Deborah Hopkinson writes history and historical fiction books for young children and teens. In this interview, Hopkinson discusses her mission to make history come alive for students, her meticulous attention to historical details, and her love of sharing good books with her own children. Watch the interview to learn more about her and read a short biography about her life. Includes an interview transcript and a selected list of her books.

Concepts

children's literature, historical fiction

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Additional Tags

children's author, historical fiction author, deborah hopkinson, reading rockets, history book writer, elementary authors g - i, informational text about history

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional