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Doreen Cronin & Betsy Lewin Virtual Author Visit!


Would you like your class to meet an award-winning author? The MYVisit Virtual Author Series is a fantastic opportunity for your class to interact with some of today's best children's book creators LIVE! Each visit brings the creator into your classroom via interactive video, discussion forums, and downloadable learning activities to create a unique learning experience that truly expand some of today's most popular children's titles.


DOREEN CRONIN & BETSY LEWIN
: Broadcast date: October 7, 2008
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Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin are the award-winning team behind the Caldecott Honor book Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type. Ms. Cronin is the successful author of many bestselling picture books, including Wiggle; Duck for President; Giggle, Giggle, Quack; Dooby Dooby Moo; and the upcoming Thump, Quack, Moo. Ms. Lewin is the Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator of Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type and its sequels, Giggle, Giggle, Quack and Duck for President, in addition to a number of other picture books, including So, What's It Like to Be a Cat? and Two Eggs, Please.

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