January 2014
Web Resources
Meet Rachna Gilmore
Rachna Gilmore is a Governor General’s Literary Award–winning Canadian author of more than twenty children’s books. Her titles include picture books such as the popular classic My Mother Is Weird, reissued in 2012; The Flute; Catching Time; and others. Her children’s novels include That Boy Red, The Trouble with Dilly, and the fantasy novel The Sower of Tales, among others. Rachna’s books have received multiple honors and awards and have been translated into more than a dozen languages. She lives in Ottawa, Canada, where she continues to “plark”— play, work, and lark—at dreaming up weird and wonder-filled tales.
Meet the Author
Nick Glass of TeachingBooks.net interviewed Mary Pope Osborne in her Connecticut home on May 28, 2013.
Additional Resources
- Standards
Next Generation Science Standards for Grow with STEM - Character Ed
Additional Resources - Curriculum Connection
Walk Through Time Directions; Time Discussion Guide - Freebies, Doodads, & Helpful Hints
Australia Word Search; Word Doublets Game Sheet - Library Lessons
Interesting Inventors visual, activity sheet, and cards - Strengthen Your Core
Vocabulary Challenge; Vocabulary Round Table