1. Jamie Ridgely Author Presentation SLM 503 Summer 2009
Nic Bishop
Jamie Ridgely
Author Presentation
SLM 503
Summer 2009

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Objectives:
Today we will learn who Nic Bishop is and understand the contributions has he made to children's literature.

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Background
His family moved from England to Bangladesh when he was three.
He took photos and videos to record the customs, music and folklore of the people he visited.

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New Zealand
"I took a variety of jobs and then started a PhD," says Nic, "but spent almost every spare moment hiking and exploring alpine wilderness of New Zealand's Southern Alps. It was one long wonderful adventure, filled with awesome landscapes and occasional anxious moments with flooded rivers, ice avalanches and high winds."

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Why the switch from writing for adults to writing for children?
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Awards Winning Books

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How do you get that perfect photograph?
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List one new thing you learned about Nic Bishop.

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Sources
" Cybils Winner: Nic Bishop's Frogs ." Just One More Book World Press. 30 Jun 2009 <
Author Interviews: Nic Bishop Scholastic Inc. 24 Jun 2009 <
Bishop, Nic. "Nic Bishop Children's Books." 24 Jun 2009 <
Margolis, Rick. "Web Master: Interview with Nic Bishop." School Library Journal SLJ. 30 Jun 2009 <
"Meet Nic Bishop." Houghton Mifflin Reading. Houghton Mifflin . 30 Jun 2009 <
"Teachers: Biography of Nic Bishop." Scholastic Scholastic Inc. 24 Jun
"Teaching Organization Using Red-Eyed Tree Frog." Sample Lesson Plans Scholastic Inc. 30 Jun 2009 <
Coming this summer!