In October/November and March/April of each year Steve is available for school programs in the United States.

GRADES: K to 8

AUDIENCE SIZE:
60 to100 is best. Larger groups are ok.

ASSEMBLIES:
There are two exciting programs; one for K - 2 (30 minutes) and one for
3 - 8 (50 minutes). As the illustrations are projected, participants have an unusual experience of Australia. Students find animals and hidden things in the pictures. They view original artwork, drafts, and items from the resource file. The writing process comes alive.

Real magic is in the alternative answers to riddles that emerge from student responses. Their immediate lateral thinking and creativity is exciting.

WORKSHOPS (30 minutes):
Riddle Writing: Using a three-step process, participants create riddles and present them to the group to unlock.

Draw Aussie Animals: In directed drawing, students capture Australian animals on paper.

FAMILY EVENINGS:
The program is adapted for an all-age group.

TEACHER EVENTS:
Practical workshops, including the above program, extend the resources within Steve's books, providing teachers with material for immediate use.

A WORD FROM STEVE ISHAM:
"I love to see students create as they play with words. Along the way we encounter Australia and its amazing creatures. They sense the magic of words and pictures working together. I want students to leave the author program empowered to write. The other side, of course, is picking up a sense of the challenging work that books represent and the constant need for reworking images and text."

Author bio

SET-UP/EQUIPMENT:
Assemblies: Overhead projector with a bright bulb.
Workshops: Whiteboard plus writing or drawing materials for participants.

AUTOGRAPHING:
Steve is available to autograph books at whatever times suit the school.

Our books are available through our distributor Anne Wilson based in Colorado. She provides our books at a discount to schools.
Phone: 1 800 833 1787

Read what schools said after the program.

Program cost: $880/day , travel expenses included. (This includes travel from Australia!!). Schools provide accomodation on the night before the program. $550/half day. A "day" is usually 5 programs or workshops of 50 minutes each (30 minutes K-2).

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