Ethan Goes to Recess
9781960259066
32 pages
Bookpress Publishing
Overview
During Ethan's kindergarten year, he encounters many new experiences both in and out of the school building. He's figured out the hot lunch routine and is working on writing his Bs and Ds, but Ethan finds the game of four square and the playground bully to be challenging. With the help of his third-grade cousin, Lucy and the supportive grownups at his school and at home, he continues to explore friendships, learn how to do new things, and deal with difficult classmates.
Author Bio
Angela Glover, Ph.D. is on the teaching-artist roster for the Nebraska Arts Council. She is a licensed K-6 teacher certified by the National Writing Project and holds the Nebraska Arts Council’s educational standards endorsement. Her children’s book Ethan Goes to Recess is part of the series Ethan Goes to School. In addition to writing, she teaches for The University of Nebraska Omaha and Creighton University and works as a writing coach for The Clearing. After teaching public education for eleven years, she completed graduate work in Curriculum and Instruction, Museum Studies, and Writing Studies, securing a Ph.D. from the University of Kansas. Glover’s essays and articles have been published widely in journals and textbooks. She served as the Writer in Residence for the Willa Cather Foundation and her children’s book Ethan Eats Hot Lunch was nominated for the Golden Sower Award. Her traveling exhibit “When Words Meet Pictures” explores the collaborative process of a writer working with an illustrator and has shown at the RNG Gallery in Omaha and the Farnham Gallery at Simpson College. Glover lives in Iowa with her goldendoodle Rosey and they enjoy hiking, cheering for the Jayhawks, and searching for the perfect French fry.Children’s book author/Illustrator Bruce Arant is self-taught in a variety of art mediums that include chalk pastel, graphite, ink, colored pencil and watercolor. In addition to illustrating picture books for other authors, Arant is also the award-winning author/illustrator of Simpson’s Sheep Won’t Go to Sleep! and Simpson’s Sheep Just Want to Sleep! He lives in Omaha, Nebraska.
