[CALIBK12] AUTHOR VISIT: Jeff Savage

[Robin Butts]

--- On Thu, 11/13/08, Barbara Bomes <bbomes at curtisschool.org> wrote:

> From: Barbara Bomes <bbomes at curtisschool.org>
> Subject: [CALIBK12] AUTHOR VISIT:  Jeff Savage
> To: "CALIBK12 at lists.sjsu.edu" <CALIBK12 at lists.sjsu.edu>
> Date: Thursday, November 13, 2008, 9:57 AM
> I would like to enthusiastically recommend award-winning
> author Jeff Savage.  He visited our school this week and
> spoke to cheering students in grades 1 through 6.  He has 
> written 174 books, mostly about sports and sports figures,
> which is especially useful for those of you who are trying
> to incorporate more non-fiction into your curriculum.  His
> presentations were appropriate to grade level and appealed
> to boys and girls. Students and teachers are giving him rave
> reviews.  Jeff lives near Sacramento and is an extremely
> easy author to work with.  You can visit his website at
> www.jeffsavage.com.
> 
> 
> --
> Barbara Bomes
> Assistant Librarian
> 
> Curtis School Library
> 15871 Mulholland Drive
> Los Angeles, CA  90049
> 310-889-3791
> bbomes at curtisschool.org
> 


I would like to chime in on this. Jeff has visited our school twice, last year and seven years ago to rave reviews. His energy is infectious. After his first visit, a kindergarten student went home and told his parents he wanted to be an "arthur" when he grew up. I know that many kids felt the same. I also agree he is very easy to work with. I highly recommend him.

Speaking of authors, Matthew Gollub is a great author to have visit. He really gets the kids involved with his drums and the rhythm of his books>
A big plus! He is bilingual (actually trilingual with Japanese and Spanish!

Robin Butts
Library Manager
Bernard Eldredge School