Grace+Lin

Grace Lin will be visiting our class on Thursday, January 24.

 We just finished reading __The Year of the Dog__ aloud in class.

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Before you post, visit the following links.

 Grace Lin's website has lots of information about her life, her family, and what is fiction and non-fiction in her books. www.gracelin.com

 Grace Lin also has a blog that you can visit to find out all about her thoughts and what she is up to. Click on "older posts" at the bottom of the page if you want to see more or on any of the links to other posts that are scattered throughout the blog. @http://outergrace.blogspot.com/

Grace Linhas lots of book talks posted on her blog. Read through some of them and find a book that interests you. (To see more, click on "older posts" at the bottom of the page.) Tell us about it with a post on the discussion page.  @http://outergrace.blogspot.com/search/label/booktalk%20tuesday

Grace Lin discusses why it is so important to have books available to children with characters from lots of cultures. media type="youtube" key="wbBKgoDP-oY" height="315" width="560"

Grace Lin explores artistic and memorable childhood experiences that influence her stories and illustrations.

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