Phyllis Shalant

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Phyllis Shalant
BornJuly 22, 1949
Brooklyn, New York
Occupationeducator
NationalityAmerican
Genrechildren's scholastic books

Phyllis Shalant (born 1949) is an American writer of both fiction and non-fiction children's scholastic books.

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Biography

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Shalant has a B.A. from Brooklyn College, 1971 and an M.A. from Manhattanville College, 1997.[ citation needed ] She is currently a professor of children's writing at Manhattanville College in New York.[ citation needed ] She focuses on teaching creative writing to children and adults. Her debut work was The Rock Star, the Rooster, & Me, the Reporter.

Shalant focuses almost exclusively on pedagogical writing. She conducts writer's workshops intended specifically for elementary school age children. [1]

Shalant discussed her background in education and her writing process in a 2000 interview with Donna Green of the New York Times. [2]

Awards

Shalant has received the following awards and recognition for her work:

—Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List, 1997, for Beware of Kissing Lizard Lips

—Florida Sunshine State Young Readers Award Master List, 1997, for The Great Eye

—"best book" citation from New York Public Library, 2000

—Washington Irving Children's Choice Honor Book, 2002, both for Bartleby of the Mighty Mississippi

—"best children's book" citation, Bank Street College of Education, 2002, for When Pirates Came to Brooklyn.[ citation needed ]

One of her works, “The Society of Super Secret Heroes” is a children's book intended for the 4th-6th grade level. Finch Mundy is the main character. He and his three best friends, Rajiv Shah, a magician, Kevin Chan an artist and Elliott Levenson, who loves to joke around. The once dormant "Thinking Cape", acquired by Finch in Kindergarten, takes on magical powers and purports to “turn ordinary mortals into extraordinary ones.” They embark on several “missions,” where the boys have to take on the class bullies, and help a new teacher make friends. The Thinking Cape guides the boys on how to approach these problems. The boys face a real test as superheroes when the Thinking Cape disappears. [3]

Selected works

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References

  1. "School and Library Visits/Phyllis Shalant". Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
  2. Greene, Donna (16 April 2000). "Q&A/Phyllis Shalant; For a Book, Going Where the Turtles Donna Greene April 16, 2000". The New York Times.
  3. 1 2 Shalant, Phyllis (2007). The great cape rescue. New York: Dutton Children's Books. ISBN   978-0-525-47404-3. OCLC   69593879.
  4. Shalant, Phyllis (2007). Bartleby of the mighty Mississippi : a novel. Lincoln, NE: iUniverse. ISBN   978-0-595-44477-9. OCLC   154688222.
  5. Shalant, Phyllis (2005). Bartleby of the big, bad bayou. Brian Floca. New York. ISBN   0-525-47366-1. OCLC   56631830.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. Shalant, Phyllis (2002). When pirates came to Brooklyn. New York: Dutton Children's Books. ISBN   0-525-46920-6. OCLC   50592686.