46- (0) release dates: November 0-6 Especally for and ther famles e _ by _Syndcate C 200 The Mn " - Pbonng Company nc. By BErrY DEBNAM from The Mn " - by Betty Debnam C 200 The Mn P_ Publshng Company nc. A Newbery Honor Award Wnner Meet Author Joan Bauer Overcomng hardshp Joan Bauer won a 200 Newbery Honor Award for "Hope Was Here." n Joan Bauer's books, as n her own lfe, hope and a sense of humor are mportant resources for beatng the odds. n her books, people keep fghtng for ther goals, no matter how much s stacked aganst them. n "Hope Was Here," 6-year-old Hope must fnd the courage to face corrupt poltcans, a new boyfrend and the leukema of a beloved frend. Joan Bauer draws on her vctores over her personal tragedes to wrte c her books. Her father was an alcoholc, and her parents dvorced when she was 8. She sad: " learned from my grandmother and my mother that n "Rules of the Road," just because lfe Jenna's alcoholc throws you some father dsrupts her famly. To gve herself pretty tough a break, she takes a curves doesn't job drvng an elderly woman out of town, mean you can't rse above that." but she soon faces 0: A-!E j Joan Bauer, 49, lves n Brooklyn, NY. Her husband, Evan, s a computer engneer.! Her frst book A- Gettng started Joan Bauer's frst publshed work was a poem about how much she hated lma beans. t won second prze n a newspaper's Frut and Vegetable Poetry Contest. t also landed her a job, only not n wrtng. The manager of the classfed ads department also hated lma beans, and offered her a job. She worked n sales and advertsng at dfferent Publcatons for 0 years. She sad, "Ths was very nterestng and enjoyable, but there was lterally somethng growng n me for years that cred out for me to try my hand at wrtng." She qut her sales job to wrte magazne and newspaper artcles and move scrpts. When Joan Bauer's wrtng career was fnally takng off, she was n a car accdent. She was n so much pan, she was not able to work for months. A year after her accdent, she was able to start wrtng agan, but only o for about 30 mnutes at a n "Squashed," Elle tme, untl the needs humor and pan got so bad guts to make her she had to qut. dreams come true: to t took her connect wth her father, to be wth the about a year new boy n town, and and a half to to wn the blue rbbon fnsh her frst for her gant pumpkn. book, "Squashed." even more challenges. Advce to kds "Every sngle person has been put on the Earth for a reason. We've all been gven gfts, some thngs that we are good at dong. "One of the greatest thngs we can fnd out n lfe s what those are, and how we can use them to help ourselves, but also to help other people." Some favortes Sports to do: hkng, ce skatng Hobby: cookng Tme to read: n the evenng n her apartment. The buldng they lve n used to be a church, so there are a lot of fun nooks and small towers. Please nclude all of the approprate regstered trademark symbols and copyrght lnes n any publcaton of The Mn Page.
46-2 (0); release dates: November 0-6 from The Mn Page by Betty Debnam C 200 The Mn Page PubUahng Company nc. Meet llustrator Betsy Lewn Betsy Lewn, 65, poses wth the subject of one of her books. Her husband, Ted, s also Betsy Lewn won a 200 Caldecott Honor Award for "Clck, Clack, Moo, Cows That Type," wrtten by Doreen Cronn. She sad when she got the manuscrpt of ths book, " was laughng so hard when read t that ddn't thnk could st down and do the llustratons." The sequel, "Gggle, Gggle, Quack," s comng out next summer. chldren's book llustrator and wnner of a 994 Caldecott Honor Award. ' H f u -j Some favortes Color: "Red, real, real true red. just.. love color." Tme and place to read: "t's catch Betsy Lewn has loved drawng as catch can. Usually read on the snce she was a lttle grl. "My mother subway. Sometmes wake up n the sad was born wth a pencl n my mddle of the nght and fx myself hand." warm mlk and read for an hour, unless the book s really nterestng, After art school, she llustrated greetng cards and chldren's and then 'm up all nght." Hobbes: "Our work s everythng. magaznes. Her frst book, "Cat But we love the outdoors. We love to Count," began as a poem she had go canoeng, to go brd watchng." wrtten for one of those magaznes. Background Mn Spy and her frends lke to talk about what they read at school. See f you can fnd: carrot ruler man n the moon feather J»J..!j. key letter A _ umbrella football pencl knfe muffn c letter D '--""" sock letter L canoe n "Chubbo's Pool," a hppopotamus scares the other anmals away from hs pool. When the pool dres up, most of the other anmals refuse to let hm share thers. Betsy Lewn got ths dea from her travels n.. Afrca. Advce to kds "Follow your dreams. Lsten to your nner self Pay attenton to t. f you want to become an llustrator or an author or anythng else, t nvolves dong that every sngle day. Draw every day. Wrte every day." Mt\ Mn Spy... Betsy and Ted Lewn take at least one bg trp together a year. They each get the deas for about half ther books from ther trps. She sad that although they travel together and have the same experences, they each get dfferent deas. Ted's are more scentfc, and hers are usually more whmscal. Some of her books that arose from ther travels are "Booby Hatch," about a blue-footed booby n the Galapagos slands, and ''What's the Matter, Habb?" about a camel drver and hs camel n northern Afrca. a n "Clck, Clack, Moo, Cows That Type," the cows go on strke for better condtons. Then the chckens and ducks start makng demands. Her work from Tho M n " - by Betty Debnam 0 200 Tho Mn " - Publshng Company nc. BOOK WEEK (J.!)J \\ound S TRY'N FND Words that remnd us of books are hdden n the block below. Some words are hdden backward or dagonally. See f you can fnd: READ, BOOK, LLUSTRATOR, TOPC, PAGE, TTLE, NDEX, CHAPTER, WORD, SENTENCE, PLOT, COVER, WRTER, LEARN, ENJOY, SERES, NUMBER, PUBLSH. GET CARRED AWAY READ! C B P N RAE L K W SSP N NCO L A E N JOY R E E U U DDMVEGWORD NRBM E E N R E U E A edt T L B X K 0 0 B R F 0 S VEE E E TOP C G P LOT R N S S R H C HAP T E R Q T C W H B T R eel T T G H J E K L J REA D ROT ART S U L L Please nclude all of the approprate regstered trademark symbols and copyrght lnes n any publcaton of The Mn Page.
46-3 (0); release dates: November 0-6 Go dot to dot and color. Natonal Chldren's Book Week s Nov. 2-8. Ths year's theme s n the dot-to-dot below. 2 3 7..4 GET. 8 6 5 '" 2 CARRED.3 8 9-7 - 9 0 AWAY - 5 READ 6 -! - 23 22 44/ 25 42 43 26-- 27 28 :==:::: 29 30 -------- 3 J\C ' [ 33. 32-4 )2A from The Mn "-by Belly Dobown C 200 The Mn "--..ng nc. h;;o!:!;r:- You'll need: cup sugar 2 cups all-purpose flour /2 cup butter or margarne /2 teaspoon salt 2 eggs, beaten teaspoon bakng soda. 3 bananas, mashed /4 cup pecans, chopped teaspoon vanlla /4 cup chocolate chps What to do:. n a large bowl, mx sugar and butter or margarne untl smooth and creamy. 2. Add eggs, bananas and vanlla. Mx well. 3. n a medum bowl, combne flour, salt and bakng soda. 4. Add Mx well. flour mxture to creamy mxture. Mx well. 5. Str n pecans and chocolate chps. Mx well. 6. Spoon nto a greased loaf pan. Bake n a ".' preheated 350-degree oven for hour or untl done. Meet Countess Vaughn Countess Vaughn plays Km Parker on the TV show "The Parkers." Countess, 23, grew up n dabel, Okla. She has been performng snce she was 3 years old when she sang n her church. When she was 5, she decded she wanted to be a performer when she grew up. She entered and won several local talent contests. From there she went on "Star Search," and at 9 won the junor champonshp. She then became an actress. She had roles n TV shows ncludng "227," "Thea" and "Moesha." Countess lves n Los Angeles. She lkes to cook and wrte scrpts. from The Mn "-by Belly Debnorn C 200 The Mn "--..ng nc. from The Mn "-by Belly Debnam C 200 The Mn Page -..ng Company nc. :8 lmumlu JJ@k The followng jokes all have somethng n common. Can you guess the common theme or category? To order, send $3.00 plus $.00 postage and handlng for each copy. Send only checks or money orders payable to: Andrews McMeel Publshng, P.O. Box 49242, Kansas Cty, MO 644. Please send copes of The Mn Page Presdents of the Unted States Poster (tem #9939-6) at $4.00 each, ncludng postage and handlng. (Bulk dscount nformaton avalable upon request.) Name: Address: Cty: State: Zp: & Jm: How do mllonares dance? Jule: Check-to-check!,, ;; Km: Why don't cows have money? Kelly: Because people mlk them dry! Joe: hear the workers at the mnt are 6 B complanng about too much work. Jenna: Yes, they've sad they wll go on strke unless they make less money! Please nclude all of the approprate regstered trademark symbols and copyrght lnes n any publcaton of The Mn Page.
l-----------------------------------------------------huu... _ 46-4 (0); release dates: November 0-6 from The Mn Page by Betty Debnam C 200 The Mn Page Publshng Company nc. 200 Award-Wnnng Books Jack Gantos s best known for hs pcture books about Rotten Ralph, a mschevous cat. He has also wrtten several stores for mddleschoolers. The John Newbery Medal s awarded each year to the author of the most outstandng chldren's book. The Newbery Medal was awarded to Rchard Peck for "A Year Down Yonder," the sequel to hs 2000 Newbery Honor Award book, "A Long Way From Chcago." t tells of 5-yearold Mary Alce, who has to go lve wth her festy, unusual grandmother. The Randolph Caldecott Medal s awarded each year to the llustrator of the most outstandng chldren's pcture book. n "Joey Pgza Loses Control," Joey meets hs dad for the frst tme n years. He sees that hs dad s lke an aduh verson of t - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - hmself. Newbery Honor Awards Kate DCamllo's frst novel, "Because of Wnn-Dxe", won a Newbery Honor Award. She was rased n the South, but now lves n Mnneapols. n "Because of Wnn-Dxe," a O-year-old grl swoned about movng toa newtown untl she adopts a dog she names Wnn-Dxe, after the supermarket where she meets t Joan Bauer was also a Newbery Honor Award wnner for "Hope Was Here." Next week read all about the Plgrms' harvest feast and how they buh ther homes. Sharon Creech has taught hgh school Englsh n England and Swtzerland. She won the 995 Newbery Medal for "Walk Two Moons." n "The Wanderer," the journals of two 3-year-old cousns descrbe ther dangerous journey n a boat salng across the Atlantc to England. L - - ---- Chrstopher Bng has drawn cartoons for several magaznes and newspapers. He works n a barn studo behnd hs house. n "Casey at the Bat, A Ballad of the Republc Sung n the Year 888," Chrstopher Bng retells the story of the heroc batter of "The Mudvlle Nne." an Falconer has llustrated covers for natonal magaznes, and has desgned sets and costumes for the ----..:. New York Cty Ballet and the San Francsco Opera. "Olva" s hs frst chldren's book. OLVA.... The Mn Page s created and edted by Betty Debnam Assocate Edtors Staff Artst Anne Chamberlan Lucy Len Wendy Daley Look through your newspaper for a good photo, and make up a story. Olva, a lttle pg, has fun dressng up, dancng and pantng on the walls. Betsy Lewn was also a Caldecott Honor Award wnner for "Clck, Clack, Moo, Cows That Type," by Doreen Cronn. Please nclude all of the approprate regstered trademark symbols and copyrght lnes n any publcaton of The Mn Page.... j.!'
Read all about author Joan Bauer by Betty Debnam Appearng n your newspaper on ' from The Mn Page by Betty Debnam C 2J0The Mn Page Pubohng Company nc. (Note to Edtor: Above s cameraready, one column-by-4 /4-nch ad promotng ssue 46.) release dates: November 0-6 The M.!tge =r::pot9ht: Mn Page actvtes meet many state and natonal educatonal standards. Each week we dentfy standards that relate to The Mn Page's content and offer actvtes that wl help your students reach them. Ths week's standards: Students comprehend and respond to a varety of mages and text. Students dentfy forms and elements of lterature. (Language arts: Readng) Actvtes:. Desgn your own book cover for one of your favorte books.. 2. Fnd a newspaper story about a young person. Make up a story about that person and why he or she s n the news. Wrte down your story. Draw a pcture f to go wth t. 3. ntervew three frends about the knds of books they lke. Do they prefer fantasy? Scence fcton? Bographes? What other type of book? Ask them why _ they lke to read a partcular knd of book. Then ask three adults the same questons. Do any of the young people and adults lke the same knds of books? 4. Use reference books or the nternet to fnd the ttles of other Newbery and Caldecott Medal wnners. Choose three books you thnk you would lke to read. Why do those books sound nterestng?. 5. Whch books n today's Mn Page are about young people movng to a new place? Whch books are about young people and ther famly members? Whch books are about young people takng a trp? Whch books tell about real people? Whch of the books would you lke to read? Why? (standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M Unversty-Corpus Chrst) 46-5 (0) Gus Goodsport'SJ8poat Supersport: Olaf Kolzg Heght: 6-3 Weght: 23 Brthdate: 4-9-70 Brthplace: Johannesburg, South Afrca Snce 989, Olaf Kolzg has been playng goale for the Washngton Captals ce hockey team. He s n hs th season wth the team. He played n the 998 and 2000 All-Star games. n the 999-2000 season he played n a career-hgh 73 games. He led all pro hockey players n mnutes played (4,37) and saves (,794). That season he won the Vezna Trophy, gven to the Natonal Hockey League's top goaltender. Olaf s marred and has a son. He helps rase money for Chldren's Hosptal n Washngton, D.C. He also works wth a program called Readng s Cool, whch helps brng readng to schools n the D.C. area. from The Mn Page bybettydobnam C 2J0The Mn Page Pubohng Company nc. (Note to Edtor: Above s the Standards for ssue 46.) (Note to Edtor: Above s copy block for Page 3, ssue 46, to be used n place of ad f desred.) Please nclude all of the approprate regstered trademark symbols and copyrght lnes n any publcaton of The Mn Page.