CLCD Newsletter | Volume 6, Issue 2

There is an abundance of books about Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. Find out which ones you need to have in your library in our updated feature on Presidents' Day. Valentine's Day is just around the corner. Ready, Freddy: Super-Secret Valentine is which is just one of the new titles in our update. Chinese New Year is February 18. Find just the right books for a library or classroom display in our themed reviews feature.

Get ready for the Super Bowl with our feature on Football. Discover why you and your students should read Knights of the Hill Country when you read this interview with the author, Tim Tharp.

Author Features

Walter Dean Myers, author of Jazz, which just received a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award, is truly a Renaissance man. In this interview, you will discover why we think so.

Geraldine McCaughrean discusses Peter Pan in Scarlet and her adaptation of Cyrano in this interview with Marilyn Courtot.

Peter Catalanotto illustrates both his own books and those authored by others. Learn how illustration influences the way he creates a book in this feature by Laura Melmed, and read some reviews of his most recent titles.

New author, Jeanne Pettenati, answers questions about her book, Galileo's Journal, 1609 - 1610, in which she "carefully weaves fact with fiction to create an intriguing peek at the man's process and discoveries during a momentous year." (Mary Quattlebaum, Children's Literature) By the way, Galileo's birthday is February 15. We have created a new themed reviews feature about Galileo.

Harriette Gillem Robinet, the award-winning author of titles such as Walking to the Bus-Rider Blues and Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule, talks about presenting history to children through historical fiction in this feature which appeared in CUA Magazine. Harriet was selected as one of the six outstanding alumni of The Catholic University of America in 2006.

		Volume 6, Issue 2 February 2007



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	Monthly Features This is Black History Month. Be sure to look for new titles in our Civil Rights and our African Americans in the Military themed reviews sections. There is an abundance of books about Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. Find out which ones you need to have in your library in our updated feature on Presidents' Day. Valentine's Day is just around the corner. Ready, Freddy: Super-Secret Valentine is which is just one of the new titles in our update. Chinese New Year is February 18. Find just the right books for a library or classroom display in our themed reviews feature. Get ready for the Super Bowl with our feature on Football. Discover why you and your students should read Knights of the Hill Country when you read this interview with the author, Tim Tharp. Author Features Walter Dean Myers, author of Jazz, which just received a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award, is truly a Renaissance man. In this interview, you will discover why we think so. Geraldine McCaughrean discusses Peter Pan in Scarlet and her adaptation of Cyrano in this interview with Marilyn Courtot. Peter Catalanotto illustrates both his own books and those authored by others. Learn how illustration influences the way he creates a book in this feature by Laura Melmed, and read some reviews of his most recent titles. New author, Jeanne Pettenati, answers questions about her book, Galileo's Journal, 1609 - 1610, in which she "carefully weaves fact with fiction to create an intriguing peek at the man's process and discoveries during a momentous year." (Mary Quattlebaum, Children's Literature) By the way, Galileo's birthday is February 15. We have created a new themed reviews feature about Galileo. Harriette Gillem Robinet, the award-winning author of titles such as Walking to the Bus-Rider Blues and Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule, talks about presenting history to children through historical fiction in this feature which appeared in CUA Magazine. Harriet was selected as one of the six outstanding alumni of The Catholic University of America in 2006.


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