Terrific Connections with Authors, Illustrators, and Storytellers: Real Space and Virtual Links by Jane Kurtz and Toni Buzzeo. (1999) Reading Level: Professional. 215 pages. Libraries Unlimited ISBN: 1563087448.
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Terrific Connections with Authors, Illustrators, and Storytellers:
Real Space and Virtual Links
"[The part that will] intrigue readers the most is the section on
'virtual visits,' which explores ways in which students and authors can
communicate online or by using television/satellite links....teachers
and librarians will find plenty of value here." -- Booklist
"K-12 teachers can inspire their students to think of themselves as
literary scholars via connecting live or otherwise to bookpeople." -- Reference and Research Book News, February 2000.
"Whether you are an author with years of experience or one who is just
starting out, Terrific Connections can steer you in the direction of
the super school visit. This is an inspiring guide for authors,
teachers, and librarians who work with children K-12." --Kay Winters, Pen & Ink, Spring 2000.
"A handy guide, clearly set up, for both novice planners and old hands." -- School Library Journal
"In addition to giving countless ideas for what to do, Buzzeo
and Kurtz also offer suggestions for what not to do, making this book
unique in library literature, because mistakes are seldom mentioned.
Librarians and educators will not want to consider an author visit or
interaction without first consulting this book. It certainly gets my
vote for a long-overdue, wonderful reference." -- VOYA
A Note from the Authors
 Toni is on the left
and Jane is on the right. |
Toni Buzzeo, and Jane Kurtz co-authors of Terrific Connections.
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A message from Toni Buzzeo,
Jane Kurtz and I wrote this book with a single goal in mind, but an
enormous one--to ensure that author/illustrator/ storyteller visits
were meaningful, successful, and rewarding for everyone involved.
As an
author and a librarian, Jane and I had each heard our share of horror
stories about visits gone awry, where proper preparation and a broader
vision could have solved the problems that arose. We listened to those
horror stories from our community of writer and librarian friends, and
we listened to their success stories as well. Out of those many stories
came this book.
There are fabulous connections going on all over the world. Whether you
are a librarian, a teacher, an administrator, a cultural enrichment
coordinator, a home-schooling parent, an author, an illustrator, or a
storyteller, we believe that this book will help you to make terrific
connections a reality! -- Toni Buzzeo
About Toni Buzzeo
Toni Buzzeo was a Library Media
Specialist, Longfellow School Library Media Center, Portland Public
Schools, Maine. She was named Library Media Specialist of the Year for
the state of Maine in 1999. An author of professional books and
articles, she is also a book reviewer as well as an audio reviewer and
columnist for AudioFile Magazine and an author of several picture books for young readers.
About Jane Kurtz
Jane Kurtz, children's author and storyteller, has written numerous books including, Fire on the Mountain (Simon & Schuster, 1994), The Storyteller's Beads(Harcourt, 1998), I'm Sorry, Almira AnnRiver Friendly, River Wild (Simon & Schuster, 2000) and Faraway Home(Harcourt,
2000).
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