Author Study: Steve Jenkins
These websites are about the author Steve Jenkins. Included are biographies, interviews with the author, and bibliographies. Find activities to do with Jenkins’ many books.
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Steve Jenkins
This is Steve Jenkins official website. Learn about the author, his books, and how he makes his collages.
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Children's Author/Illustrator: Steve Jenkins
Read a biography of the author. NOTE: This site includes ads and a link to a discussion forum.
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Blog About Books: Interview Steve Jenkins
Read this interview transcript about the author's inspiration and book's ideas. NOTE: The site includes a blog.
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School Library Journal: In Living Color
Here is an interview with Steve Jenkins in which he discusses how he makes his books.
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Teaching Books: Steve Jenkins Interview
This eight-page PDF file is an interview transcript with Steve Jenkins focusing on his books. Learn about his inspirations and processes for writing books.
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Science Is Fun: A cross-curricular guide to books by Steve Jenkins
This eight-page PDF provides activity ideas to go with books by Steve Jenkins.
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"The Top of the World: Climbing Mount Everest" Activity Packet
This 12 page PDF provides activities to be completed in conjunction with reading Steve Jenkins' book "The Top of the World: Climbing Mount Everest."
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"What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?" Activities
This site provides activities to use with Steve Jenkins' book "What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?"
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"How Many Ways Can You Catch A Fly?" Lesson Plan
This five-page PDF lesson uses Steve Jenkins' "How Many Ways Can You Catch A Fly?" to teach about effort, resourcefulness, perseverance, and problem solving.
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ReadWriteThink: Bridging Literature and Mathematics by Visualizing Mathematical Concepts: Lesson Plan
This lesson plan employs "Actual Size" by Steve Jenkins and "If You Hopped Like a Frog" by David M. Schwarz to connect reading, writing, math, and science.
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