Tucson Festival of Books

Caryl Crowell


Caryl Crowell, a retired elementary teacher, also was a reviewer of children's books for Reading Teacher and Adventuring with Books, a publication of the National Council of Teachers of English.  

Awards: Kenneth S. Goodman In Defense of Good Teaching Award, 2015

Communities: Tucsonan


Scheduled events:
Connecting Kids with the Best Nonfiction
Nonfiction books are consistently the top choice for many children. Learn about the most recent award-winning nonfiction titles and gain ideas for their use with children. The presenters share from their experiences as members of the Orbis Pictus award committee, the top award in nonfiction literature for K-8 readers.

Education Room 333: Parent Educator (Seats 44, Wheelchair accessible)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sat, Mar 9, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Children
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Caryl Crowell, Julia López-Robertson, Janelle Mathis
Moderator: Junko Sakoi
Middle Grade Carousel: Action and Adventure
Meet a bunch of authors in 60 minutes as they share their new books filled with action and adventure. Each author will be seated at a table to talk with a small group about their newest book. Every eight minutes the authors will rotate to a new table in our version of author speed-dating.

Education Kiva 211 (Seats 200)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sat, Mar 9, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Children
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Kenny Curtis, Sayantani DasGupta, P. Djèlí Clark, Jillian Hughes, Rajani LaRocca, Lisa McMann, Matt McMann, Jennifer A. Nielsen, Misa Sugiura, Judd Winick
Moderators: Magdalena Castillo-Cockrum, Caryl Crowell

Book:
Inventing a Classroom
Life in a Bilingual, Whole Language Learning Community

Stenhouse Publishers
January 1994
ISBN 1571100024
274 pages