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TITLES
A Wealth of Wonderful Books in Print
(all published by Boyds Mills Press unless otherwise noted)
- Alligators and Crocodiles! Strange and Wonderful (2009)
- Penguins! Strange and Wonderful (2008)
- American Slave, American Hero: York of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (2006)
- Snakes! Strange and Wonderful (2004)
- Come to the Ocean's Edge (2003)
- Bear Hug (2003)
- Whales! Strange and Wonderful (2003)
- Dog of Discovery: A Newfoundland's Adventures with Lewis and Clark (2002)
- Crows! Strange and Wonderful (2002)
- Sharks! Strange and Wonderful (2002)
- Dolphin Man: Exploring the World of Dolphins (2002)
- Scholastic Encyclopedia of Animals (Scholastic, 2001)
- Global Warming: The Threat of Earth's Changing Climate (Chronicle, 2001)
- Bats! Strange and Wonderful (2000)
- One Room School (1998)
- Everybody Has a Bellybutton: Your Life Before Your Were Born (1997)
- Nature! Wild and Wonderful (R.C. Owen, 1997)
- Taking Care of the Earth: Kids in Action (1996)
- Dinosaurs! Strange and Wonderful (1995)
- Scorpion Man: Exploring the World of Scorpions (Simon & Shuster, 1994)
- Octopus Hug (1993)
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AWARDS
In February 2005 Larry won a major lifetime achievement award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (officially the award is called the AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books). Previously won:
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- Special Conservation Award from the National Wildlife Federation "for numerous outstanding environmental books aimed at children and young adults."
- National Council of Teachers of English 1998 Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children, for An Extraordinary Life: The Story of a Monarch Butterfly.
- The 1999 Washington Post/Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award for work that contributed "significantly to the quailty of nonfiction for children."
- More than 70 of Larry's titles have been selected as Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children by the National Science Teachers Association. Many of Larry's titles also earn starred reviews and a place on honored lists.
GRADES
K-8
LENGTH OF PROGRAMS
About 30-35 minutes for K-1; 40-50 minutes for grades 2-8
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Larry prefers to give up to 6 programs a day. This makes it possible for him to be with all grades, K-5 (or more). This also allows more personal interaction with students, and more kids to participate. He also welcomes the opportunity for a "writers' lunch" with a group of students selected by teachers. All of his varied programs aim to nurture writing skills and excite interest in reading, and in biography, science, and other nonfiction literature.
ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS, AND AUTOGRAPHING
A day's visit can also include one or more WRITERS' WORKSHOPS (the number of students must be limited since they will have an opportunity to read what they have written). Special programs can be arranged for book fairs and other events celebrating children's literature. Larry provides an up-to-date list of contact numbers at publishers, from which schools can order books (at substantial discounts) for autographing.
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"I love sharing ideas about the writing process with kids. Students are surprised to learn that even an accomplished, much-praised author feels that writing can be hard work — and is still trying to become a better writer."
FEES
$1,300 for a full day of up to 6 programs, and sometimes travel and lodging expenses for trips requiring an overnight stay. Several factors, including multiple school visits in an area, can reduce costs.
LEARN MORE ABOUT LAURENCE PRINGLE
Laurence Pringle
PO Box 252
West Nyack, New York 10994
Telephone: 845-623-7275
2nd Telephone: 845-623-7273
Email: octopushug@yahoo.com
Website: www.laurencepringle.com
