Jacqueline Briggs Martin and You

by Martin, Jacqueline Briggs

• ISBN13: 9781591582571
• ISBN10: 1591582571
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-12-30
• Publisher: Libraries Unltd Inc

Summary

Playing on the phrase, "The author and you," a commonly taught reading comprehension strategy that teaches the learner how to look at the words of an author and make inferences about what is being said, this new series will assist teachers and teacher-librarians in understanding the underlying purposes of an author as they prepare learning activities for students. The series focuses primarily on books for the elementary age child (K-6) and features insights into the author's background, purposes, and goals in writing his or her books. By furnishing an overview of an author's works, the books in the series give teachers the big picture. This book, like the others in the series, features personal information about the author, including insights into why she writes the type of books she writes, There is also information about each of the author's books featured. Part II of the book is the author's writing workshop--writing about writing. This book features Jacqueline Briggs Martin, award winning picture book author. It discusses her life and work and the researching, writing, and illustrating of each of her books, providing insight into the writing process and promoting reading as a source of good writing.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword	xi
Sharon Coatney
Sharron L. McElmeel
Introduction	xiii
Sharron L. McElmeel
PART I
A Writer's Path---from Maine to Iowa	3	(8)
Sharron L. McElmeel
Frequently Asked Questions	11	(2)
Jacqueline Briggs Martin's Bookshelf	13	(6)
Banjo Granny's Song	13	(1)
Bizzy Bones Series	13	(1)
Button, Bucket, Sky	14	(1)
Chicken Joy on Redbean Road	14	(1)
The Finest Horse in Town	14	(1)
Good Times on Grandfather Mountain	14	(1)
Grandmother Bryant's Pocket	15	(1)
Green Truck Garden Giveaway: A Neighborhood Story and Almanac	16	(1)
Higgins Bend Song and Dance	16	(1)
The Lamp, the Ice, and the Boat Called Fish	16	(1)
On Sand Island	17	(1)
Snowflake Bentley	17	(1)
Washing the Willow Tree Loon	18	(1)
The Water Gift and the Pig of the Pig	18	(1)
Notes about the Artists	19	(10)
Azarian, Mary	19	(1)
Carpenter, Nancy	20	(1)
Gaber, Susan	20	(1)
Gillman, Alec	21	(1)
Johnson, David A.	21	(1)
Krommes, Beth	21	(1)
Mathers, Petra	22	(1)
Ormai, Stella	22	(1)
Redenbaugh, Vicki Jo	23	(1)
Root, Barry	23	(1)
Sneed, Brad	23	(1)
Sweet, Melissa	24	(1)
Wingerter, Linda S.	24	(5)
PART II
An Author's Letter to You!	29	(2)
Why Write?	31	(4)
Filling the Room We Call Our Imagination	33	(1)
Books: The Best Writing Teachers	34	(1)
Writing: Work or Play? When to Write? What to Write?	35	(4)
Writing as Play, Writing for Fun	35	(1)
Writing as Work	36	(1)
When to Write	36	(1)
What to Write: Where do I Find Ideas for Writing?	37	(2)
Writing Longer Pieces	39	(14)
Writing about a Favorite Place	39	(4)
A Sampling: Books about Place	43	(1)
Writing about a Person	44	(2)
Writing about My ``Hero''	44	(2)
A Sampling: Books about People	46	(1)
Writing a Family Story	47	(3)
Writing My Family Story	47	(3)
A Sampling: Family Stories in Books	50	(3)
Nonfiction	53	(4)
Research for The Lamp, the Ice, and the Boat Called Fish	53	(1)
Writing the Story	54	(3)
Writing a Made-up Story	57	(8)
A Made-up Story in a Historical Time: Grandmother Bryant's Pocket	57	(2)
Wonderful Surprises	59	(1)
Inventing the Characters for Made-up Stories	59	(1)
Finding Story Ideas for Made-up Stories	59	(6)
Ideas from What We Love to Do	60	(1)
Ideas from Reading	60	(1)
Ideas from Elevators, Buses, and Sidewalks	61	(4)
PART III
Writer's Notebook	65	(24)
A Writer's Notebook---For All Those Who Seek to Be a Writer	65	(1)
Journals	65	(1)
A Selected Booklist---Journaling	65	(1)
Books about Journaling	65	(1)
Picture Books Written in Journal Format	65	(1)
Some Fiction and Nonfiction Books for Older Readers Written in Journal or Letter Format	66	(1)
Getting Started	66	(4)
Finding the Tools	66	(1)
Making an Accordion Notebook	67	(1)
Making a Two-holed Notebook	68	(1)
Folded Mini Notebook	69	(1)
Finding the Writing Tools	70	(1)
Filling Those Pages	71	(7)
Letters	71	(2)
Jokes and Riddles	73	(1)
Recipes	74	(1)
Some Picture Books (Including a Couple of Tall Tales) about Food, Recipes to Give You Ideas for Recipe Stories	75	(1)
How-to	76	(1)
How to Make Your Own Bubble Mix	76	(1)
Details	77	(1)
What If?	77	(1)
Writing Longer Pieces: Writing about a Favorite Place	78	(1)
Writing Longer Pieces: Writing about Your Hero	79	(10)
Learning about the Person	80	(1)
Doing the Writing	80	(1)
Writing a Family Story	81	(1)
Finding the Topic	81	(1)
Beginning to Write	81	(1)
Shaping the Story	82	(1)
Nonfiction: Finding a Nonfiction Story that Interests You	82	(3)
Doing the Research	85	(1)
Who? What? Where? When? Why?	85	(1)
Finding Answers: Starting at Home	86	(1)
A Local Resource	86	(1)
Going to the Library	87	(1)
Internet	87	(1)
How Do You Know When You Know Enough? When Do We Quit Researching?	87	(1)
Telling the Story	87	(2)
Writing Your Made-up Story	89	(12)
Where Will You Get Ideas?	89	(3)
Ideas from Our Own Lives	89	(1)
Ideas from What We Love to Do	89	(1)
Ideas from Reading	89	(1)
Listening and Watching for Ideas	90	(1)
Oh No, No Ideas!	90	(1)
Go to Your Journal	90	(1)
A Real Event	90	(1)
Piggyback Stories	91	(1)
Tall Tales	91	(1)
After You Get the Idea, What Next?	92	(1)
Questions	92	(1)
Some Possible Story Shapes	93	(4)
Stories about Problems	93	(1)
When the Character Is the Problem	94	(1)
Journey Problems	94	(1)
Descriptive Stories	95	(1)
Who Is Telling the Story?	95	(1)
Revising	96	(1)
What Next?	97	(3)
What Will You Do with Your Writing	97	(1)
A Reading for Friends and Family	97	(2)
Self-publishing Your Story	99	(1)
Publishing Your Story in a Magazine	99	(1)
The Room with Beautiful Windows	100	(1)
For More Information about the Author and Other Resources	101	(2)
Articles	101	(1)
Websites	101	(2)
Photo Credits	103	(2)
Index	105