Sentences with phrase «leading authors and illustrators»

Last week she and a number of other leading authors and illustrators wrote a powerful letter to President Obama about the inappropriate use of standardized testing and the failings of the corporate education reform movement.

More than 120 leading authors and illustrators of books for children, including several national award winners, are calling on President Obama to «change the way we assess learning so that schools nurture creativity, exploration, and a love of literature.»

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Joined by children's author and illustrator Paul Stickland — Dinosaur Roar, Swamp Stomp — and leading Canadian tech blogger Dean Shareski, the teachers discovered how new media and technology can trigger children's interest in story - making, and improve learning outcomes for EAL and SEN pupils.

One thing leads to another, an adage proven delightfully true in Stuck, the latest in a string of visually distinctive and endearing picture books by author - illustrator Oliver Jeffers.

Past presenters include Leigh Cunningham - Executive Director of the Association of Independent Authors (AiA), Dete Meserve - president of Wind Dancer films (Home Improvement, What Women Want with Mel Gibson), Steven Spatz - President of BookBaby (industry leader in author services), Burke Allen - CEO of Allen Media Strategies (industry leading P.R. and media firm for authors), Eddie Price - marketing expert and successful self - published author, Darlene Chan - Hollywood publicist that specilizes in promoting independent authors, and Mark Wayne Adams - multiple award - winning illustrator, Readers» Favorite Illustration Award Judge, former Disney artist, and former president of the Florida Authors and Publishers AssocAuthors (AiA), Dete Meserve - president of Wind Dancer films (Home Improvement, What Women Want with Mel Gibson), Steven Spatz - President of BookBaby (industry leader in author services), Burke Allen - CEO of Allen Media Strategies (industry leading P.R. and media firm for authors), Eddie Price - marketing expert and successful self - published author, Darlene Chan - Hollywood publicist that specilizes in promoting independent authors, and Mark Wayne Adams - multiple award - winning illustrator, Readers» Favorite Illustration Award Judge, former Disney artist, and former president of the Florida Authors and Publishers Assocauthors), Eddie Price - marketing expert and successful self - published author, Darlene Chan - Hollywood publicist that specilizes in promoting independent authors, and Mark Wayne Adams - multiple award - winning illustrator, Readers» Favorite Illustration Award Judge, former Disney artist, and former president of the Florida Authors and Publishers Assocauthors, and Mark Wayne Adams - multiple award - winning illustrator, Readers» Favorite Illustration Award Judge, former Disney artist, and former president of the Florida Authors and Publishers AssocAuthors and Publishers Association.

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As striking for their overwhelmingly yellow palette as for their fantastical imagery, Bohl's drawings invoke the signature style of British author and illustrator Aubrey Beardsely (1872 - 1898), who, along with American writer Henry Harland (1861 - 1905) co-edited The Yellow Book (1894 - 97), a leading British arts and literary periodical associated with Aestheticism and Decadence that helped define the last decade of the 19th century as «The Yellow Nineties.»

Tate's exhibition - led publishing brings readers some of the finest writing that accompanies and complements its shows, and its award - winning children's list combines established authors and illustrators with bold new talents.

Kids can make a difference!This book combines the talents of two uniquely qualified authors: Lynne Cherry, the leading children's environmental writer / illustrator and author of The Great Kapok Tree, and Gary Braasch, award - winning photojournalist and author of Earth Under Fire: How Global Warming is Changing the World.