Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Meet the Authors: Rick Riordan, Bruce Hale, Russell Hoban





Rick Riordan  
Did you know Rick Riordan read the book, Lord of the Rings 10 times when he was a boy?
        With parent permission, check out his website to learn more about Rick and his several award winning book series:  
                                                             rickriordan.com
Rick Riordan is the author of The Lightning Thief, first book in the Percy Jackson Series, and two other popular children's book series, the Heroes of Olympus Series and the Kane Chronicles Series.  He also penned the very first 39 Clues book, Maze of Bones.
4th - 6th Grade
The Maze of Bones (The 39 Clues Series #1)
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Hardcover Boxed Set, Books 1-5The Percy Jackson Series (award winning series):  The Lightning Thief (award winning book, including 17 States Reader's Choice awards including: Beehive Winner in Utah), Sea of Monsters, Titan's Curse, Battle of the Labyrinth, The Last Olympian, Demigod Files.



The Heroes of Olympus Series (award winning series)The Son of Neptune is the second book in the Heroes of Olympus Series.  I read a chapter to the students about a high school class of students taking a field trip to the Grand Canyon and some strange and dangerous things started happening while they were on the skywalk.  A demigod, who seems to be suffering from amnesia, is attacked by enemies he doesn't know. But they know him very well.  Fortunately the demigod has demigod friends and protectors, one in particular is the Coach/Teacher who is leading the field trip.  He shocks the class when he transforms into a Satyr (half man, half goat) to protect the demigod and other students while the other demigods fight the enemies.  Book one of this series is The Lost Hero and   
The Lost Hero (Heroes of Olympus Series #1)
The Son of Neptune (Heroes of Olympus Series #2)

Book 3, The Mark of Athena will be available in book stores on October 1, 2012.
The Mark of Athena (Heroes of Olympus Series #3)

The Kane Chronicles Series
The Red Pyramid (Kane Chronicles Series #1)This is another Rick Riordan's series that made the New YorkTimes Best Seller's List and became an award winning series as well. People love his books! Book 1 is titled The Red Pyramid, and book 2, Throne of Fire.
The Throne of Fire (Kane Chronicles Series #2)
Book 3, Serpent's Shadow, debuted on the Wall Street Journal's best seller list at #1 on May 13, 2012.
The Serpent's Shadow (Kane Chronicles Series #3)

Bruce Hale
Bruce likes geckos, chameleons and other crawly creatures. He makes them characters in his humorous, mystery book series, The Chet Gecko Series.
                         With parent's permission, click on the link and learn more about Bruce and his books.                                            
                                                                       brucehale.com 

    2nd and 3rd Grade (higher grades too)
    Here are a few books in the Chet Gecko Series
    The Chameleon Wore Chartreuse (Chet Gecko Series)
    The Mystery of Mr. Nice (Chet Gecko Series)
    This Gum for Hire (Chet Gecko Series)The Big Nap (Chet Gecko Series)

    The newest book in the series is Dial M for Mongoose.   
    Dial M for Mongoose (Chet Gecko Series)



    Russell Hoban
    Mr. Hoban's books were published years before today's elementary students were born, yet his books ring true to children both then and now, especially the Frances books.  Mrs. Wilson selected Bread and Jam for Frances to be read to Kindergarten through 2nd grade.  What a wonderful choice of books to read!  This book cleverly educates readers about the enjoyment of eating a variety of foods. Read Mr. Hoban's short biography and list of his books with parent's permission at:                           www.harpercollins.com/authors/12220/Russell_Hoban/index.aspx
    Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
    Bread and Jam for Frances