Beatrice Gormley
Hundreds of schools have welcomed Beatrice GormleyBeatrice 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 readersBeatrice 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 interviewsBeatrice 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 schoolAuthor 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 visitEveryone -- 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! |
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