Noah+Webster+Brought+America+To-gether.+How?+Why?+When?+A+New+Picture+Book+Biography+Reveals+All


 * =Sunday, 11/18/12, 10:30am =

Willow Glen III
|| //Author// || NOAH WEBSTER & HIS WORDS, HoughtonMifflin/Harcourt, 2012 See book trailer at @http://youtu.be/o8NegSLNxlk or on my website. A Junior Library Guild selection "...a wonderful success in introducing Webster in such a charming manner." Kirkus Reviews, Sept. 2012 "This picture-book biography bursts with charm in telling Webster's story. …a great addition to dictionary lessons or to studies of the formation of the United States." Starred review in School LIbrary Journal, Sept 2012 "This book captivates and draws readers in … Educators will appreciate the embedded definitions and the historical context and timelines provided." Starred review and "highly recommended" in LIbrary Media Connection, Aug. 2012 ||
 * [[image:chase-ferris_jeri13.jpg]] ||  || **Jeri Chase Ferris **
 * Target grade level ||  || K - 12 ||
 * Strand ||  ||   ||
 * SESSION DESCRIPTION ||  || Noah Webster wrote the second most popular book ever printed in English. It’s in your library, in homes, on computers, and e-readers. Here, Jeri Chase Ferris will demonstrate her research, writing, and editing process for //Noah Webster and His Words//, a 2012 picture book biography. You’ll delve into early American history and see how the first American dictionary was created. You will collect lesson plans and ideas for using the book in your library and see how, with the author’s note and an illustrated chronology of Webster’s life andtimes, it supports social studies, language arts, creative writing, grammar, and more. ||
 * info: ||  ||  <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">www.jerichaseferris.com
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">SESSION DESCRIPTION ||  || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: justify;">Noah Webster wrote the second most popular book ever printed in English. It’s in your library, in homes, on computers, and e-readers. Here, Jeri Chase Ferris will demonstrate her research, writing, and editing process for //Noah Webster and His Words//, a 2012 picture book biography. You’ll delve into early American history and see how the first American dictionary was created. You will collect lesson plans and ideas for using the book in your library and see how, with the author’s note and an illustrated chronology of Webster’s life andtimes, it supports social studies, language arts, creative writing, grammar, and more. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">info: ||  || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">www.jerichaseferris.com
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">info: ||  || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">www.jerichaseferris.com
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">info: ||  || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">www.jerichaseferris.com

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