Capitalize on the child appeal of fantasy literature to create challenging activities that address the 12 Standards of the English Language Arts sponsored by NCTE and IRA. This guide contains practical ideas that enable the teacher or librarian to incorporate acclaimed fantasy literature in the elementary and middle school curriculum, and also serves as a reference guide to parents seeking outstanding examples of fiction for students. Each fantasy novel is accompanied by a plot summary and list of major characters, a comprehension check, a vocabulary exercise, discussion questions, reference topics, and suggested multidisciplinary extension activities. Fantasy book selection includes: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire The Hobbit The Dark is Rising Tuck Everlasting Poppy James and the Giant Peach Ella Enchanted The Amber Spyglass
Phyllis Perry grew up in the foothills
of northern California and attended the
University of California at Berkeley.
She writes poetry, fiction, and nonfiction
for both adults and young readers.
After having taught school for a number
of years,she wrote a series of mysteries
to help students increase their library
skills while having fun reading about
Fribble Mouse and his adventures.For
students in priarmy grades she wrote:
Mr. Crumb's Secret, The Secret of the Silver
Key, The Secrets of the Rock, and The
Secrets of the Sea Chest. For students in
grades 3-5,she wrote The Case of the Hidden
Masterpiece and The Case of the Three-Legged
Buffalo. These mysteries for slighly older
elementary grade students also teach library
skills in research.For teachers of secondary
students, she wrote Teaching the Fantasy
Novel.
After moving to Colorado, Phjyllis and her
husband often visited Rocky Mountain National
Park. This led to her writing It Happened
in Rocky Mountain National Park and Albums
of American: Rocky Mountain National Park for
which she searched park archives for historic
photos to include in the book.
Her newesst book, March 2010, is Pandas'
Earthquake Escape, a fiction picture book
based on an actual quake in Wolong Province
in China. It is illustrated by Susan
Detwiler.
In 2011, two new books were released. Globe
Pequot Published SPEAKING ILL OF THE DEAD:
JERKS IN COLORDADO HISTORY, and Red Chair
Press pubished STICKS AND STONES: 39 FUN AND
SIMPLE GAMES FROM AROUND THE WORLD.
