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Left Bank Books Virtual Celebrity Storytime: David L. Harrison & Kate Cosgrove - The Dirt Book


*The event has already taken place on this date: Tue, 06/08/2021
Missouri author David L. Harrison and award-winning illustrator Kate Cosgrove team up for new picture book, The Dirt Book, which includes fun and fact-filled poems about what makes soil and who lives in it! Harrison and Cosgrove will read aloud from The Dirt Book and talk about how they made it in a virtual storytime hosted by Left Bank Books on June 8 at 11am CT on FB Live.

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Left Bank Books is excited to present another Virtual Celebrity Storytime!
We welcome award winning Missouri author
David L. Harrison &
award winning illustrator
Kate Cosgrove,
who will read aloud and talk about how they made their new picture book, 
The Dirt Book: Poems about Animals That Live Beneath Our Feet, 
on Facebook Live at 11am CT on June 8.
Join us on our Facebook Page and order a copy of 
from Left Bank Books to support authors and independent bookstores!
 
About The Dirt Book
 
15 fun and fact-filled poems about soil--what makes it and who lives in it! This book unearths some of the glorious mysteries that lie beneath our feet!
 
Dirt! It's made of chipped rocks, rotting plants, decaying animals, fungi, and germs. It's food for plants and home to animals of all kinds.
 
15 poems explore the underground lives of earthworms, spiders, ants, chipmunks, and more.
 
Spectacular art is oriented for an extra long view to better depict life down deep.
 
"This charming picture book is a splendid way to encourage an understanding and appreciation for nature and the often-unseen life that inhabits the planet alongside humans. The illustrations are rich and elaborate and the delightful poems keep the audience cheerfully bopping along to the rhythm of... dirt."-- Shelf Awareness
 
"With a playful sensibility and expert use of varied patterns of rhythm and rhyme, this collection of 14 poems takes us underground to painlessly learn about the life that burrows beneath our feet. . . . Fittingly laid out in a vertical format to take readers deep down into the ground, the full-bleed illustrations showcase gorgeous earth tones sparked with turquoise, yellow, peach, and lavender. Colored pencil has been manipulated digitally to resemble pastels and depicts a charming world aglow with life. Inviting in every way, this book is perfect for units on soil and animal habitats and is every bit as pleasurable for leisure reading." --School Library Connection
 

About our Speakers

David L. Harrison's books have received state awards in Kansas, Missouri, Michigan, Arizona, South Dakota, Indiana, Texas, Kentucky, and Virginia. Awards also include IRA/CBC Children's Choices, NCTE Notable Poetry Books, and Bank Street College Best Books. The David Harrison Elementary School in Springfield, Missouri, is named in his honor. David lives in Springfield, Missouri.

Kate Cosgrove has received many awards and honors for her artwork, including a 2018 Highlights Foundation Scholarship. Kate's debut as a picture book illustrator was And the Bullfrogs Sing, also written by David L. Harrison at Holiday House. She lives in Lansing, Michigan.

All you need to do to participate is log in to your personal Facebook account, go to Left Bank Books' Facebook Live Page, and wait for the livestream to begin on the page (you may need to refresh the page periodically until the stream begins). You may also watch the simulcast on Left Bank's YouTube channel.


*Times, dates, and prices of any activity posted to our calendars are subject to change. Please be sure to click through directly to the organization’s website to verify.

Location:

Hadley Park Community Center
1037 28th Ave N
Nashville , TN, 37208
United States

Phone:

314-367-6731
Contact name: 
Cliff Helm
Email address: 
The event has already taken place on this date: 
06/08/2021
Time: 
11am CT