Readers and Authors

We have had several wonderful opportunities to hear from and speak with a number of readers and authors in the last several weeks.

As part of Read-In-Week, MLA Rachel Notley came to read from Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer to several grade 5/6 classes. She also spoke of the importance of community involvement and participation – ideas we will revisit throughout the year.

We also visited author Joan Marie Galat at the H. T. Coutts, Education Library. We have a number of Joan’s books in our library including Dot to Dot in the Sky: Stories in the Stars, of the Moon and of the Planets and hope to revisit them as we explore Weather and Sky Science later in they year.

Kim Deep also came in spoke with our class about her experiences writing and publishing her recently released book Conductor Kash and the Prosperity Express. It was inspirational hearing about the adventure of having her book published and her journey through the writing process.

We also invited Thomas Wharton in, from the Department of English and film studies at the University of Alberta, to talk to our class about his experiences writing and the creation of his new book, The Shadow of Malbron. Our students had an extended opportunity to interview him about ideas and the writing process.
-Michael