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Katie McKy taught for 23 years and used storytelling in every subject. “Stories are how kids best understand their world,” says Katie. One day, her principal said, “I know you love to teach. It’s obvious that the kids love having you as their teacher, but as it is now, only kids in your room get to hear your stories. You should consider becoming a writer and professional storyteller.” So, after a stint at Harvard and working as the storyteller for Big Sister of Greater Boston, Katie became an author. She has four published books and another twelve under contract. And as much as she loves traveling to schools in the Midwest and entertaining kids, she loves teaching writing even more. “I love to see the most reluctant writer pick up a pencil and write with delight,” she says. Katie combines storytelling and writing workshops for students when she visits schools. Since she consulted for various Boston schools out of Harvard, she also does writing workshops for teachers and delivers inservices on creativity for teachers. |
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Pumpkin Town!
One pumpkin makes a tasty pie. Two pumpkins can be carved into grinning jack-o'lanterns, and a couple hundred more make for a decent pumpkin patch. Gather one thousand pumpkins and you"ll have a grand fall festival. But what happens when a town has an accidental abundance of pumpkins? What do José and his brothers do with a mountain of pumpkins? An EXPLOSION of pumpkins? Step into Pumpkin Town and see!
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It All Began with a Bean What happens when, one day, a dropped bean is devoured by ten flies, and hundreds of dogs eat cheese fallen from a truck, and thousands of runners begin gulping air, and all the people at home that morning have eggs for breakfast, and then they all fart at once? This hilarious book answers that intriguing question, as readers learn of the aftereffects of the world's biggest fart. |
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