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Target Iditarod Teacher on the Trail™ Meeting an Author
by Jane Blaile
Wednesday was my first day for visiting schools and speaking. It was a lot of fun and the students and teachers were appreciative of my time, as I was of theirs. In the afternoon I caught the tail end of an IDEA workshop held in Wasilla. This group supports the homeschool program in Alaska. There are about 4,000 Alaskan students who are educated at home and IDEA, Interior Distance Education Association, is the support program. The highlight of my visit with these parents and students was meeting an author. Her book, just published on Valentine’s Day of this year, is called Veronica and the Muskoxen. Amazingly, it was written when she was only 7 years old. She wrote the story and took most of the pictures. After seeing it, I decided right away to place my order for copies for my school. Because, as Veronica said so wisely, “The best books for kids are written by kids.” Check it out at www.authorhouse.com.
