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BOOKS:
Judy
’s
Life on a Farm
series looks at the hard work and simple pleasures found living
and working on a farm as told from a child's perspective.
Written on a third grade reading level, with an interest level
for grades K-6, each book is filled with colorful photographs
(thanks to David
Lorenz Winston) depicting the farm, and
the child's responsibility and teamwork.
The nine book series covers life on a pig, cattle, crop, goat,
horse, chicken, dairy, and sheep farm, and an apple orchard.
READERS
THEATRE SCRIPTS:
For
How and Why Stories for Readers Theatre,
Judy has created 40 scripts based
on imaginative and creative “porquoi” stories
that stem from multicultural folktales and Native American
legends. Curious first through fifth graders discover “how”
and “why” things happen, as they read
and “act out” these scripts. An introduction explains
what Readers Theatre
is, how, where and when it may be used, and offers suggestions
for writing original scripts. The 40 scripts are short, with
appropriate vocabulary and sentence structure for young readers.
Additional
readers theatre scripts appear in magazines, and in Mel
White’s Anthology (Meriwether
Publishing).
PLAYS:
Her
first play, Red vs the Wolf,
won the Margaret Bartel Children’s
Play Writing Contest (1987), and was published
a year later by Pioneer Drama,
Inc. After ten
years Pioneer asked
Judy to collaborate
with composer David Reiser to turn her play
into a muscial, The Real
Story of Little Red Riding Hood. Together
Judy
and David wrote
two more musicals - The Real
Story of the Three Little Pigs and
In the Soup, both published by Drama
Source.
Judy
also scripted her adaptations of the folktales,
The Golden Goose, published by
Pioneer Drama
and Rapunzel
published
by
Drama
Source.
AUTHOR
TALKS:
As
a result of the publication of her books, Judy
presents author talks to schools, libraries and a variety
of organizations. Using slides, she tells about her writing
journey and how she became published.
Through
classes and workshops, Get the
Creative Juice Flowing, Writing for Children, Creative Writing,
and a class For Teens Only,
Judy shares her writing knowledge
and skills at a variety of venues. |
“We
certainly enjoyed your author talk and slide show which was
informative and entertaining.”
-Peters
Elementary School, Slatington, PA
“Judy Wolfman
treated our students to an engaging talk with slides about
the evolution of her books, and later engaged our children
in various activities to help them get their creative juices
flowing. Her energy never wanted.”
-Centerville
Elementary School, Lancaster, PA
“Your writing program was fabulous, and everyone said
how much they learned.”
-Lititz
Public Library, Lititz, PA
“The children were able to take ideas and incorporate
them into their daily writing, which was what I hoped for.
You had a variety of activities that kept their attention.”
-Southard
School, Howell, NJ
“Judy showed
us different methods of creating a story in a group setting.”
-Windsor
Manor Elementary School, Windsor, PA
“Judy ’s
class on Writing for Children was excellent and relative guidance
for children want-to-be authors.”
-Class
member, Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA
“Judy ’s
very animated. That makes things easier to understand. Great
info to get started.”
-Class
member, Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA
“The class was great with the hands-on activities.”
-Class
member, Cleve J. Fredricksen Library, Camp Hill, PA
“I enjoyed the practical experience of instructor and
in class assignments to exercise writing skills.”
-Class
member, Hershey Library, Hershey, PA
“I enjoyed the group; exercises and instructor’s
way of “lecturing” – never boring and very
focused, as well as useful advice.”
-Class
member, Hershey Library, Hershey, PA
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