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While growing up in Colorado, I dreamed not of becoming a writer, but an artist. The only thing I liked more than drawing was reading, and I considered reading pure enchantment. I did spend hours making up complicated games and stories for the enjoyment and entertainment of friends, but never thought what I was doing as the same thing that authors do! I read everything and considered authors the most magical of people. Their ability to weave stories using their imagination inspired me with awe. I began volunteering in libraries in third grade and reading almost constantly. Then after high school, I moved to Minnesota, and eventually became a teacher and library media specialist. My first book was really born out of necessity. As a library teacher, one of the first lessons I teach young students is how to take care of library books. After an extensive search, I found that most of the books written about book care were either out of print or not what I was looking for. I was driving home after spending an entire day in a used book store where I had purchased books for my elementary school library when the first line of “What Happened to Marion’s Book?” came to me. It was a perfect opening and I just had to write it down before I forgot it. Having nothing to write on but the boxes of books in my car, I pulled a Sharpie out of my coat pocket and scribbled on one of the boxes. I kept writing on the boxes and by the time I got to St. Cloud, those in the front seat were filled with the story, so I stopped at the roadside rest to switch the boxes from the front seat to the back, and continued writing. By the time I got home, I had nearly finished the entire book. These days, I love writing and can’t imagine giving it up! |
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When Marion Copied: Learning About Plagiarism Marion is proud when Mr. Owen reads part of her paper out loud in class. When Mr. Owen reads another paper, Marion is shocked to discover that someone copied her paper. As Mr. Owen reads aloud the final paper, Marion shrinks in her seat as she realizes that no one copied from her — she and another student had copied from the Internet. Mr. Owen goes on to explain plagiarism, and Marion and her classmates learn valuable lessons about how to summarize and the correct way to cite their sources. The corresponding library lessons offer suggestions for preventing plagiarism as well as citation source cards for books, on-line databases, interviews or E-mails and Web pages. |
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What Marion Taught Willis Career Day is coming up in Mr. Owen’s class. When Willis hears that Marion aspires to be a librarian, he teases her in front of everyone. Determined to teach Willis the truth about libraries, Marion challenges him to come to the Media Center. When he agrees, she takes him on a tour of the Dewey® Decimal System that helps him see just what an exciting place the library can be. After you share the book with your students, use the included enrichment ideas and eight pages of reproducible library lessons to reinforce the story and the Dewey Decimal System. |
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What Happened to Marion's Book? Marion the hedgehog is a charming kindergartner who loves to read. She takes her books everywhere—until one day she brings her book to the breakfast table. That’s when things start to get messy. Through trial and error, and finally a lesson from the school librarian, Marion learns the proper way to care for books. Read this delightful story to your students and teach them good book care right along with Marion. Included are reproducible library lessons and reproducible book care bookmarks. |
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