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Author/Illustrator Visits
Martha Hannah & Larry Dowell
A Unique Opportunity to Meet Both Nationally Acclaimed
Performer & Author Martha Hannah and Award-Winning Illustrator Larry Dowell
From Idea to Print
The Making of "The Ghost of Hampton
Court"
Renowned performer and author Martha Hannah and award-winning
illustrator Larry Dowell present this educational multimedia workshop
that covers the development, from idea to print, of a children’s picture
book. In addition, as owners of CicadaSun Publishing, Martha and Larry
will discuss the actual production, printing and distribution of the
picture book.
The presentation includes Martha’s performance as Maid Martha, Medieval
Teller of Tales, of their sensational new book,
“The
Ghost of Hampton Court” - a chilling love story that is a lavishly illustrated
juvenile historical fiction picture book ending in a rather ghostly
surprise!
Martha & Larry will also discuss:
How personal point of view and gossip can
become an historic tale
The process of story writing
How stories
can become history
The development, from idea to
print, of the picture book
Basic illustration principles
How a student, using digital
technology and simple programs such as PowerPoint and Word, can
create a book
Presentation includes:
Activities
Handouts
Book-signing session
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