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Rah Rah Radishes in Kirkus

admin — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 19:09:50 +0000

Kirkus Reviews sure knows how to ask quality questions to get a person talking and reflecting. Read the Rah Rah Radishes interview here. There’s also a fun little California connection for the book made by a writer out in Salinas. His article is “‘Vegetable Chant’ showcases Central Coast’s chief product.” Meanwhile, after a fun South Bend Farmer’s Market signing last Sat, I’m completing final shots for Go, Go, Grapes: a Fruit Chant, 2012.

Tribune Article

admin — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:56:05 +0000

Just back from whale watching in Canada to see that reporter Kirby Sprouls of the South Bend Tribune did a wonderful article July 31, 2011 about Rah, Rah, Radishes: a Vegetable Chant , the farmer’s market connection, and my work as an author. Hooray!

Bloggers Lovin’ Radishes

admin — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 19:33:03 +0000

Back from steamy, sparkly ALA in New Orleans to find that folks are lovin’ Rah, Rah, Radishes. Katie Davis brought Rah, Rah, Radishes: a Vegetable Chant along with two other books to discuss them in her segment on Good Morning, CT.

See what A Year of Reading has to say. Shirley Duke posted extension activities here: Simply Science Blog. Back to photographing fruit for Go, Go, Grapes: a Fruit Chant, which is out next year. Mangosteen, anyone?

Article in Indiana Libraries

admin — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 17:03:31 +0000

On page 21 of Indiana Libraries, Vol 29, Number 2, 2010, librarian Catherine Trinkle did a great job of covering my interests, books, and career in her article, “What a Wonderful World: Indiana Author April Pulley Sayre Leads Children to Explore the World in their Backyards and . . . Beyond!” Thank you, Catherine Trinkle for writing such a thorough and insightful piece. Indiana Libraries is the professional journal of the Indiana Library Federation.

Education Student University Presentation

admin — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 07:55:31 +0000

Education student Jamie Steigerwalt recently wrote to me about what she presented in class as part of an author/book study. With her permission, I’m reprinting it here.

I just wanted to send you a quick note to let you know how my presentation went last night. Everything went well and my class was very excited to hear about you. I must admit, it was so easy to talk about you and your books. I chose to do my activities on Hush Little Puppy, Stars Beneath Your Bed, and Splish, Splash, Animal Baths. I did a phonics activity with Hush Little Puppy and focused on rhyming. I made rhyming charts and students would have to match pictures on one side of the chart with its rhyme on the other side. I attached yarn to one side and had velcro on the other side for the yarn to be attached. I did a word study activity for Stars Beneath Your Bed and picked vocabulary from within the book. I then used fun foam and cut star shapes and on one star I wrote the vocabulary word and another star contained a picture. The students would then flip over all the stars and play a memory game to match the picture with the word. My last activity was a comprehension activity with Splish, Splash, Animal Baths. Students would fill out a KWL chart using this book. Before the students read the book they would write what the already Know about animal baths. Then they would write what they Want to know about animal baths. After reading the book, students would record what they learned about animal baths.

I really enjoyed reading your books to prepare for my presentation and it was wonderful researching your background and getting to know more about you. You definitely seem very passionate about what you write about and that is so exciting. I really enjoyed planning classroom activities using your books. Also, to motivate my class and engage them in the lesson I told them we were going to take a trip to Panama and I followed that with reading Army Ant Parade. This really grabbed everyone’s attention and gave them a sense of your writing style before I even started my presentation.

The Fun Part of Writing Children’s Books: An Interview

admin — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:16:28 +0000

Hear a bit about the fun part of my work life and my new books in an interview on the September 29, 2009 entry in Cynthia Leitich Smith’s blog.

School Visit Funding and School Library Funding

admin — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:28:06 +0000

Here is a site for K-12 grants that may help with literary activities.

http://www.k12grants.org/Grants/grant-index.htm

Making the most out of school visits

admin — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 02:01:59 +0000

Preparation definitely helps students and teachers benefit from school visits. Familiarity with the books ahead of time gives students a framework for what the author will present. It allows them to ask meaningful questions relevant to the kind of writing the author does. Yes, it is a lot of work. But anything that the coordinator can do to get the kids fired up for the visit will help. Constant reminders of the event will help educators tie in author study and literacy prior to the event.

Follow up is important as well. Teacher Mrs. Schwartz at Hamilton Traditional School in South Bend returned to the classroom and talked with her students about what they remembered/had learned from April Sayre’s talk. Posting this kind of chart can help the teacher and student tie in what was learned with lessons in the weeks to come.

discussing what students learned during the author presentation

Great Lakes Author Wins Dr. Seuss Award

admin — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:54:38 +0000

See this article at Ohio.com!

http://www.ohio.com/community/readernews/community/13844327.html

Online Press Coverage 2007/2008

admin — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:40:05 +0000

BLOGS AND OTHER ONLINE LINKS TO PRESS
REGARDING BOOKS, VISITS, NEWS
I began gathering these via google alerts in late 2007 so I have likely missed gobs from previous years. This is not organized…just a collection for those doing research.

Practicing What We Publish By Charlesbridge(Charlesbridge)  Inspired by April Pulley Sayre’s Trout Are Made of Trees, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, and in celebration of American Rivers’ National River Clean Up, Charlesbridge staff made a day of it down the road at … Unabridged – http://charlesbridge.blogspot.com/

REVIEW JOURNALS
Green Books for Kids Publishers Weekly – New York,NY,USA (3-6) Trout Are Made of Trees (Feb., $15.95, $6.95 paper) by April Pulley Sayre, illus. by Kate Endle. A family observes the interconnectedness between … See all stories on this topic

Try saying to your children, “Trout are made of trees.” Assuming … By Charlotte(Charlotte)  But then, in a effort to restore your credibility, read them Trout are Made of Trees, by April Pulley Sayre, illustrated by Kate Endle (Charlesbridge, 2008, ages 4-7). “See?” you can say at the end. “I was right. … Charlotte’s Library – http://charlotteslibrary.blogspot.com/

Another great blog review. Link below:
http://100scopenotes.wordpress.com/2008/01/24/book-review-trout-are-made-of-
trees/

Vulture View by April Pulley Sayre illustrated by Steve Jenkins By nsl(jonbond)  April Pulley Sayre has done a masterful job of incorporating all these elements into this book which is beautifully brought to life by Steve Jenkins’ paper-cut collage illustrations. Even though each page contains a limited amount of … Provo City Library Childrens Book Review – http://pclkidsbooks.blogspot.com/
7-Imp’s 7 Kicks #47: Featuring Steve Jenkins By Eisha and Jules  The image here and above is from the Cybils-shortlisted Vulture View, written by April Pulley Sayre (Henry Holt, 2007), in which readers are introduced to the world of the majestic turkey vulture. Steve also sent us two spreads from a … Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast – http://blaine.org/sevenimpossiblethings

Re: Vulture View
http://blaine.org/sevenimpossiblethings/?p=1102.

A Q&A with Steve Jenkins By brettdl  His name crops up on three of our shortlisted titles: as illustrator of Vulture View by April Pulley Sayre (Non-fiction Picture Book) and of Animal Poems by Valerie Worth (Poetry), and as author/illustrator of Living Color (Non-fiction … - http://dadtalk.typepad.com/cybils/
Vulture view by Sayre, April Pulley. Introduces early readers to the turkey vulture through a review of how they find their meals as soaring scavengers and the important part they play as a member of nature’s clean-up crew. Louisville Free Public Library… – http://pac.lfpl.org/polaris/
Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book By dolores(dolores)  In her signature poetic, energetic style, acclaimed nature writer April Pulley Sayre introduces young readers to the world of the turkey vulture. The gorgeous illustrations by Caldecott Honor-winning artist Steve Jenkins capture
2008 Newbery, Caldecott Awards and More By rhwojahn  Vulture View, written by April Pulley Sayre, illustrated by Steve Jenkins (Holt). In Vulture View, rhyming lyrical text, juxtaposed with dramatic textured collage come together in an innovative combination of science and poetry for new … Manz Media Center – http://manzlibrary.wordpress.comthese … 2008 American Library Association… – http://2008medalwinners.blogspot.com/
Nonfiction Monday By Mary Lee(Mary Lee)  I didn’t think April Pulley Sayre could top Trout, Trout, Trout and Ant, Ant, Ant, her first two chant books. But she has! 63 names of American birds, arranged in a rhyming chant and illustrated with caricatures, invite the reader to … A Year of Reading – http://readingyear.blogspot.com/
New Blog for Nonfiction! By Tricia(Tricia)  Vicki Cobb; Linda Salzman; April Pulley Sayre; Jennifer Armstrong; Padma Venkatraman; Don Brown; Bob Raczka; Loreen Leedy; Anna M. Lewis; Sue Macy; Kelly Fineman. Woohoo! I can’t wait to read what these fine folks have in store. … The Miss Rumphius Effect – http://missrumphiuseffect.blogspot.com/
Nonfiction Monday Round-up By asuen  Mary Lee has a post up about April Pulley Sayre’s Bird, Bird, Bird (A Chirping Chant). Terry reviewed Ron Hirschi’s Ocean Seasons. This is an illustrated picture book that explains how the natural cycles that we experience on land are …
Vulture view by Sayre, April Pulley. Captures the world of the turkey vulture that is known as nature’s cleanup crew. MCLD System – New Books – http://www.mcldaz.org/
More New Picture Books By CDPL Youth Services(CDPL Youth Services)  Vulture View by April Pulley Sayre Turkey vultures soar on the balmy air, looking for their next stinky feast. Vultures are part of nature’s clean up crew. In her signature poetic, energetic style, acclaimed nature writer April Pulley … CDPL Youth Services – http://www.cdpl.lib.in.us/blog-ys/
New Arrivals In Easy Fiction & Non-Fiction and Juvenile Non-fiction! By Ms. Angie(Ms. Angie)  Scholastic First Discovery: Endangered Animals [no author lister]; E/591.04 Scholastic First Discovery: The Universe [no author listed]; E/520 Juvenile Non-fiction Trout Are Made Of Trees by April Pulley Sayre; J/577.16 … A Series Of (Un)Fortunate Reviews – http://matthewslibrary.blogspot.com/
 Picture Book of the Day – http://6traits.wordpress.com
 By Mary Lee(Mary Lee)  by April Pulley Sayre illustrated by Kate Endle Charlesbridge, 2008 review copy compliments of the author This was a fun book to read to fourth graders. They knew what it was going to be about as soon as I read the title. … A Year of Reading – http://readingyear.blogspot.com/

SCHOOL VISITS

Nationally renowned author visits Brownsburg school BROWNSBURG — Award-winning author April Pulley Sayre speaks to more than 17000 students each year. On Tuesday, she spoke to several hundred of them at Delaware Trail Elementary School in Brownsburg. Hendricks County Flyer, Avon,… – http://www.flyergroup.com

Poetry in the Classroom – Rulers of the Earth By Tricia(Tricia)  In addition to these two fine poetry books, I recommend including April Pulley Sayre’s book, Ant, Ant, Ant! An Insect Chant, in which an ant and 59 other insects are named. The book ends with a short informational section that describes … The Miss Rumphius Effect – http://missrumphiuseffect.blogspot.com/
Trout Are Made of Trees By Tasha Saecker  Trout Are Made of Trees by April Pulley Sayre, illustrated by Kate Endle. The title will immediately have children puzzled and intrigued. Fish made of trees? Will they be wooden fish? What could it possibly mean? … Kids Lit – http://kidslit.menashalibrary.org/

http://apatchworkofbooks.blogspot.com/2008/04/non-fiction-monday-trout-and-cemeteries.html

Interview on http://www.tinanicholscouryblog.com/childrens_book_authors/
April Sayre is another one of those children’s book authors who is a “brainy.” Smart, talented and prolific, I give you April Sayre.

PRINT AND E MAGAZINES AND NEWSLETTERS
March 2008 “The Current” American Rivers’ monthly e newsletter features Trout Are Made of Trees

The Collegiate Peaks division of Trout Unlimited included the attached
review of Trout Are Made of Trees in their monthly newsletter for June.

Wild Author Welcomes

admin — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:28:55 +0000

I just had to share a few of the fun photos from schools that rev up their students for author visits. Believe me, I don’t expect anyone to go this far. But the students and educators worked hard and sure had fun. The art was incredible. These activities aren’t so much book related as visit-related so I have gathered them here.

Author Study and Book Review Activities

admin — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:39:52 +0000

Harrison School

Ranger Rick Articles by April Pulley Sayre

admin — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:27:34 +0000

“Favorite Animal Games” March 2000, p.20
“The Sock Garden Secret.” August 1999, p.32
* Also, look for a reprint of “The Sock Garden Secret” in Chicken Soup for the Gardener’s Soul.
“Animal Super Savers” December 1997, p.34
“Hummingbirds” August 1998, p.18
“Chameleons” November 1992, p.38

Funding Author Visits to Schools

admin — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 23:28:42 +0000

Where do schools find funds for author visits?

P.T.O.s, Title I funds, local businesses, state arts councils, library funds, magazine sales, book fairs, Fall festivals, bequests, principal gifts . . . . the sources are diverse.

One school I visited raised funds by auctioning off the primo parking spot in front of the school to a parent each year so they could pull in easily and comfortably! The parking spot had a special sign.

In conjunction with one visit I did, a local Rotary Club provided funds to give each student a paperback book.

Here is a link to a list of funding sources for school visits and other library activities:

http://www.leeandlow.com/p/administrators_grants.mhtml

Here is information on a visit award

Maureen Hayes

Author/Illustrator Visit Award was established with funding from Simon &

Schuster Children’s Publishing. The award honors Maureen Hayes life-long

effort to make such visits a reality. The award provides up to $4,000 towards

the honorarium and travel costs of a writer/illustrator to visit a location

where children might otherwise never have this amazing opportunity. Applicant

must be an ALSC member, work in conjunction with other organizations, and be

able to supply administrative support, facilities and visibly promote this