa'inM year's winner was Richard Pack for "A Yaar Down Yonder" This is tha sequel to "A Long Way From Chicago” which was a Newbery Honor Book last yaar From Chicago” two city kkto apandthair I turn-i- n i with thair grandmother They loam a lot from thia funny inda-‘i high-scho- Some favorites: ol Richard Pack 66 wrote his first book whan he was 37 Sinca than ha has written about a book a yaar — 26 books for kids and four for adults Halvas in New York City His work Richard Peck does not write every day He said “I just keep at it There’s no schedule” He writes each book six times At the end of the sixth version he throws away the first chapter Then he writes a new one He said “I wouldn't know how to write the first chapter until I know In "A Year Down Yonder” a girl spends a year with her grandmother a woman sura to stir things up 29 Time and place to read: “Everywhere I am I never go anywhere without a book I live so much of my life in airports and planes I get wonderful reading done there" Ravorite kids’ author: Mark Twain “He turned me onto reading as a child and he helps me with my writ- H I C IT A It II n F t I and a neighbor boy forces at their speaking 1 Advice to kids at libraries and schools 6-- preacher? ot ' Liz: Why is the baby the least important person in the family? Mimii Because a baby doesn’t count! i Go on an EA word hunt What other words pan you find that use the EA blend? What sound do you HEAR? Wendy: What did one peanut say to the other peanut? James: Tm going nuts!” tin- - NWhery and I'nldiTott medal winners The (bi lowing used with this issue They iue listed in order of difficulty with assignments listed lint Most of the activities are for younger read-er- g dictionaries globes maga-ine- s What are some quest ions vou could ask the scNsil litmiriad about the libnny? 4 Dim uss the- foliowing: I lave you read any of the- lawks discussed in this issue? If am what'did you think of them? What are some of your favorite hooks? Why do you like ' thein'1 5 Interview slsne oider relatives and find out whai books they liked when they were ' ' your age K Who is your Divorile author?Whv? What would it feeilike Ui lie un a ward --winning aut hor of illustrator? Would you like to be an author or illustrator when you grow up? If yiai could interview a famous author who would it be and whai five questions r ! would vtai ask him or her? ! ' ' MlkllteNwMD Mi Tte Pip Fiforeim rim m mwi k TRY ’N Library Week FIND Words that remind us of books are hidden in the Hock below Some words are hidden backward or dagonaly See if you Can find: BOOK WORD READ PAGE SENTENCE CHAPTER ART TmE AUTHOR PUNCTUATION STORY CHARACTER PLOT ARTIST PLACE NAME COVER LIBRARY DISCUSS IDEA O K K B-- S X’P E A A U T H O D T A R t' N O I I T I C S C L R N H E His background M R T AB D EE A : IT Q to R GEE ODER B P L E V V a : In “Qoorgs Washington's Cows” tho cows mt wonoor gownog mo noQi noo wnn mo chores and tfuNiasp count to 20 by threes Advice to ldds ’ (ruler ladder Easter egg carrot wkiMtim mark olive letter E Time and place to read: on airplanes and before going to sleep Hobbies: “Drawing is my hobby Work is my hobby I love my work it’s relaxing to me It is my favorite toothbniah : thingtodp” TV: the news “I dont really like TV iWreally robs us ofour imagina tion And watching TV all evening is like your whole life has been sucked into the box” Bfuaic: jazz He always has music going when he’s working Colon: “I love all colors lcan taste them I really really respond to colors emotionally even blade and white especially black” SLOsorgs about our David Small works seven days a week He’s in the studio before sunrise and works until dinner with a break for lundi He said “If you want to be air artist you haveto like bdng alone too You’ll be shutting yourself off in a room and bong all by yourself day after day after day” Sometimes it takes him as long qs twp years to complete a book However “So You Want to Be Prreident?” took only six months Mini ’ InTlhe Moniy trwr U t xs'r David Small said: The most difficult times in your lives may turn out to be the best or the most important times in your fives” When he was 12 he had cancer He was operated on when he was 14 and nearly died He said: “As you can imagine this had a big big big effect on my fife then and now an emotional effect Ifa been the source of my greatest anxieties and my greatest successes 2 " “It has made me act immediately on my idea& I don't sit around waiting and worrying 1 know for a certainly that we don’t have a lot of time “But it also made me impatient and that’s a down side ' “Our culture is sp full of people grumHing and pnrnplaining rinliiAy to be afiv& I’ve appreciated my fife more than many people do” Honor Axiwd PM: & I - tor rtio Gidsnaraby Whsnsgiri ‘V ! ‘4 f ) ’ I i 1 i wtth raisttvssln thscttyriw - ttw beauly of llw kwo but iwighbore turn ! turns an ugfy 1 11 sreaMos The through your newspupar for ftin photographs Diwvs pieturfoTths siims Mini-Pag- e Is created and odRed by Look Pags is about tbs min wranMiwi sufcjsct WondyDolay LucyLton MV rThe The Mini Page is part of BridgtrUnd'i DmlyNtwtptper I Newspaper in Education Frogcam i I Y : - V w A : David Smafl - Next wsoklhs wWa Some favorites: His work lima bean peapod 2 pencil rJ two number ffs O' lips Smal 56 and Ms author Sarah Stewart oftawork togathar on books They Kva In a smal town In Michigan and have five grown chBdran David i tails fun Weird facts C C : ' began working on children’? books and other art jobs full time Since then David Small has illustrated about 30 picture books seven of which he has also written He also illustrates magazine and newspaper articles He travels a lot speaking in sdiools and libraries He wTote his first book “Eulalie and the Hopping Head” when he was still teaching E R A A N ' I When he was 38 David Small lost his job teaching art at a college He T A U T C N U P P C N Y L V B R A R Y A T C ST S M Mini Spy her little brother Mini Spy is reading to See if you can find: presented each year to the Hustrator of the most distinguished picture book for chSdran This year's winner was David Small for “So You Want to Be President?" “So You Want to bo President?” by Judith OR p'R ow e L E A D C S I T E U HAP G I liimHlBiMs6MII1lllMlkp6 The Caldecott Medal is la- - books reference hooks encyriflurdins ) Meet Illustrator David Small I s the easier Ask tliechildrenUi do'lhe fallowing 1 lasdt through yiairhe'SMper fiir a picture or photograph that might make a good idea (lira stun1 2 Jlysign a cover forone of ymir favorite books :) ( io un a tour uf vourschuui library Kindout whore tu find the following: fiction 1 looks sist 3 ar Mim nil'll This issue is ulsiut is a list uf activities tu Muffin 'Since 1995 Shar Jackson has played Niecy on the show “Moesha” Shar has been in show business since she was 3 and appeared in commercials She has been in more than 150 ofthem She also worked as a model when she was young Shar who lives in Los Angeles has four sisters and two brathen In her free time the studies karate and judo She also likes dancing jet skiing ice skating playing video' games and watching football and basketball Her favorite foods are pasta and cheese She would like to go to college and study psychology and theater Some of her favorite musical performers are N Sync Celine Diem and Christina Aguilera in 1999 He played in last season’s All-Stgame His best season was 1999-200- 0 when he won 42 games He has won more than 90 games in his career Roman whose nickname is Large worked as a car mechanic before becoming a pro ice hockey player He and his wife Helena have a son Eddie One of Roman’s favorite foods is vanilla ice cream Teacher’s Guide For use by teachers and parents at home and at school For use with issue: Meet Author Richard Pack Super Spread Meet Shar Jackson Weight 215 College: Pisek Czechoslovakia St Louis Blues goaltender Roman Turek ia in his second season with the team Before joining in 1999 he played with the Dallas Stars for three seasons He helped lead the Stars to the Stanley Cup championship the one made by the EA blend as in the word bead 2S Tfookie Cookieb Recipe -1- Guo Ooodsport’Sbport Roman Turek Supersport: Birthdate: Height Phonics Funny the It’s fun to learn phonics or way letweek’s sound is ters sound This target 1 new schooL Both kkta have been sent to liva with elderly relatives They learn they aren't alone The world leful of mis- fits and strays learn five new words a day not big words out of a dictionary but words you can use Dylan: What do you call a Spencer:' A short speaker! V In “Strays Like Ut” girl KJ Library FUNNY’S 24 You'l need: 23 cup peanut butter V3 cup cream cheese softened 2 tablespoons honey 1 tablespoon raisins 1 tablespoon sunflower seeds 1 English muffin split in half and toasted What to do: 1 In a small bowl combine peanut butter cream cheese and honey Mix until smooth 2 Stir in raisins and sunflower seeds Mix well 3 Spread equal amounts of spread on each muffin half Serves 2 Colon afi autumn colors probably because “I was one of those kids who liked going back to school every fell” Week is iXS MIGHTY 32 pen” National 1- -7 24 Hobbies: “I love to travel I work it into my career I never dreamed I’d see this much of the world and I always wanted to Being a writer made it hap- - It Join The theme is "O your library” a ing today" howitends” He travels about 50000 miles a year April I ( His background Richard Beck’s first writing job was in the Army He was assigned to write the chaplain’s sermons at his base in Germany and He later taught thenjunioihigh English He had trouble finding books written for junior- kids So he decided to quit ' high-ag- e teaching and write his own ' He said it was his students who gave him the voices for his books A publisher bought his first book as soon as he had written it aK m -- : 5- |