tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post2453724758534358014..comments2024-03-17T12:30:03.009-05:00Comments on Teaching Authors--6 Children's Authors Who Also Teach Writing: A Book Giveaway, A Waterfall, an Author wearing a Crown and Poetry Friday!Carmela Martinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-23320471859910631132013-10-05T07:32:09.466-05:002013-10-05T07:32:09.466-05:00I am so looking forward to reading this book. I...I am so looking forward to reading this book. I've been working on a historical MS myself and could definitely use this as a mentor text. Alexis is so kind to beginning writers. I remember her asking me, "What are you working on?" when she signed RECESS QUEEN for me. When she found out I write nonfiction, she gave me lots of great information. Kirsten LarsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-72922854609045820312013-09-28T13:34:21.358-05:002013-09-28T13:34:21.358-05:00So true about water! It's one of the stronges...So true about water! It's one of the strongest forces on earth! I like the poem.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-66227748553417149962013-09-28T12:44:52.580-05:002013-09-28T12:44:52.580-05:00Excited to read this nonfiction! Excited to read this nonfiction! kt giorgiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17965277842371679765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-61930582288004817732013-09-28T11:44:48.475-05:002013-09-28T11:44:48.475-05:00It was nice to "meet" Alexis...I've ...It was nice to "meet" Alexis...I've always loved the story of Homan Walsh and Niagara Falls! The text and the illustrations are lovely.<br /><br />I enjoy the variety of information on Teaching Authors. Thanks for sharing :)<br />Andrea Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07277055705463613382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-58735869538474337112013-09-28T11:09:33.238-05:002013-09-28T11:09:33.238-05:00Thank you for introducing me to the dynamic Alexis...Thank you for introducing me to the dynamic Alexis. Love the Niagara Falls poem and history!BJ Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810656260650783785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-72968049050192396242013-09-28T09:30:13.590-05:002013-09-28T09:30:13.590-05:00Wonderful post! I want to win this giveaway! My ...Wonderful post! I want to win this giveaway! My colleagues and I are leading 6th grade students in a year long enrichment project and this year's theme is bridges. We have been discussing metaphorical bridges as well as actual bridges. This book would be a great bridge for that purpose! Count me in!Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-69521052644534079492013-09-28T08:19:23.393-05:002013-09-28T08:19:23.393-05:00Thankk you for this wonderful interview - and for ...Thankk you for this wonderful interview - and for sharing both the book trailer (I must have tis book!), and the poem, which I can't wait to share with my students.Tara @ A Teaching Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07195982194362559883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-15095896169891861182013-09-28T00:01:44.720-05:002013-09-28T00:01:44.720-05:00What a very fun, vibrant and accomplished person. ...What a very fun, vibrant and accomplished person. That poem is fabulous! Thanks April and Alexis.catherinemjohnson.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682281308178996823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-28575466914693579412013-09-27T20:27:57.065-05:002013-09-27T20:27:57.065-05:00We live but 30 minutes from Niagara Falls, and thi...We live but 30 minutes from Niagara Falls, and this poem is true true true! So perfect. I can't wait to get the book, and man I wish I was in a class taught by Alexis too. Thank you for this rich post! Amy LVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625469276544426664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-38592133227168943522013-09-27T16:21:02.354-05:002013-09-27T16:21:02.354-05:00Way to go Alexis! I look forward to reading the bo...Way to go Alexis! I look forward to reading the book.<br />Kathryn HunleyKathryn Hunleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16846261232633074621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-2290095035403316442013-09-27T15:12:55.946-05:002013-09-27T15:12:55.946-05:00Thanks for this great interview, April and Alexis,...Thanks for this great interview, April and Alexis, and for sharing the poem. I especially liked these lines:<br />>>I gnaw at rock<br />bite through cliffs<br />claw the very bed <br />across which I race<br />oceanward.<<<br />I'm looking forward to reading the book!Carmela Martinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-21011091626460249382013-09-27T13:46:41.403-05:002013-09-27T13:46:41.403-05:00Wow, what a lot of accomplishments by Alexis. Nia...Wow, what a lot of accomplishments by Alexis. Niagara Falls has a fascinating history, so I'm sure this new book will be good. Thanks!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-63742218663536888792013-09-27T11:20:00.143-05:002013-09-27T11:20:00.143-05:00Thanks for the informative post and the great give...Thanks for the informative post and the great giveaway. Yet another piece of history of which I was unaware. I think the kids will really enjoy this one, thanks!Carl Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11887990491392099928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-38844036195023713202013-09-27T09:09:04.303-05:002013-09-27T09:09:04.303-05:00After reading this post, I can see why Alexis shou...After reading this post, I can see why Alexis should always wear that crown. What a multi-talented dynamo! <br /><br />Enjoyed her poem and hearing about her new book. :)jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-52918724724069603592013-09-27T07:53:24.465-05:002013-09-27T07:53:24.465-05:00Hi there April, thank you for sharing this detaile...Hi there April, thank you for sharing this detailed interview with Alexis. I confess I haven't read any of her books yet, but your interview just makes me want to grab one of her books right away. I love teaching authors and her advice for kids to just make a mess and to find the seeds of ideas from there. Lovely! :)GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-90980766327303501502013-09-27T05:50:56.645-05:002013-09-27T05:50:56.645-05:00Wow, April, this post is chockers! I suspected by...Wow, April, this post is chockers! I suspected by the post's title it would be filled with good stuff... it certainly didn't disappoint. Thank you for introducing me to Alexis! I am enchanted by the trailer of her new book and humbled by the Great Falls depicted in her poem.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-28999811520821844042013-09-27T05:43:33.118-05:002013-09-27T05:43:33.118-05:00Good morning, April! I met Alexis at an SCBWI conf...Good morning, April! I met Alexis at an SCBWI conference years ago. She's a joy to be around, and that shows in this interview! Looking forward to checking out her book. What a great topic.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.com