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| Mrs. Robinson's 5th grade class meets children's author Gregory Slomba |
The students had fun meeting Mr. Slomba, and a great time was had by all! Stop by The Deliverer's corner of the book block to read more about this exciting event. All eyes on Calendria...
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Twelve year old Eric Scott is called by Stig, a talking owl, to journey to another world to save a fishing village from a band of bloodthirsty pirates. Once there, Eric discovers that delivering the town is but one of the problems he'll have to solve.
For centuries, the Vynistri have been splicing lion DNA to the genes of their servants, the Chazum, using a device called the Machine. Now an army of Chazum and sympathetic Vynistri are waging a bloody civil war to overthrow the Vynistri's evil ruler, Chancellor Trelango. In their latest Assignment, the Deliverers--Eric Scott, Stig the owl, Kate Endria and Hallo Tosis the dwarf--are charged with putting an end to the fighting and restoring balance to the world. Aided by a secret society called the Order of the Crystal Lion, Eric and the rest of the Deliverers must overcome tragedy and loss to fight for freedom and equality. Spurring them on is the Order's belief that the long awaited Crystal Lion has arrived to deliver the world. Is it true, or will Trelango destroy them all?
"From the mouth thou shalt hear The wisdom of far off lands. The way to truth is clear Head, then heart, then hands. Lastly, tail will point the way To the world's end. Then gold shall have its say And foretell the doom of men." With his dying breath, so spoke the last Dragon's Voice. Now, with no successor to impart the wisdom of the mythical Golden Dragon of Ang and children between the ages of 12 and 15 mysteriously disappearing, the Dragon Islands have been turned upside down. It is up to the Deliverers-Eric Scott, Stig the owl, Kate Endria and Hallo Tosis the dwarf-to unravel the clues they hope will lead to the missing children and the new Dragon's Voice. Meanwhile, the Fang, leader of the renegade Denchi Assassins, has harnessed the unearthly powers of the sparkling mist and is attempting to tip the balance of power in the Islands, and perhaps shred the very fabric of the universe itself. Will the new Dragon's Voice be revealed, or has the Golden Dragon of Ang abandoned the Islands to the Fang and the sparkling mist?
I haven't read him yet, but these posts do pique my interest. It's great when authors connect with children during these events.
ReplyDeleteMedeia- My students so enjoyed having Greg in and learning about being an author. His stories are excellent and I hope you check them out. :) ~Stephanie
DeleteIt looks like the kids had a blast! I haven't done a school visit yet. The idea kind of terrifies me.
ReplyDeleteStephanie- The kids had a great time! Don't be nervous about a school visit- the kids will love you. :) Starting with one class might make the school visit less terrifying. Best of luck! ~Stephanie
DeleteI'm sure the kids had a blast with Mr. Slomba. :)
ReplyDeleteKelly- They did! :) ~Stephanie
DeleteIt looks like a lot of fun. Why didn't they do things like this when I was at school?
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely weekend.
Barbara- It was tons of fun! A great way to inspire reading and writing. I wish there was more of these events when I was growing up too. :) ~Stephanie
DeleteI love to hear authors read their own books! I wish more would visit schools. Still having trouble with Feedburner - I still don't get email notifications that you posted :(
ReplyDeleteErik- I will see if I can find anything out about why you aren't getting anything through Feedburner. How odd! Thanks for letting us know. I love to hear authors reading their books too. So much fun! :) ~Stephanie
DeleteCongrats to Gregory! His books look great! By the way, I love the owl journal (last picture)!
ReplyDeleteCherie- Isn't the owl journal awesome? So cool! :) ~Stephanie
DeleteWe never had school visits from authors when I was a kid (a looooong time ago). I'm so happy to see that kids get the chance to meet authors now. :)
ReplyDeleteLexa- I agree with you that author visits are wonderful. Such a great way for kids to connect with authors. :) ~Stephanie
DeleteI'll bet your students loved this! I remember very clearly the one author we ever had visit :) You are clearly an amazing teacher!
ReplyDeleteMeradeth- They did! I remember the one author we had visit too- Jean Craighead George. I wish we had more author visits. Thanks for your kind words. :) ~Stephanie
DeleteCongrats to Gregory! His books look great. I didn't even knew an author when I was in school!
ReplyDeleteNas- His books are very entertaining. I hope you get to read them! It is nice for kids to get the chance to connect with authors. :) ~Stephanie
DeleteIt looks like the kids and the author had a great time. I think it's wonderful that writers have the opportunity to interact with students.
ReplyDeleteBeverly- A great time was had by all! So fabulous for the kids to meet and author and for Gregory to get to meet young readers. :) ~Stephanie
DeleteThese books sound awesome! I bet the kids had a fabulous time!! :)
ReplyDeleteJemi- The Deliverers is a fantastic series! The kids had a blast. :) ~Stephanie
DeleteHeidi- It was very exciting to have Greg in to our classroom. So much fun! I hope you enjoy The Deliverers series. :) ~Stephanie
ReplyDeleteThe kids must have had such fun! I've heard about the Deliverers series and it sounds good.
ReplyDeleteClaudine- It is a great series! I am reading the third book right now and loving it. :) The kids had a great time with Mr. Slomba. ~Stephanie
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