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Nic Bishop. Jamie Ridgely Author Presentation SLM 503 Summer 2009. Nic Bishop Author Presentation. Objectives: Today we will learn who Nic Bishop is and understand the contributions has he made to children's literature. Nic Bishop Author Presentation. Background - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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SLM 503SLM 503Summer 2009Summer 2009
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Objectives:Objectives:
Today we will learn who Nic Bishop is and Today we will learn who Nic Bishop is and understand the contributions has he made to understand the contributions has he made to children's literature.children's literature.
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BackgroundBackground– His family moved from England to Bangladesh His family moved from England to Bangladesh
when he was three.when he was three.
– He took photos and videos to record the He took photos and videos to record the customs, music and folklore of the people he customs, music and folklore of the people he visited.visited.
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New ZealandNew Zealand– "I took a variety of jobs and then started a PhD," says "I took a variety of jobs and then started a PhD," says
Nic, "but spent almost every spare moment hiking and Nic, "but spent almost every spare moment hiking and exploring alpine wilderness of New Zealand's Southern exploring alpine wilderness of New Zealand's Southern Alps. It was one long wonderful adventure, filled with Alps. It was one long wonderful adventure, filled with awesome landscapes and occasional anxious moments awesome landscapes and occasional anxious moments with flooded rivers, ice avalanches and high winds."with flooded rivers, ice avalanches and high winds."
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Why the switch from writing for adults to Why the switch from writing for adults to writing for children?writing for children?
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Awards Winning BooksAwards Winning Books
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How do you get that perfect photograph?How do you get that perfect photograph?
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List one new thing you learned about Nic List one new thing you learned about Nic Bishop.Bishop.
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SourcesSources
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"2008-09 Cybils Winner: Nic Bishop's Frogs ." Just One More Book. 2008. World Press. 30 Jun 2009 <http://www.justonemorebook.com/2009/02/18/2008-cybils-winner-nic-bishops-frogs/>.
Author Interviews: Nic Bishop. 2009. Scholastic Inc. 24 Jun 2009 <http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/video.jsp?pID=1640183585&bcpid=1640183585&bclid=14720632001&bctid=14847603001>.
Bishop, Nic. "Nic Bishop Children's Books." 24 Jun 2009 <http://www.nicbishop.com/index.html>.
Margolis, Rick. "Web Master: Interview with Nic Bishop." School Library Journal. 2007. SLJ. 30 Jun 2009 <http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6505697.html>.
"Meet Nic Bishop." Houghton Mifflin Reading. Houghton Mifflin . 30 Jun 2009 <http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/mtai/bishop.html>.
"Teachers: Biography of Nic Bishop." Scholastic. 2009. Scholastic Inc. 24 Jun 2009 http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=1574
"Teaching Organization Using Red-Eyed Tree Frog." Sample Lesson Plans. 2009. Scholastic Inc. 30 Jun 2009 <http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3750252>.