Wild About Bears Game!
Let’s face it, I am wild about bears. Since the release of Wild About Bears (Charlesbridge Publishing), educators and librarians have been sharing the wonderful ways they use the book to compare and contrast bear species. To give you and the brilliant children you teach a hands-on tool to think about the species’ similarities and differences, I have designed a simple single-player game. The game allows players to decide what traits make each bear species different and what traits are the same throughout the Bear Family (Urisdae or Modern Bear). View & Download the Game...
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A week ago I had the pleasure and honor of being on a panel for the SCBWI/Lesley University workshop, From Creative Process to Curriculum Connections; Children’s Books in the Classroom, at the Eric Carle Museum. It was a fabulous day with lots of information from Lesley professors, authors and illustrators. If you are an educator or interested in children’s books in the classroom, please check out this page: http://www.march22ndhandout.blogspot.com/ If you are interested in ways to use Wild About Bears in your classroom, check out this page: http://www.march22ndhandout.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html Please don’t miss all the information on these well thought out pages from Lesley University professors and the wonderful books of my colleagues, Loree Griffin Burns, Sarah Brannen, Julie Berry, Ellen Booraem, Elise Broach, Kelly Cunnane, Meg Kearney, Jennifer Ann Mann, Barbara Mariconda, Melissa Stewart and Jane Yolen. Thank you to Melissa Stewart, Lesley University, SCBWI and The Eric Carle Museum...
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I spend most days in my studios in Maine & Montana, illustrating mammals of all kinds, including kids! More & more I am writing words to go along with these illustrations.
I love visiting elementary schools & libraries to share my passion for art, animals, the natural world & of course, books!
~Jeannie Brett