Interview: Kathryn Lasky
(see also: our review of Sugaring Time and our mini-episode with Kathryn)
Marcy and Jennie interview the author of 1984 Newbery Honor book Sugaring Time, Kathryn Lasky.
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Show Notes
Our show notes include information on, and links to, all the random references and recommended reading mentioned in the episode.
Lasky, Kathryn. Sugaring Time. Illustrated by Christopher G. Knight. Macmillan, 1983.
Sugaring Time Awards
1984 – Newbery Honor Book
1984 – ALA Notable Books for Children
Kathryn Lasky’s Official Site
Christopher G. Knight’s Scholastic Page
https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/authors/christopher-g–knight/
Bears of the Ice Resources
Documentary – Kathryn Lasky and the Polar Bears
Official Bears of the Ice Book Trailer
http://www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/books/book-trailers/bears-of-ice-quest-of-cubs
Read the first chapter of Bears of the Ice!
http://www.kathrynlasky.com/blog/post/excerpt-from-bears
Books Mentioned
Babbitt, Natalie. Knee-Knock Rise. Macmillan, 1970.
Babbitt, Natalie. Tuck Everlasting. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1975.
Huxley, Aldous. Brave New World. Chatto & Windus, 1932.
Iserles, Inbali. Foxcraft #1: The Taken. Scholastic, 2015.
Lasky, Kathryn. Bears of the Ice #1: The Quest of the Cubs. Scholastic, 2018.
Lasky, Kathryn. The Most Beautiful Roof in the World: Exploring the Rainforest Canopy. Illustrated by Christopher G. Knight. Gulliver Green, 1997.
Lasky, Kathryn. The Night Journey. Illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman. Warne, 1981.
Lasky, Kathryn. The Weaver’s Gift. Illustrated by Christopher G. Knight. Warne, 1980.
Thomas, Angie. The Hate U Give. HarperCollins, 2017.
White, E.B. Charlotte’s Web. Illustrated by Garth Williams. Harper & Brothers, 1952.
Willard, Nancy. William Blake’s Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers. Illustrated by Ann and Martin Provensen. Harcourt Brace, 1981.
Other Mentions
1984 ALA Annual Conference was held June 23-28 in Dallas, Texas.
http://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/past/pastannualconferences#1980s
Angie Thomas’ Official Site
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https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/applejack-rabbit-200897
Atlanta (Mock) Newbery Blog
https://atlantamocknewbery.wordpress.com/
Beverly Cleary’s Official Site
Bill Morris Remembered
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/print/20031027/37973-bill-morris-remembered.html
Charlotte Zolotow’s Official Site
Inbali Iserles Official Site
Lois Lowry’s Official Site
Maple snow candy recipe
https://www.popsci.com/how-to-make-maple-snow-candy
Meribah Knight’s Official Site
Meribah Knight’s NPR Podcast – The Promise
https://www.npr.org/podcasts/578326263/the-promise
Natalie Babbitt’s Scholastic Author Page
https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/authors/natalie-babbitt/
Natalie Babbitt’s Wikipedia Entry
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalie_Babbitt
National Jewish Book Award – 1982, Children’s Literature – Kathryn Lasky’s The Night Journey
https://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/awards/njba-list
Noah Tavlin’s Orwellian TED Talk
A Polar’s Bear Diet
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/arctic/wildlife/polar_bear/diet/
Polar Bears – Explanation of “still hunting”
https://www.bear.org/website/bear-pages/polar-bear/22-/70-polar-bear-facts.html
Russell Freedman’s Scholastic Author Page
https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/authors/russell-freedman/
Russell Freedman’s Wikipedia Entry
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Freedman
Stephen Jay Gould Bio
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Stephen-Jay-Gould
Veronica Roth’s Official Site
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