Veronika Martenova Charles
Authors’
Booking Service is pleased to announce that author/illustrator Veronika
Martenova Charles, is now scheduling visits to Ontario schools for the
coming school year. Veronika
would love to plan a visit to speak to your students. Her rate is
$250
per session, plus travel from Toronto.
The Birdman,
which was written by Veronika, was a finalist for the Governor
General's Literary Prize (Illustration Category) in 2006 and a Finalist
of the ASPCAA Henry Bergh Children's Book Award in 2007. Maiden
of the Mist (A Legend of Niagara Falls) received Honour
Title
in the Storytelling World Award of 2002.
Here's
an excerpt from a note Veronika received from Teacher/Librarian Soah Lu
of Banting and Best Public School in Toronto:
"Thank you for your
wonderful presentations, Veronika. Both teachers and students really
enjoyed them and learned a lot from you. Now the students are inspired
to write!"
Veronikia is a member of The Writers' Union of Canada, and so schools
wishing to invite her may be eligible for a travel and fee subsidy to
off-set the cost of her visit. For details of this program, please
contact us for further details.
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Published
Works:
Books Written by
Veronika Martenova Charles:
Fairy
Tales in the Classroom (Fitzhenry
& Whiteside, 2009)
Don't Walk
Alone At Night! (Tundra, 2007)
Don't Go
In There!
(Tundra, 2007)
Don't Go
Near The Water! (Tundra, 2007)
Don't Go
In The Forest! (Tundra, 2007)
Don't Open
The Door! (Tundra, 2007)
(The
preceding titles illustrated by David Parkins)
The Birdman
(Tundra, 2006)
(Illustrated
by Annouchka Galouchko & Stéphan Daigle)
Books written and
Illustrated by Veronika Martenova Charles:
Maiden of
the Mist (A Legend of Niagara Falls)
(Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2003)
Stretch,
Swallow, & Stare (Stoddart
Kids,
1999)
Necklace
of Stars (Stoddart Kids, 1996)
Hey!
What's That Sound? (Stoddart Kids,
1994)
The Crane
Girl (Orchard
Books, 1993; Oxford
University Press, 1992)
Recent Awards and
Nominations
The
Birdman
-
Finalist, ASPCAA Henry Bergh Children's Book Award, 2007
-
Finalist, Governor General's Literary Prize (Illustration
Category), 2006
Maiden
of the Mist (A Legend of Niagara Falls)
- Honour
Title, Storytelling World Award, 2002
- 'Our
Choice' selection, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2002
Don't Open
The Door! - 'Our Choice' selection, Canadian Children's
Book
Centre, 2001
Veronika’s
Presentation Details
For
Grades one to three: I read from my books with children's
participation, tell the stories behind stories, show slides and talk
about the importance of imagination and perseverance.
For
Grades four, five, and six: I tell legends, show slides of the research
involved in the making of my books and talk about early civilizations
(a subject in the social studies curriculum).
My
preference is to work with Grades two and three because that is the
main audience of my books. For the presentation I need a screen,
and a
room where the windows can be darkened. Ideally I like to work
with
two classes at a time, but if a microphone is available I'm flexible.
I
also conduct sessions where students invent stories using the fairy
tale structure. Using their life experiences and their worlds as
building blocks, children create their own original stories, imbuing
them with their own personal meanings.
I
will present to: all junior and primary grades. Grades 2/3 are
the most preferable as they are the audience of my books.
Maximum
number of students per session: Two classes combined (generally about
50 students max.)
If more than 50 students, a microphone maybe required.
I offer workshops for grades 2/3/4
Maximum participants for workshop: One class.
I also offer...
Professional Development Workshops
I am comfortable in a classroom, library.
I will also present in an auditorium or gymnasium but I will need a
microphone.
I
require: Screen, a room that can be darkened (so that slides can
be
visible), extension cord and a cart or small table to place my slide
projector on.
