Author: 9301 Old Harford Road, Baltimore, MD 21234-1150; Phone: 410-665-5375; Work Phone: 410-661-1661
E-mail: wendieold@wendieold.com
Website: www.wendieold.com |
| Books: |
Picture books and biographies for younger and older readers; To Fly, (the Wright Brothers at Kill Devil Hills); The Wright Brothers Inventors of the Airplane (their complete life); Busy Toes (pen name C.W. Bowie); Busy Fingers (C.W. Bowie); George Washington; Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe; Duke Ellington; Louis Armstrong; Marian Wright Edelman. |
| Fee: |
$300 -- One evening presentation or 1/2 day with one or two presentations. $600 -- full day with three presentations. An additional presentation in the evening of the same day would cost $150 more. Travel Fee -- free, if within 100 miles of Baltimore, Maryland. Expenses paid if further and overnight. |
| Availability: |
Experienced storyteller for all ages -- preschool through adult |
| Features: |
- Bringing Dead Guys to Life: Biography doesn't necessarily mean boring. Biographies are the stories of real people and how they did things. But more importantly, biographies are the stories of why they did what they did. The Wright Brothers and Flight . Why did they succeed when others failed? George Washington and Leadership. Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington and Jazz. How and Why. The search for the character of these people. Biographies can be read for fun by both children and adults; or they can add an extra dimension to reports and the study of history. They are windows we peek through to see how other people lived. They bring dead guys to life.
- How a book is made: From idea to finished product. Concentrating on picture books for younger readers and on biographies when talking to older readers.
- Help me write my next picture book. We've done Toes and Fingers. What should we write about next and how should it sound? Children help me create a picture book with rhythm and bounce. (Teachers could prepare them by asking them to illustrate things that toes or fingers could do.)
- Tell me a story: Children act out a familiar (or not-so-familiar) folk tale. Best done in small to medium-sized groups.
- The Best Books for Kids -- and why kids like them.
- So you want to be a writer: The ins and outs of the publishing world. Helpful hints for writers young and old.
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