15. Sites to Visit
Bryan Collier’s Webpage:
http://bryancollier.com/bio.php
Publisher’s Webpage:
http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Brya
n-Collier/47727480
Book Award Information:
http://www.ala.org/emiert/cskbookawards
Hinweis der Redaktion
Image of open book http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/view-image.php?image=19527&picture=book-textbook \\
Image of Bryan Collier http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Bryan-Collier/47727480 Image of Coretta Scott King book award seal http://www.ala.org/emiert/cskbookawards Voice Over: Featuring Bryan Collier – And The Coretta Scott King Book Award. The seal represents peace, non-violent social change, and brotherhood.
Coretta Scott King Award information http://www.ala.org/emiert/cskbookawardsImage of Dr. King at a civil rights marchhttp://www.mlkonline.net/images.htmlSound: http://www.freesound.org/people/sandyrb/sounds/35749/
Image of Coretta Scott King http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/photocredit/achievers/kin1-004Sound: http://www.freesound.org/people/sandyrb/sounds/35748/Coretta Scott King Award information http://www.ala.org/emiert/cskbookawards
Coretta Scott King Award history information http://www.ala.org/emiert/cskbookawards/about Book Shelf Image: http://www.public-domain-photos.com/miscellaneous/books-on-shelf-4.htm Voice Over: While attending the American Library Association Meeting in 1969,Mabel McKissick and Glyndon Greer were discussing that African American authors and illustrators were not well represented with awards for their work. That was the beginning of the making of the Coretta Scott King Award.
Coretta Scott King Award information http://www.ala.org/emiert/cskbookawards/slction Book cover image of Uptown by Bryan Collier www.bryancollier.comCity sound clip from http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/soundfx/city_sounds/city_179_wav.shtml
Coretta Scott King Award information http://www.ala.org/emiert/cskbookawards/slction Image of American Flag http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/view-image.php?image=3281&picture=us-flag
Sound from: http://www.teachingbooks.net/pronounce.cgi?aid=2158Image of Bryan Collier http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Bryan-Collier/47727480
Image of Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson book cover http://www.harpercollins.com/harperimages/isbn/large/1/9780060229351.jpgVoice Over: One of Bryan’s favorite childhood books was Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
Image of Lady Woman by Bryan Collier from http://bryancollier.com/gallery.php Voice Over: His inspirations came from watching his grandmother make quilts. Can you see the similarities to quilting in Lady Woman?
Book cover image of Dave the Potter by Laban Carrick Hill http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/_images/ISBNCovers/Covers_Enlarged/9780316107310_388X586.jpgVoice Over:Dave the Potter is set in South Carolina in the 1800s. It is based on a real man named Dave, who was a slave. He used his artistry in making pots to leave his mark on history.
Image of Dave’s pottery http://www.davetheslave.org/ with permission from the website creator – will include copy of email in final packet.Quote from Dave’s pottery www.hachettebookgroup.com Voice Over: Here is an example of one of Dave’s pots. In Dave the Potter the author, Laban Carrick Hill writes, “Dave created his art in spite of a society that not only discouraged his brilliance but threatened him with death for expressing it.”
Dave at his wheel image http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/kids_books_9780316107310_AboutAuthor.htm then click on “read an excerpt”Voice Over: Can you see the glowing aura around Dave? Bryan added this feature to show the speed of Dave’s special creations. The shackles in the upper left hand corner remind readers that Dave is a slave. These illustrations help readers see Dave as a man who, even though he was bound to slavery, showed that he would not be held back by the shackles.
Book cover image of Tweleve Rounds to Glory; The Story of Muhammed Ali written by Charles R. Smith Jr. http://www.candlewick.com/cat.asp?mode=book&isbn=0763616923&browse= Twelve Rounds to Glory; The Story of Muhammad Ali by Charles R. Smith Jr, Illustrated by Bryan Collier. Voice Over: If you enjoyed Bryan’s illustrations then check out Twelve Rounds to Glory: The Story of Muhammad Ali written by Charles R. Smith Jr. Here you will find even more inspirational, storytelling artwork from Bryan.
Check out the illustrator, publisher, and American Library Association website for more information.