We had read many of April Pulley Sayre's 60+ books and the day we have waited for, the day of her visit to our school, finally arrived! We were ready for her!
In preparation for April's visit, all the children in the school signed their names to four paper sea turtles which were used to welcome our special guest and lead her to the Learning Center.
Her visit was amazing! She enthralled the children with her stories, sharing fascinating information about the many animals she has studied around the world.
And April proved to us how much she loves words by getting us chanting with her. "Billbug, Bed Bug, Bark Beetle, Bee. Painted Lady Butterfly. Flea, Flea, Flea!" Check out April's chant books, such as Ant, Ant, Ant! (An Insect Chant), or Trout, Trout, Trout!: A Fish Chant, or Go, Go, Grapes! A Fruit Chant. They are tons of fun to read out loud! She can find fun rhymes and rhythms everywhere.
The children learned how slowly sloths move by doing the motions with April, and listened to recordings of howler monkeys from her visits to Central America.
They lapped up her wisdom about believing in yourself, and keeping on trying even when other kids seem better at something than you are.
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| April Pulley Sayre, author, with Grace Greene, Youth Services Consultant with the Vermont Department of Libraries. Two amazing and talented women! |
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| April with a couple of fans. |
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| Carol and April, their birthdays one day apart! |
April talks with some eager
aspiring authors after her presentation.
Thank you, April, for coming all the way from Indiana to visit our school!
Visit April Pulley Sayre at http://www.aprilsayre.com/
to read more about this wonderful author and all the books she has published. The Essex Elementary School Library has many of her titles available to borrow. Touch a Butterfly: Wildlife Gardening with Kids was just published in April of 2013, and later this year follow Let's Go Nuts! Seeds We Eat, and Eat Like a Bear!
