Guest Post: Melanie Jackson on teaching online during COVID-19
Author Melanie Jackson shares her experience teaching a creative writing course online due to COVID-19—and offers tips!
Author Melanie Jackson shares her experience teaching a creative writing course online due to COVID-19—and offers tips!
In a guest post for the Orca Blog, Elizabeth Withey explains how her idea for The One with the Scraggly Beard came from her own family’s experiences.
Once Upon an Hour author Ann Yu-Kyung explains the traditional Korean timekeeping practice where the 12 animals of the zodiac are assigned to 2-hour sections of the 24-hour clock.
Growing up, I didn’t know much about mental health. We never even used those words in my small town.
In this guest post, author Eric Walters explains how he was inspired to write an early chapter book, High and Dry, and a middle grade Hi-Lo book, On the Rocks, based on the same real-life event. (Classroom questions and activities included!)
Happy Spring, Orca Blog readers! As the seasons change, so does the weather. In this guest post, CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe shares what it’s like writing about science for kids, and how to talk to them about scary topics like natural disasters.
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