My Favorite Research Story by Jennifer Ward
Today we continue the series in which award-winning nonfiction authors discuss the joys and challenges of the research process with an essay by Jennifer Ward. Thank you, Jen. My most recent nonfiction picture book, Just You and Me: Remarkable Relationships in the Wild, illustrated by Alexander Vidal (Simon &Schuster/Beach Lane Books), hit bookshelves in September 2021. […]
Why I Write Expository Nonfiction by Anita Sanchez
Today we continue the series in which award-winning nonfiction authors discuss the joys and challenges of writing narrative nonfiction and expository nonfiction with an essay by Anita Sanchez. Thank you, Anita. A food chain is simple: little fish are eaten by big fish, which are eaten by bigger fish, and so forth. An ecosystem is far […]
My Favorite Research Story by Patricia Newman
Today we continue the series in which award-winning nonfiction authors discuss the joys and challenges of the research process with an essay by Patricia Newman. Thank you, Patricia. I love writing nonfiction. I tell real stories, I meet scientists on the cutting edge of discovery, and I share their process with readers. Despite my love of […]
My Favorite Research Story by Leah Henderson
Today we continue the series in which award-winning nonfiction authors discuss the joys and challenges of the research process with an essay by Leah Henderson. Thank you, Leah. When I was young, my family often travelled to sights around the world, learning the history of a place and its people. Especially the stories of Black and […]
My Favorite Research Story by Nancy Castaldo
Nancy with Bosco Verticale in background Today we continue the series in which award-winning nonfiction authors discuss the joys and challenges of the research process with an essay by Nancy Castaldo. Thank you, Nancy. I love research. It’s my favorite part of the nonfiction writing process because it enables me to explore everything that interests me. […]
My Favorite Research Story by Marc Tyler Nobleman
Today we continue the series in which award-winning nonfiction authors discuss the joys and challenges of the research process with an essay by Marc Tyler Nobleman. Thank you, Marc. Bruce Wayne is Batman’s real name. His secret identity. Yet that’s not his biggest secret. Batman is one of the most successful fictional characters in any medium […]
My Favorite Research Story by Margarita Engle
Today we continue the series in which award-winning nonfiction authors discuss the joys and challenges of the research process with an essay by Margarita Engle. Thank you, Margarita. I traveled to Venezuela in 2006, but I was not allowed to enter Caracas, due to turmoil in that city, so instead I went to Barquisimeto, the “city […]
My Favorite Research Story by Azadeh Westergaard
Today we continue the series in which award-winning nonfiction authors discuss the joys and challenges of the research process with an essay by Azadeh Westergaard. Thank you, Azadeh. Some people engage in extreme sports to get their juices flowing. I get my thrills by going on extreme fact-finding missions about biography subjects. For my debut picture book, […]
Look Out World . . . There’s No Stopping These Students!
Not long ago, school librarian Meredith Inkeles (@KRESLibrary) tweeted the following: After sharing Sibert Award-winning Summertime Sleepers by Melissa Stewart and Sarah S. Brannen with 3rd graders, they had some amazing questions about the mangrove killifish & the pixie frog. I think we have some research to do! A few minutes later, she followed up with a […]
My Favorite Research Story by Susan Hood
Today we continue the series in which award-winning nonfiction authors discuss the joys and challenges of the research process with an essay by Susan Hood. Thank you, Susan. Once long ago, Polish soldiers found an abandoned bear cub who grew up to be their beloved troop mascot and a World War II hero. Could this story […]