Tomie de Paola
Tomie de Paola was born in Meriden, Connecticut in 1934. At age 4, he knew he wanted to become a writer and an illustrator. His mother was an avid book lover and read to him and his brother often. As a child, de Paola would illustrate the books his mother read to him.
By age 10, de Paola was writing books for his younger sisters' birthdays. One of these books was Glimmera, the Story of a Mermaid.
He often draws upon his own childhood experiences in writing books; his Italian grandmother was the model for the grandmother in Watch Out for the Chicken Feet in Your Soup.
Tomie de Paola has published over 200 children’s books over the past 35 years, and has won numerous awards, including both a Caldecott Honor Award, and a Newbery Honor Award. A prolific writer, he has written up to four children's books in a single year.
Tomie de Paola now lives in New Hampshire in a large renovated 200-year-old barn with his four dogs.
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=3126
The Cloud Book- This fun filled book teaches children about the 10 most common clouds.
Here is a lesson plan to go along with the book “The Cloud Book” by T. de Paola
http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/ylp/Units/Curriculum_Units/95-96/Weather_GChung/cloud_cloud.html
Clouds! Clouds! Clouds!
Title: Clouds! Clouds! Clouds!Subject: Language Arts and ScienceGrade Level: 1/2 grade -- AprilTeacher of Lesson: Gina ChungApproximate Time: 45 minutes to an hour
Objectives
Students will recall the names and descriptions of different types of clouds in a student-generated list.
Students will create a cloud book that depicts the different types of clouds they have learned.
This website http://perfectmelody.tripod.com/readingcomprehensionlessonplanthecloudbookbytomiedepaola/
gives you a reading comprehension lesson using the book
"The Cloud Book"
Click on the shortcut to see an image of the book.
http://www.librarything.com/work/96160
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I recently read about an author who knew whenever she was 4 years old that she wanted to be an author; I believe her name is Mary Ann Hoberman. But WOW, this guy sounds like a fantastic author, I can't believe the number of books he has written, and four books in one year is a lot! I can't wait to follow your links and learn more about him. And I absolutely loved how you included a link to a lesson plan that goes along with his book, great job!
ReplyDeleteWow great author profile. I think I will have to check out one of his books myself. He seems like a great person that has a lot to say. I love it when authors incorporate their own life in their books. It makes such a better story."Watch Out for the Chicken Feet in Your Soup", sounds like a story i can relate too. I think i'll read that specific book! Thanks for the great info.
ReplyDeletetomie de paola was a lucky boy to have his mother care enough to read him books. look where it has brought him now!
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