11 books by local students chosen as Exemplary
11 of the 18 books chosen as Exemplary in the Tulare County Office of Education’s Young Authors’ Faire were written by students in local schools.
Springville Elementary School was well-represented with six books written by its students chosen as Exemplary. In the Exemplary Fiction category, “Wolves The Escape” written by Springville sixth grader Lillian Shepard was chosen.
In Exemplary non-fiction, “What are Alpacas” written by Springville sixth grader Saira Macdonald and “How to Make a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich” by Springville eighth grader Connor Machado were recognized.
In Exemplary Illustration, Springville eighth grader Kylie L. was recognized for “Captain Diego.” And in Exemplary Graphics/images, Springville seventh grader Bella Y. for “You Can Never Make Old Friends” and Springville sixth grader Kasandra G. for “Tommy’s L’manberg Experience” were honored.
Also honored in Exemplary Fiction were Sra. Martinez and Mrs. Smothermon’s kindergarten class at Jim Maples Academy for “My Alphabet Book.” Their kindergarten class was also honored in Exemplary Class Book for “Nuestro Libro del Abecedario.”
In addition, Rockford Elementary School students Addison Noble, Michael Barbera, Jared Gadiano and Peyton Borba were honored for “A Compilation of Life in a Snow Globe” in Exemplary Class Book.
Oak Grove School had two books honored as well. Second grader Danica V. was honored in Exemplary Graphics/images for “All About Koalas” and second grader Xiomara A. was honored in Exemplary Illustration for “Foxes.”
This week, organizers of the annual Young Authors’ Faire announced 18 books had been selected as exemplary works. Nearly 100 students from 10 schools developed 48 books for the faire.
To view all of the books submitted click on the Virtual Book Gallery link at www.tcoe.org/ Young authors fa ire. A link to the 18 exemplary books can be found at the bottom of the page.
Every year, the Tulare County Office of Education invites students to participate in the faire. The event offers writers in grades K -8 a chance to showcase their writing and illustration. In recent years, the books submitted to the event have been published online.