Katrina Goldsaito Visits King Open Second Graders
By: Jen Mason Stott
On October 21, Katrina Goldsaito held writers’ workshops with every 2nd grade class! Students prepared for her visit in Library classes. Katrina’s critically acclaimed book
The Sound of Silence is a story of mindfulness, listening, and gave us a glimpse of Tokyo. Katrina helped us create “onomatopoetry,” writing and drawing about sounds we love. See her examples
online here. Her visit was made possible with funds from the King Open Book Fair.
Baldwin’s Skype Visit with Author Lauren Tarshis
By: Karin Kugel
Baldwin Fourth and fifth grade students had the opportunity to visit with New York Times bestselling author Lauren Tarshis via Skype. Lauren Tarhis is the author of the
I Survived series and editor of
Storyworks Magazine. She talked to the students about what inspires her and about her writing process. The students asked thoughtful questions and had a great discussion. Thank you to Lauren for spending time with our students. Her book I
Survived: The Great Chicago Fire, 1871 is on the nominated list of books for the Massachusetts Children’s Book Award. Her talk may inspire some to participate in the annual reading challenge.
King Open 3rd Graders Skype with a Famous Author!
By: Jen Mason Stott
On December 19th, 3rd graders gathered in the library to Skype with Massachusetts native Jarrett Krosoczka.
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Raúl the Third Visits Cambridgeport and King Open
Two of our schools, the Cambridgeport and King Open, were honored to host illustrator Raúl Gonzalez the day after he was announced as the 2017 Pura Belpré Illustrator Award winner.
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George O’Connor @ Cambridge Public Library
By: Sarah Novogrodsky
On February 1st, the Haggerty fifth graders joined students from the Baldwin, Graham and Parks, and Kennedy-Longfellow to meet author / cartoonist / illustrator George O’Connor. He is the creator of the popular
Olympians Rule! series. This event was sponsored by Porter Square Book Foundation (PSBF) and Cambridge Public Library. Thanks to PSBF, all students in attendance received a copy of
Artemis: Wild Goddess of the Hunt, the newest book in the
Olympian series. Student feedback on the trip was enthusiastic: “He was funny and fast paced.” “He told stories to help us relate to his books.” “He’s my favorite author and I can’t believe I met him!”
Kathryn Otoshi Visits Tobin Students
By: Jessica Gillis
Kathryn Otoshi came to visit Tobin students (and other schools) in March. She shared her thought process as she wrote her books that help us understand how we can combat bullying, understand our own character and how to appreciate others around us. Otoshi is the author of the books
One, Zero, and Two, as well as
Beautiful Hands – books that each classroom has been reading for inspiration, as they work on ways to help others and be kind to each other. It was an inspiring day.
A Visit with Mac Barnett + Jon Klassen @ the Peabody
We welcomed author Mac Barnett and author / illustrator Jon Klassen to the Peabody in March, and oh what a visit we had!
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Author/Illustrator Aaron Becker Visits the Haggerty!
By: Sarah Novogrodsky
Author and artist Aaron Becker visited Haggerty on Tuesday, March 28th. Every grade level heard his descriptions of creating his three wordless books:
Journey,
Return, and
Quest.
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Author Heather Lang Visits Haggerty
By: Sarah Novogrodsky
In April, local author Heather Lang shared her newest book,
Swimming With Sharks - The Daring Discoveries of Eugenie Clark, with fourth and second graders.
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Adam Gidwitz @ Cambridge Public Library
In April, students from the Amigos, Morse, and Vassal Lane were treated to a visit from author Adam Gidwitz. The visit was sponsored by the Porter Square Books Foundation and Cambridge Public Library. Thanks to the Porter Square Books Foundation, all students in attendance left with a signed copy of Adam’s Newbery Award-winning book
The Inquisitor’s Tale.
Cambridge Author/Illustrator Rebecca Doughty Visits K-LO
This May, local author/illustrator Rebecca Doughty visited K-LO second graders. Read all about it in this
blog post written by Kasey Appleman from Cambridge School Volunteers.