Susan Marie Swanson
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- Testing Teachers
Midday presents an American RadioWorks documentary titled Testing Teachers. Studies show that students with the best teachers learn three times as much as students with the worst teachers. Politicians and education reformers are calling for big changes in how teachers are trained and evaluated…and in the way teachers are hired and fired too.
- Book by Minnesota Author Susan Marie Swanson Wins 2009 Caldecott Medal
Another local author in a good mood today is Susan Marie Swanson. She's the author of this year's Caldecott Award-winning best *picture book*. It's called the "The House in the Night" and the winning illustrations in it were done by Beth Krommes.
- Hungry Mind's Susan Marie Swanson reviews children's books
Susan Marie Swanson, editor of the Hungry Mind Review Children’s Book Supplement, gives her impressions of numerous 1992 children’s book releases.
- Susan Marie Swanson and Ken Meter of Hungry Mind Review discuss children's books
Midmorning’s Jim Wishner interviews Minnesota authors Susan Marie Swanson and Ken Meter, both of Hungry Mind Review, about the varied topics within children’s books. They also talk about their publication and it’s purpose.
- Susan Marie Swanson on kids' summer reading
American author of children's literature, poet, and educator Susan Marie Swanson provides kids' summer reading recommendations.
- Susan Marie Swanson discusses growing diversity of children's books
MPR’s Paula Schroeder talks with local poet and author Susan Marie Swanson about the changes in cultural subject matter within children books, with trend towards a depiction of diversity.
- Susan Marie Swanson on children's books
Local poet and author Susan Marie Swanson talks about children book releases noted in an issue of the Hungry Mind Review children's book supplement.
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