1. Let’s Meet Gail Gibbons
The Amazing Non-Fiction Author & Illustrator

2. Where Does Gail Gibbons Get Ideas for Writing Non-fiction Books?
She looks for subjects that excite her!
She likes writing about things going on in her life.

3. Where Does Gail Gibbons Get Ideas for Writing Non-fiction Books?
For example, since she lives near many sugar maple trees, she wrote a book that explains how syrup is made from the sap from sugar maple trees
Sugar Maple Tree
Getting Sapp from the tree

4. Where Does Gail Gibbons Get Ideas for Writing Non-fiction Books?
She also wrote books about lighthouses, puffins, and whales when she bought a cottage/house on the coast of Maine.

5. Where Does Gail Gibbons Get Ideas for Writing Non-fiction Books?
Sometimes, she writes books about subjects she just wants to know more about!

6. Where Does Gail Gibbons Get Ideas for Writing Non-fiction Books?
For example, she wanted to know how movies are made. After she read a lot, and talked to a lot of people who work at making movies, she wrote the book: Lights! Camera! Action! How a Movie Is Made.

7. Where Does Gail Gibbons Get Ideas for Writing Non-fiction Books?
Here’s a review of Lights, Camera, Action! How Movies are Made

8. Let’s Listen to Gail Gibbons talk about her first non-fiction book

9. Let’s visit Gail Gibbons Web page
Let’s find out where she lives, and a little about her life as an author…