Helping Children Make Decisions, Author Matthew J. Kirby

Worlds Awaiting - Season 1, Episode 4

Mar 19, 2016 10:11 pm
28:34 mins

Helping Children Make Decisions (2:44) Jennifer Wimmer, Department of Teacher Education, BYU talks about how literacy is more than what meets the eye. She also offers tips on how to engage our children in the world. Author Matthew J. Kirby (13:53) Then, Rachel visits with Matthew J. Kirby, author of middle-grade novels about his personal satisfaction in writing books that cover a broad range of subjects. His books include "The Clockwork Three", "Icefall", "The Quantum League" series, and "The Arctic Code" series. He also shares some responses he’s received from his readers. What Makes a Book Good (26:09) Also hear children from Timpanogos Elementary School in Provo talking about what makes a book good.

Episode Segments

Episode Segments

Helping Children Make Decisions

11m

Jennifer Wimmer, Department of Teacher Education, BYU talks about how literacy is more than what meets the eye. She also offers tips on how to engage our children in the world.

Author Matthew J. Kirby

12m

Then, Rachel visits with Matthew J. Kirby, author of middle-grade novels about his personal satisfaction in writing books that cover a broad range of subjects. His books include "The Clockwork Three", "Icefall", "The Quantum League" series, and "The Arctic Code" series. He also shares some responses he’s received from his readers.

What Makes a Book Good

Also hear children from Timpanogos Elementary School in Provo talking about what makes a book good.