Who is David Schwartz?
David Schwartz is a very mathematically and scientifically inclined author. He takes complicated mathematical facts and turns them into a fascinating story making the information easy to understand. He also takes information that he’s always…
Who is Poetry Alive!?
Poetry Alive! is a group that brings poems to life for children. The organization is comprised of many skilled orators who then travel to schools and share a joy of poetry. Through engaging lessons, the…
What is Chinese New Year?
Chinese New Year has possibly been celebrated for more than 4000 year–if you use the Chinese calendar which would be in the year 4700. The timing of this festival is determined from the Chinese lunar…
What’s a “Google Jockey?”
A “google jockey” is the person who finds information–usually from the web–to help support a lesson, lecture, or event. Say a fact is needed to help support understanding–the google jockey hops on to the Internet…
How are biographies ordered in the library?
Most books are commonly ordered by their Dewey number plus the first three letters of the author’s last name. Individual biographies on the other hand are ordered differently. General biographies–usually about a group of similar…
What’s glogging?
Glogging is a form of online web logging similar to blogging yet it’s more graphics based. Rather than writing a post, you actually express yourself through a digital type poster. Glogster is easy to use…
Do you know of any good sites about electricity and magnetism?
There are many resources to be found about electricity and magnetism. There’s even a lecture from a professor at MIT that’s been video taped to help understand the connection between these two scientific concepts of…
Can you give us more cool authors’ sites?
Yes, with the help of ISB’s Fifth Grade I can. Here are a few (21) more favorites with the link to the author or series’ web page on the picture:
Do authors have websites?
Yes! Many of them do, and many authors have very interactive and informative websites. It’s always worth doing a search on the Internet either by the author’s name or the series they write. For example…
