SANDRA MARKLE’S BOOKS
ARE REAL ADVENTURES
VIRTUAL VISITS 30 minutes or 45 minutes long
Available via Zoom or Google Meet
Sandra Markle shares fun science magic because she was Ms. Whiz on TV in Atlanta, GA and because everyone loves science magic! Markle tells behind-her-book stories, like camping out with 60,000+ Adelie penguins in Antarctica, meeting a 6-month-old baby elephant, and her unusual experience with Rosie the Boa Constrictor. Markle includes Q&A time with the children. Because she hosts from her home the Virtual Visit also includes a special extra children love--A trip to Sandra Markle’s Book Closet. This is a large closet packed full of the books she has published--over 200 titles to date plus some very special souvenirs collected while researching to write.
Sandra Markle’s 45-minute Virtual Visit includes more science magic, more time to share her behind-her-book stories, her writing and research process, more time for Q&A--well, just more.
Contact Sandra Markle at sandramarkle@yahoo.com for pricing and availability
SANDRA MARKLE'S YOUNG AUTHORS GUIDE TO WRITING
VIRTUAL PRESENTATION 45 minutes long
Available via Zoom or Google Meet
Sandra Markle shares her award-winning books and experience as an author while launching children into authoring their own researched, fun-to-write and read books.
Markle first engages young authors in looking at parts of her books to guide them in identifying and creating the all-important three parts of their books: 1. The grab your readers beginning 2. The page turning moments to lead readers through the middle, 3. The satisfying but wanting more ending.
As their adventure-in-writing guide, Markle next leads young authors on a safari to choose one or more favorite animal to star in their book. Then she’ll share her successful research tips to learn about an animal’s real-life adaptations for success. And she’ll show how—as in her WHAT IF YOU HAD!? books—young authors can use their imaginations to turn an animal’s real abilities into wildly fun possibilities for their stories.
Then Markle will share weaving together real life with imagined events to create a book. She’ll share examples from her own faction stories. Those are ones that tell fictional stories but share real-life facts about the featured animals. Her examples include more of her popular and award-winning books, such as HUSH AND HIBERNATE!, THIRSTY, THRISTY ELEPHANTS and FINDING HOME (currently licensed for a possible film adaptation).
As the perfect transition to illustrating their stories, Markle will take young authors to see the Book Closet. Children always love this peek at her over 200 published books, special souvenirs from her research, and a look at a large sheet of paper that is a production page from one of her books. Markle has illustrated a number of her own books and always works closely with illustrators and the publisher’s design team to have text and pictures merge perfectly. So, she’ll share tips for the young author-illustrators for having text and pictures work together perfectly.
Contact Sandra Markle at sandramarkle@yahoo.com for pricing and availability
Few Reviews for Sandra Markle’s Visits
Thank you so much for your Young Author’s Presentation; it was wonderful! I will definitely be recommending your virtual visits to everyone!! Etowah Arts Commission, Etowah, TN
Ever impressed and star struck by SANDRA MARKLE during our science presentation author visit today! Avery Gators ooohd and aaaahd! This was the best day ever being inspired by Sandra Markle. Avery Elementary, Hillard, OH.
Such an amazing Virtual Visit with Sandra Markle at Liberal Elementary! Never have I seen a group of 150+ kids sit and listen so intently to an author. She kept them engaged the entire time, highly recommended!!!! Liberal Elementary, Liberal, MO
I want you to know that many of the librarians and teachers expressed to me how wonderful your visit was. And all the students loved it! So many students are asking for your books that I have to order additional copies to keep our library well stocked! Amy Imai Elementary School, Mountain View, CA
Thank you for an awesome visit. Teachers and students enjoyed your interactive presentation! The format was perfect. I look forward to continuing to showcase your books in our school library. Reed Elementary School, Cedar Park, TX
