Introduction

In this internet treasure hunt you will choose an author and then use the questions provided to learn about them. Why they became writers, who inspires them, etc.  When you are finished with the treasure hunt you will create a VoiceThread to tell everyone about your author.  

 

The Author's to Choose From

Ezra Jack Keats                  Eric Carle                              William Joyce

Patricia Polocco                  Jan Brett                                Allen Say               

David Shannon                  Chris Van Allsburg                Mem Fox

Tommie dePaulo                Robert Munsch                       James Gurney

 

 

The Questions

1. Which author did you choose? What drew you to him/her?

2. What type of books does he/she write? Fiction/Nonfiction? Genre?

3. Where were they born/grow up?

4. Where does the author/illustrator live now?

5. Did they always want to be a writer?

6. Who inspired/still inspires them to write?

7. Where do they get their book ideas from?

8. What is their life like now?  You need at least 3 details(examples: family, pets, hobbies)

9. Has the author won any awards or medals? If so which ones?

10. Which books were your favorite?  What about them did you like?

11. Would you recommend this author to your friends?

 

 

Web Resources

Use the following sites to find information about the authors in order to answer your questions.

 

Ezra Jack Keats

http://www.ezra-jack-keats.org/

http://www.lib.usm.edu/degrummond/ezra_keats.html

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/ezra-jack-keats

http://aalbc.com/authors/ezrajack.htm

http://childrensbooks.about.com/cs/authorsillustrato/a/ezrajackkeats.htm

 

Patricia Polacco

http://www.patriciapolacco.com/

http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/polacco

http://www.ipl.org/div/askauthor/polaccobio.html

http://patriciapolacco438.weebly.com/fun-facts.html

 

David Shannon

http://nodavidshannon.com/

http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/shannon

http://judyketola.tripod.com/id8.html

http://julie-mack.tripod.com/id15.html

http://www.mackinviacommunity.com

 

Tommie dePaulo

http://www.tomie.com/

http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/depaola

http://www.penguin.com/author/tomie-depaola/6889

https://www.eduplace.com/kids/tnc/mtai/depaola.html

http://tomiesblog.blogspot.com/

 

Eric Carle

http://www.eric-carle.com/home.html

http://ericcarleblog.blogspot.com/

http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/carle

http://www.famousauthors.org/eric-carle

http://www.famousgraphicdesigners.org/eric-carle

 

Jan Brett

http://www.janbrett.com

https://juliekozisek.wikispaces.com/file/view/Jan+Brett.pdf

http://janbrettsblog.com/

http://www.deseretnews.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4eBtjnpmmM

 

Chris Van Allsburg

http://hmhbooks.com/chrisvanallsburg/

http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/vanallsburg

https://www.eduplace.com/kids/tnc/mtai/vanallsburg.html

http://www.factmonster.com/biography/var/chrisvanallsburg.html

 

Robert Munsch

http://robertmunsch.com/

http://www.cbc.ca/books/2015/06/70-amazing-facts-about-robert-munsch.html

http://www.watchmojo.com/video/id/6957/

https://www.schooltube.com

 

 

William Joyce

http://www.williamjoyce.com/

http://www.theguardiansofchildhoodbooks.com/author.php

http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/joyce

http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com

 

Allen Say

http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/say

http://www.oregonlive.com/books/index.ssf/2010/11/portland_author_and_artist_all.html

http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/authors/allensay/author.shtml

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOmfedfe8ko

 

Mem Fox

http://memfox.com/

http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/fox

http://www.myinterestingfacts.com/mem-fox-facts/

http://www.getaheadkids.com.au/Interviews/2010/MemFox.html

 

James Gurney

http://jamesgurney.com/site/

http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/

http://www.dinotopia.com/

http://world-facts.net/author/james-gurney/

 

 

Final Project

For your final project you will create a Mixbook to  showcase your author.  In order to do this you will take the information you learned in your treasure hunt and add some images you have gathered from the internet.  You can use the links below to complete this project. 

 

http://www.mixbook.com

http://www.safeimages.safesearchkids.com/

https://www.google.com/maps

 

 

I have created an example mix book for you to see what the final product should look like here........

 

http://www.mixbook.com/photo-books/family/family-memoirs-13599958?vk=mK4wXkUjgU