Beatrice Gormley

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Hundreds of schools have welcomed Beatrice Gormley


Beatrice Gormley has visited elementary and middle schools in California, Oregon, Florida, Massachusetts, New York, and many states in between.

Beatrice signs books at Celebrate Children's Book Day, Sleepy Hollow, NY.

Author of thirty biographies and novels for young readers


Beatrice Gormley's books range from tales of fantasy in everyday life to biographies to historical fiction. These books are widely recommended on education reading lists - and by word of mouth among young readers!

Beatrice shares a good book with niece Shannon.

Speaker


Beatrice speaks at U. Mass., Dartmouth library

Beatrice Gormley has presented at

-The Keystone State Reading Association Conference,
Hershey, PA

-"Journey Towards Literacy,"
SUNY Potsdam, NY

-Young Authors Conference,
Bridgewater, NJ

-The Bloomsburg University Reading Conference,
Bloomsburg, PA

-The Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association

as well as many public libraries and bookstores.

TV and newspaper interviews


Beatrice Gormley has appeared on C-Span 2's BookTV, Fox News, and a number of local TV shows about children's books. Interviews with her have appeared in the New York Times, the Boston Globe, and many other newspapers.


Author visit

Westport Library children's librarian Linda Cunha invited Beatrice Gormley to the library to talk about her newest books, Salome and Marie Curie.

Photo credit: Susan Branco

Invite Beatrice Gormley to your school


Author of many popular fiction and nonfiction books for young readers, Beatrice Gormley tells students the dramatic story of how she became a writer. Her warm, lively presentation:
-Excites students' interest in writing and reading.
-Demonstrates effective storytelling.
-Expands students' knowledge about book writing and publishing.
-Illustrates reaching a goal through persistence.

In the question and answer session, Beatrice Gormley guides the discussion to:
-Connect with children's own struggles and joys in writing.
-Emphasize working hard to write well.
-Show research methods.

Full day visit includes:
-Four sessions, 45 minutes each
-Grades 3,4,5,6
-Unlimited book-signing
-Pre-visit display materials



A teacher and parent describes a Beatrice Gormley visit


Everyone -- teachers, students, and PTO members -- were very pleased with Beatrice Gormley's visit to the Dartmouth Schools. The children are always fascinated to meet a real author and if prepared ahead of time can get a great deal out of the visit. Mrs. Gormley's presentation and her work also tie directly in with the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks in a number of areas particularly Language Arts, Social Studies, and the Arts. Biography is one of the areas included in the Frameworks and if the teachers know ahead of time that this visit is happening they can work it in with their own unit on biography.

One of the things that impressed me was how Mrs. Gormley validated for the children the importance of revision and rewriting. Most (if not all) children I have worked with dislike editing and rewriting their work. They often view it as an unnecessary chore their teachers have them perform as a torture! Mrs. Gormley brings in copies of her own manuscripts and shows the children how many times her editors have her rewrite a book. Wow! A real writer who is paid real money has to rewrite!

Margo Moore, parent and teacher
South Dartmouth, MA

Beatrice shows research to Berkley Middle Schoolers. It was Pajama Day!


Some of My Books

Biography
Malcolm X: A Revolutionary Voice
A powerful black leader
Marie Curie: Young Scientist
The courageous girl who became a brilliant scientist.
Julius Caesar: Young Statesman
The ruler of ancient Rome.
C.S. Lewis: The Man Behind Narnia
Story of the author of the beloved Chronicles of Narnia.
First Ladies: Women Who Called the White House Home
All the presidents' wives, from Martha Washington to Laura Bush.
Louisa May Alcott, Young Novelist
Story of the author of Little Women.
Amelia Earhart, Young Aviator
A heroine of early aviation.
Althea Gibson, Young Tennis Player
The world's first African-American tennis champion
Laura Ingalls Wilder, Young Pioneer
The story of the author of the "Little House" books.
Fiction
Salome
Salome's story, in her own words.
ADARA
A novel of ancient Israel
Back to the Day Lincoln Was Shot!
Three kids from the present visit Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865.
Back to Paul Revere!
The Travelers Through Time ride with Paul Revere.
Back to the Titanic!
Three kids from the present travel to 1912 to save the great ship.
Mail-Order Wings
Nine-year-old Andrea orders wings through the mail with a guarantee to fly.



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