Nancy Attebury
Explore the World-Write!
Add it Up-Cummulative Tales for You!
Take a Trip!
Living with Legends! (may include biographies)
(La Grande, OR)
Grades K-6
About the Aritst: Nancy’s credits include several puzzles, teaching units, articles, and even recipes in children’s magazines. Students may recognize some magazines that she has written for including “Jack and Jill,” “Highlights,” and “Humpty Dumpty.” Her books Out and About at the United States Mint, Out and About at the Bank, Out and About at the Hospital, and Out and About at City Hall are part of a field trip series published by Picture Window Books. They are of interest level for grades K-4. Each book includes activities at the end. In addition, she is the author of a biography about Gloria Steinem. The biography, Gloria Steinem: Champion of Women’s Rights, was written at the request of Compass Point Books. The book is geared to 5th through 7th graders. Nancy has also written many leveled reader books for Harcourt and Houghton Mifflin. Some titles are New England’s Whales, Meet Some Tricksters, Sandcastles, Turn Up the Radio, and Sister Cities. The books are for children in grades 2 through 6. Her work of fiction, The Monster of the Lake, is based on the Wallowa Lake Monster. At present, Nancy is searching for a publisher for this middle grade mystery and she is willing to share it with students.
Residency Objectives: Nancy has written since she was a child and she loves to work with children who write. “Everything is fresh for them,” she says. “They have a wonderful view of the world and they can think outside the box!” Students will know how to write short creative stories, some of which will be based on legends. Students will know how to write non-fiction accounts and articles. Students will be able to tell about non-fiction pieces they have read. Students will be able to work cooperatively with others for the overall completion of a group writing project, such as a short book or a newspaper.
Staff and Community Offerings: Teacher workshop with ideas on how to use my books and other non-fiction books to foster creative and non-fiction wrting after my residency. Parents and volunteers: brief training on how they could help compile student works into book and newspaper form to make a finished product. Presentations about my books that would include hands-on activities for grown-ups and children.
Facilities and Supplies: Blank loose-leaf hard cover notebooks with minimum 20 sheets inside, pencils, markers, paint, glue, and copying availability
Material Costs: $1.00-$2.00 per student, less if school has paper budgeted
Connection to other Subjects: Visual Arts, Language Arts, Math, Social Sciences and Reading