Sunday, October 17, 2010

Welcome to ReaderKidZ, October 2010!

Shouting out. Finding your voice. The rich cacophony of languages, sounds, music heard in a vibrant multicultural community. This month, ReaderKidZ celebrates the role of books in encouraging children to embrace a diversity of voices, and make themselves heard. In HOLLER LOUDLY, well-known author Cynthia Leitich Smith tells the rollicking tall tale of a boy who… Read more »

Welcome Special Guest, Tami Lewis Brown!

SOAR, ELINOR! by Tami Lewis Brown, illustrated by Franςois Roca is the amazing story of pilot Elinor Smith’s daredevil 1928 flight beneath all four bridges crossing New York’s East River: the Brooklyn, the Manhattan, the Williamsburg, and the Queensboro. “On Sunday, October 21st, 1928, Elinor slipped on her lucky sneakers and a red leather jacket…… Read more »

What’s Your Story, Tami?

When I was a kid, we lived on a farm in Prospect, Kentucky. My sister and I rode horses every single day. We had lots of dogs and cats, and a duck named Sweet Feed. What was it like being surrounded by so many animals? Lots of fun but lots of work, too. We fed… Read more »

Your Friend, Tami Lewis Brown

Dear Reader: I couldn’t be more thrilled that you’re reading my new picture book biography SOAR, ELINOR! When I was a kid everyone in my family flew airplanes- my dad, my mom, even my little sister. Eventually I became a pilot, too. So when I learned about girl pilot Elinor Smith I couldn’t wait to… Read more »

SOAR, ELINOR!

The first few lines of  Tami Lewis Brown’s incredible non-fiction picture book Soar, Elinor! read: “In 1917, some girls dressed their dolls. They played house and hopscotch, jump rope and jacks. But one little little girl wanted more. Elinor Smith wanted to soar.” And soar, she did. As a result of  Tami Lewis Brown’s masterful… Read more »

Many Voices, Many Ways to be Heard

Each of this week’s selections tells the story of one or more people – some young, some old, boys, girls, women, men – who’ve made a difference in the world.  Each one has taken the talents he or she has been given, the obstacles s/he has had to overcome, and his or her own voice… Read more »