Children’s Author Blog Hop
This week I am participating in the Children’s Author Blog Hop. A few days ago the amazing and prolific Kelly Milner-Halls invited me to be part of this fun idea in which each author answers four questions and then invites three other children’s authors to participate. Blog hops are a great way for authors and […]
NCTE/NCSS – Passionate Teachers of Literature and History
Two weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend two stimulating national conferences and am delighted to report on them here. There is nothing like a conference to charge oneself up, connect with old friends and meet new ones. At the National Council of Teachers of English conference in Las Vegas, I was a bit […]
Complete List of Claire’s Books
Marching With Aunt Susan: Susan B. Anthony and the Fight for Women’s Suffrage Full color picture book about a real girl in 1896 who just wants to hike with her brothers, until she meets Susan B. Anthony and wants much more. For readers, ages 5 and up.ISBN 1561455938 Children of Alcatraz: Growing […]
Marching With Aunt Susan
“…This excellent book will influence younger students about our hard-won voting rights…Schuett’s illustrations extend the text with details that add to the characterizations and dramatic scenes. Extensive back matter provides short biographies of Bessie and Anthony as well as a time-line about the fight to achieve the vote for women…Read aloud this story to encourage […]
C.I.A. Teacher’s Guide now available for Children of the Gold Rush
Now available, a teacher’s guide for Children of the Gold Rush published by the Read Side by Side company for the “C.I.A Approach” reading program. C.I.A (Collect, Interpret, Apply ) Unit of Study Volume 4.4 for 4th Grade, Narrative Non-Fiction By Sarah Collinge with Bethany Robinson Aligned to the USA Common Core Standards Description: “This is the fourth […]