We look forward to adding your event to the Father Goose calendar.
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PROGRAM INFORMATION: The Poems & Pranks of Father Goose
An Inter-active Assembly Program Grades K-5
A high-energy Poetry Performance that includes inter-active choral readings with the students, lively recitations, readings and story-telling that demonstrate where to get ideas and how to get started, as well as question and answer sessions for students and teachers. |
"A humorous, entertaining, and instructional poetry program
designed to motivate students and teachers
to read and write poetry."
Students and teachers have fun learning about
the various types of poetry
and where to find inspiration and ideas for their poems.
Each presentation is 50 minutes
and includes lively recitations and commentaries by the author.
Space and equipment needed for the presentations:
Auditorium (or gymnasium, cafeteria, large room, or area of the library)
Microphone on a stand
Two long tables pushed together for display
Small bottle of drinking water
School programs are for students, teachers, and librarians
in grades K-2 and 3-5.
Each school visit includes TWO large assembly shows
followed by booksigning sessions in the library.
HONORARIUM & EXPENSES
School Programs
$1,500 - plus airfare, hotel and meals
$.50 a mile for states within driving distance
Public Libraries and Book Fairs
$750 - plus airfare, hotel and meals
$.50 a mile for states within driving distance
Skype
$250 - for 45-minute classroom visit via Skype
BOOK ORDERS
We will email a Book Order form to you to copy and send home to parents so they can mark which titles they would like to have autographed for their children.
For schools within driving distance in the SE, we will order the books from the publishers and bring them with us to your school the day of the author visit and personally autograph books after each of the assembly programs.
For schools that require air travel,
please contact your local bookseller to handle book orders.
