Bonnie Geisert
Bonnie Geisert is writing her third prairie novel for Houghton
Mifflin and Company. Her previous novels are LESSONS (2005)
and PRAIRIE SUMMER (2002), which received the Children's
Honor Book Award from the Nebraska Center for the Book. She has written
the texts for five picture books: HAYSTACK, PRAIRIE
TOWN, RIVER TOWN, MOUNTAIN TOWN, and DESERT TOWN, illustrated by
Arthur Geisert. Bonnie has an MA in Education and taught fourth grade for
twenty years in Galena.
School Presentations:
"Mining the Mettle of Your Lives" (Grades 3-7).
Bonnie compares the fictionalized accounts in her novels with the real
life farm experiences that prompted them. The writing/editing process
is covered and keeping personal journals of all kinds is encouraged. Follow-up
workshops that guide students in "mining" their own experiences
can be arranged.
“In a Time not so Long Ago” (K-3). Using HAYSTACK (The picture book version of PRAIRIE SUMMER) and PRAIRIE TOWN, life on a farm and in a small town half a century ago is brought to life. Highlighted are the old-fashioned method of making barn-size haystacks and the importance of the small towns once bustling on the plains and prairies.
Contact Information:
Email: geisert@galenalink.net
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