Just One More Book!!

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This episode of Just One More Book! is part of our showcase coverage of the International Reading Association‘s 52nd annual conference.

Mark speaks with Timothy Shanahan, President of the International Reading Association and Professor of Urban Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago, about literacy in life and the role of children’s books in building literacy skills.

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This episode of Just One More Book! is part of our showcase coverage of the International Reading Association’s 52nd annual conference.

Mark speaks with author and illustrator Wallace Edwards about playing with language and art to inspire children to think differently.

Books mentioned:

• Monkey Business
• Alphabeasts

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This episode of Just One More Book! is part of our showcase coverage of the International Reading Association’s 52nd annual conference.

Mark speaks with author Stephen Swinburne about how he writes books to turn children in conservationists.

Books mentioned:

• Saving Manatees

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This episode of Just One More Book! is part of our showcase coverage of the International Reading Association‘s 52nd annual conference.

Mark speaks with author and illustrator Elise Primavera about her magical and endearing book, Plantpet.

Books mentioned:

• Plantpet
• Auntie Claus

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This episode of Just One More Book! is part of our showcase coverage of the International Reading Association‘s 52nd annual conference.

Mark speaks with author and dreamer Susan Bosak about her book “Dream”, it’s participation in LegacyProject.org, and being a conductor in a book creation process that involved fifteen illustrators.

Books mentioned:

• Dream: A Tale of Wonder, Wisdom & Wishes

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This episode of Just One More Book! is part of our showcase coverage of the International Reading Association‘s 52nd annual conference.

Mark speaks with author and illustrator Tedd Arnold about playing with words and the process of illustrating books.

Books mentioned:

• The Roly Poly Spider

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This episode of Just One More Book! is part of our showcase coverage of the International Reading Association‘s 52nd annual conference.

Mark speaks with Alvina Ling and Peter Brown about the process of writing and editing Peter’s book Flight of the Dodo.

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This episode of Just One More Book! is part of our showcase coverage of the International Reading Association‘s 52nd annual conference.

Mark speaks with Alicia Logey, the French Immersion Coordinator with the Surrey School District in British Columbia, about the challenges of literacy in a multilingual environment — be it school or home.

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This episode of Just One More Book! is part of our showcase coverage of the International Reading Association‘s 52nd annual conference.

Mark speaks with Hip Hop M.C. and curriculum developer Gabriel Benn about H.E.L.P., the Hip-Hop Educational Literacy Program — a creative reading program that combines the power of Hip-Hop with proven reading instruction — and gives a short performance.

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This episode of Just One More Book! is part of our showcase coverage of the International Reading Association‘s 52nd annual conference.

Mark speaks with writer and illustrator Chris Raschka, and poet Jack Prelutsky about the role of musical styles and rhythms in their writing, and inspiring children to write.

Books mentioned:

• Charlie Parker Played Be Bop

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This episode of Just One More Book! is part of our showcase coverage of the International Reading Association‘s 52nd annual conference.

Mark speaks with Ira Wolfman, Senior Vice President Editorial with Weekly Reader Magazine, and Dr. Michael Cohen, developmental psychologist and educational researcher with the Michael Cohen Group, about the results of a recent study that illustrates the importance of magazines as part of a literacy strategy.

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This episode of Just One More Book! is part of our showcase coverage of the International Reading Association‘s 52nd annual conference.

Mark speaks with Lois Ehlert about eating the alphabet to create her book Eating the Alphabet, her beautiful collage illustrations and exploring her creativity as a child.

Books mentioned:

• Eating The Alphabet: Fruits And Vegetables From A To Z
• Wag A Tail
• Under My Nose (Meet The Author, Lois Ehlert)
• Hands: Growing Up to be An Artist
  

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