Books by the 2010 BOOST Conference Keynote, Adora Svitak
Called a “tiny literary giant” by Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America, thirteen year old Adora Svitak is the world’s youngest teacher and the published author of two books. She explores new technologies and their possibilities in education through her teaching and speaking. Adora’s daily video conferences with students from around the world have earned her Berrien RESA’s “Best Author and Expert” award for distance learning two years in a row. Adora’s books are Flying Fingers, an engaging how-to handbook on writing for teachers, parents, and kids from a student’s point of view, and Dancing Fingers, a collection of poetry she co-authored with her sister Adrianna.
Adora has graciously offered to donate 50% of the profits from books sold through BOOST to the BOOST Scholarship Fund.
Dancing Fingers
$22.00
Dancing Fingers is a collection of stylistically varied poetry from two sisters, Adrianna and Adora Svitak. With topics ranging from the contemplative to the rowdy, their poems are sure to inspire and show your students how interesting poetry reading and writing can be. Dancing Fingers is full of writing activities that educators can use for their after school programs. Adora developed a series of distance learning programs that are based on Dancing Fingers, which are perfect for after school students.
Flying Fingers
$13.00
Flying Fingers is a compilation of nine short stories and writing tips from Adora. It takes readers on an engaging journey of creating and polishing their own fictional narrative with sections on descriptive writing, character development, and more. Short stories rich with vocabulary (and handy definitions) illustrate each point or concept while entertaining kids and adults alike. Adora developed a series of distance learning programs based on Flying Fingers, which are perfect for after school students.
