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INTRODUCTION
Now that you have been introduced to the South Carolina Children’s Book Award Nominees, find out more about the authors of these books by going on a trivia quest.
PROCESS
Listed below are the names of the authors and trivia questions about each one.
Ø Click on the names of the
authors to visit a website about them or their books.
Ø Carefully read the
information and locate the answers to the trivia questions.
Ø Record your answers on the
provided Trivia Quest work sheet.
Ø After finding the answer to
each question, click on the “Back” button to return to this Trivia Quest.
BEGIN YOUR RESEARCH
1. Verna Aardema, author of Koi and the Kola Nuts
In what year did Verna Aardema publish her first books?
2. Aliki, author of William Shakespeare and the Globe
What nationality was Aliki’s
family?
3. Debbie
Allen, author of Brothers of the Knight
Debbie Allen has many talents. In addition to being an author, she is also known for doing many other things. Name three things she does in addition to writing books.
4. Odds Bodkin, author of Ghost
of the Southern Belle:
A Sea Tale
How many character voices does Odds Bodkin use?
5. Louise
Borden, author of A. Lincoln and Me
Before becoming a full-time writer, what jobs did Louise Borden have?
6. Ruby Bridges, author of Through
My Eyes
On what did Ruby’s mother and father disagree?
7. Beverly Cleary,
author of Ramona’s World
Because
8. Andrew Clements,
author of The Landry News
What was one of Andrew Clements’ favorite places as a child?
9. C. Coco De Young,
author of A Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt
Where did Coco De Young live as a child?
10. Paul Fleischman,
author of Weslandia
What musical instrument did Paul and his mother play when he was a child?
11. Dan Gutman, author of Jackie and Me
Most of Dan Gutman’s books are about what subject?
12. Deborah Hopkinson,
author of A Band of Angels
What award did Deborah Hopkinson win in 1994 for the book Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt?
13. Helen Lester,
author of Hooway for Wodney
Wat
As a child, what type of writing did Helen Lester do after birthdays and Christmas?
14. Lois Lowry, author of Zooman Sam
How many brothers and sisters did Lois Lowry have?
15. Anna Myers, author of Captain’s Command
What genre or type of book is Captain’s Command?
16. Linda Sue Park, author of Seesaw
Girl
The first thing Linda Sue Park ever published was a haiku in a magazine when she was nine years old. How much was she paid for it?
17. Patricia
Polacco, author of Welcome Comfort
When Patricia was young, what unusual event took place in her front yard?
18. Pam Munoz Ryan, author of Amelia
and Eleanor Go for a Ride
What nationalities are in Pam Munoz Ryan’s cultural background?
19. Rosemary Wells, author of Streets of Gold
Click on the “Meet Rosemary
Wells” button.
What jobs did Rosemary Wells’ parents
have?
20. Carol Williams,
author of If I Forget, You Remember
Which of Carol Williams’ favorite authors is also the author of one of this year’s South Carolina Children’s Book Award nominees?
EVALUATION
Ø After all students have completed the Trivia Quest, the class will check the answers together.
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You are aware that you must read a minimum of
three (3) books in order to vote for this year’s South Carolina Book Award
winner. Now that you have completed this
Trivia Quest and learned something about each author, state which three
author’s books you are most interested in reading first and why.
