My experience with Melissa Stewart

Today I got to meet the author of two great Reader's Theater books When Rain Falls and Under the Snow. Both by Melissa Stewart . She got the idea for the cover of Under the Snow  when she was hiking she saw a pond that had been iced over . She thought that newts hibernated in the winter but she saw newts swirling in a pond! It also took her five years to write Under the Snow!            Melissa published her first book in 1998 ! So she has been writing great books for thirteen years ! She gets her information for her books by interviewing scientists so she can get information for her great books. Mrs. Melissa gave us some tips for Reader's Theater! I am so excited for her new and upcoming books!     Emma

Skype with author

I think that it was awesome when we got to use skype with the author. I learned that  without monkeys there would be no chocolate. I can't wate untill the new book comes out, No Monkeys no Chocolate. I didn't even think that she

Webchat with Melissa Stewart

Today in focus we videochatted with Melissa Stewart. I learned that she is coming up with a new book. It is called No More Monkeys No More Chocolate. It sounds like a good book.It will be sold in 2013

I learned coco beans don't fall off the plant. If they stay on the plant they rot. We need monkeys to pull them off. The monkeys spit the seeds out as they swing through the forest. Then more plants grow.

I really enjoyed the webchat. I hope we can do this again. Bryan

Our opinion on the video chat

I think that the experience was outstanding having met an author over computer.She was different than I had expected her to be.I think her books and readers theater scripts are great.Not many kids get to meet authors so I am very lucky.She has written many great books.I cannot wait for her newest book No Monkeys no Chocolate.Presently,I am in the When Rain Falls.

Today we visited Melissa Stewart on the web. We asked her about writing books. She gave us some very good tips on writing. It is very intersting that it could take 4 to 5 years to finally get a book published. She said that when you write a book it takes patience. I am very honored that we got to visit her and ask her qeustions about her books and life.

Meeting Melissa Stewart

Today I was sooooo excited because...I got to meet Melissa Stewart!Melissa is the author who wrote our Readers Theater.She was soo nice and,she also taught me some things!She taught me that monkeys eat pulp from the coco but,they don't eat the beans.They drop the beans in the ground and help more coco trees to grow!She told us that her favorite animal that was in her book Under The Snow is a newt.She also told us that she likes Readers Theater because,you can make the story funnier.Well,I enjoyed getting to meet Melissa Stewart.

                                                                                                    Kerry

Author visit!

Today I got to see Melissa Stewart on a video thing.I saw her in her house and all her furniture.She helped figure out how to write a Reader's Theater script.She told us, if you choose a book with no dialogue, then just use your imagination to come up with voices for the characters.I am also excited to see and read her upcoming books about animals helping to make a chocolate tree grow.It's called No Monkeys No Chocolate.There also some other books like butterflies and moths, dolphins and sharks, and alligators and crocodiles.Melissa Stewart used to have a cat that gave her some ideas for animals in a book.But unfortunately, her cat died!!so after her house is done reconstructing itself, they will probably get a new pet at the animal shelter for some more ideas.It was really exciting meeting a famous author like Melissa Stewart!

                                                                                                -Emily