Leo Lionni Resource

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Leo LionniResource Idea Kit

• Ben Franklin Elementary School
• 1st Grade

Reading, Writing, Creating An author study of
Leo Lionni A special program for Ben Franklin
First Graders generously funded by the Lawrence
Township Education Foundation
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Leo Lionni Index
Leo Lionni Books
Illustration techniques
Meet The Author
Useful Links
Activities
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Leo Lionni

• Leo Lionni wrote and illustrated more than 40
  highly acclaimed children's books. He received
  the 1984 American Institute of Graphic Arts Gold
  Medal and was a four-time Caldecott Honor
  Winner--for Inch by Inch, Frederick, Swimmy, and
  Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse. Leo Lionni died
  in October of 1999 at his home in Tuscany, Italy,
  at the age of 89."Of all the questions I have
  been asked as an author of children's books, the
  most frequent one, without doubt, has been 'How
  do you get your ideas?' Most people seem to think
  that getting an idea is both mysterious and
  simple. Mysterious, because inspiration must come
  from a particular state of grace with which only
  the most gifted souls are blessed. Simple,
  because ideas are expected to drop into one's
  mind in words and pictures, ready to be
  transcribed and copied in the form of a book,
  complete with endpapers and cover. The word get
  expresses these expectations well. Yet nothing
  could be further from the truth."It is true
  that, from time to time, from the endless flow of
  our mental imagery, there emerges unexpectedly
  something that, vague though it may be, seems to
  carry the promise of a form, a meaning, and, more
  important, an irresistible poetic charge. The
  sense of instant recognition with which we pull
  this image into the full light of our
  consciousness is the initial impulse of all
  creative acts. But, though it is important, it
  produces no more than the germ of an idea. Each
  book, at the birth of its creative history, has
  such a moment. Some are fortunate enough to have,
  from the outset, a strongly identified hero, one
  with an inescapable destiny.

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Some of the Books of Leo Lionni
Full List of All Books
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Some of the Illustration Techniques we will learn
about

Colored Pencils Crayons Glass Painting

Newspaper Pastels Oil Water Paint

Paint Pen Ink Wallpaper
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Student Activities

• Make Your Own Mouse
• Swimmy Activities

• Frederick Activities
• Book Reviews
• Discussion Topics

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Make Your Own Mouse

• Youll Need
• Scissors
• Glue Stick
• Hole Punch
• Gray, Brown and White Construction Paper
• Crayons and Markers
• Body Ear Templates

Directions?
Traceable Templates ?
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Read our Book Reviews

• All the first graders at Ben Franklin School have
  been learning about Leo Lionni. He has written
  and illustrated many books. He has won many
  awards for his writing and illustrations. Many of
  his books have small creatures as the main
  character (like mice and lizards). His first
  book- Little Blue and Little Yellow- came from a
  story he made up to entertain his grandchildren
  on a train ride!
• Everyone in our class has had a chance to review
  a Leo Lionni book. We are experts on these
  stories. Read about the main characters,
  settings, problems and solutions in these
  reviews. Check out if we recommend the book.
• We hope you enjoy our work!

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My Favorite Leo Lionni BookBook
Reviewed____________________Reviewed
by______________________Good ? Very Good ? ?
Great ? ? ?

• This book was about______________________________
  __________________________________________________
  __________________________________________________
  __________________________________________________
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Useful Links

• Book Cover Creator Design a Cover online for a
  Leo Lionni Book http//www.readwritethink.org/mate
  rials/bookcover/
• Random House The Books of Leo Lionni
• http//www.randomhouse.com/kids/lionni/books.html
• 3. Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia
• http//www.mermaidtheatre.ns.ca/
• 4. State of New Jersey Theatre
• http//www.statetheatrenj.org/index.cfm
• 5. Read, Think, Write
• http//www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.
  asp?id968