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We
also offer workshops & book readings for children and aspiring
authors.
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| "Lori
and Carol captivated our grade 5 & 6 students with their book
talk and writing presentation. Students were inspired to write
their own stories employing the tools Lori and Carol presented.
It was a wonderful, hands-on learning experience for our students!" |
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Jennifer
Orchard, teacher
(Grade 6), OLS, Canmore, AB
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what steps to use." |
Emily, student (Grade 6), OLS |
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Announcing
our newest book...
'Never Bug a Bear'
Through the adventures of a lovable bug named 'Humphrey', Never Bug
a Bear teaches its readers about preserving and protecting wild animal habitat.
Read Press Release
In bookstores NOW !!!
To order, please contact
www.bookmanager.com
search - Carol McTavish |
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Book
Reviews!
Read our most recent book reviews and see what others have to say!
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Workshops & Book
Readings
Writing for Kids offers a variety of workshops & readings
for students, teachers and aspiring authors!
Please contact us for scheduling
information.
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1.
In the Path of Great Bear - Book Reading and Environmental
Workshop on Grizzlies, Black Bears and Bear Safety
- Talk about bears, preserving and protecting their habitat, bear tracks, facts & safety
- Many hands-on activities and artifacts
- A lively presentation of stories and songs where children are encouraged
to participate
- Suitable for Grades K - 4
- Maximum of 50 participants
- 1-hour session - cost $250 (fees negotiable depending on number of students,
traveling time & number of workshops presented)
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2. Magic in the Mountains - Book Reading and Environmental
Talk on Mountain Environments, and the "magic" of having
a wonderful illustrator who can "hide" secret shapes
- Talk about mountain habitat and native animals, tracks & facts, and the
magic you might find on a mountain walk
- Artifacts to touch and hold
- Children are encouraged to look for hidden shapes in the illustrations and
are also taught how to make their own illustrations with "hidden shapes"
- Suitable for Grades K - 4
- Maximum of 50 participants
- 1-hour session - cost $250 (fees negotiable depending on number of students,
traveling time & number of workshops presented)
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Where Wolves Are Wild - Book Reading and Environmental
Talk on Wolves and animal families, and preserving and
protecting animal habitat
- Talk about wolves, tracks and facts
- Emphasizes families of animals and their needs, finding their tracks and
wolf shapes hidden within the brilliant illustrations
- Suitable for Grades K - 4
- Maximum of 50 participants
- 1-hour session - cost $250 (fees negotiable depending on number of students,
traveling time & number of workshops presented)
4. Teaching Kids the Writing Process - Suitable
for ALL AGES
- What makes a good children's story? With Powerpoint slides and actual
edits of the early stages of our books, kids learn about the writing, editing,
illustrating and design process of producing a best-selling children's book
- Learn how we taught over 100 grade 5 children how to edit, helped them edit
the final drafts of our book and then included their names as assistant editors
on the back of "Where
Wolves Are Wild"
- Suitable for Grades 3 - 7
- Maximum of 150 participants
- 1-hour session - cost $250
5. Never Bug a Bear
- Book Reading with illustrations, interactive for younger children, Humphrey
the Bug teaches us:
- About preserving and protecting wild animal habitat
- In this workshop,we can also highlight the writing and illustrating process
used to compose this beautifully illustrated book
- This workshop is suitable for K - 3 or can easily
be conformed to interest grades 4 - 6
6. Self-Publishing 101 - Writing for Children
- How we wrote, illustrated and published four successful children's
books (Two Canadian best-sellers, 2 finalists in the Alberta Book Awards)
- Take a burning desire
to write environmental books for kids
- Add - one terrific gal with amazing artistic talent
- Stir in - a yearning to write and paint stories for children that reflect
the true spirt and beauty of the mountains
- Result - "In
the Path of Great Bear", "Magic
in the Mountains", "Where
Wolves Are Wild" and "Never
Bug a Bear"
- We invite you to celebrate our books, our mountains and the child within
us all
- Suitable to anyone interested in writing and self-publishing
- 90-minute session - cost $375
- Number of participants - unlimited
7. Author-in-Residence Program with Carol McTavish
- Carol McTavish, 38 years extensive teaching experience in grades 1-7 Learning
Support, ESL, Language Arts and Environmental Education
- Alberta Excellence
in Teaching Awards Finalist
- We will guide your class through an initial presentation on writing using
our books and our own "real life" writing and publishing experience
- With initial consultations with your staff, we will then develop a program
suited to your classroom needs (we recommend five to ten days)
- We have developed programs for inner city schools in Vancouver with primarily ESL students and with advanced and gifted students in alternate schools
- We particularly enjoy working with grade 2 and 3 students to develop their early writing skills
- Numerous recommendations supplied upon request
- Cost $350/day
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