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Ice Cube Books (est. 1993)
205 N Front Street
North Liberty, Iowa 52317
Publisher/Publicist
Steve Semken
steve@icecubepress.com
p 319.626.2055
f 413.451.0223
www.icecubepress.com
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New York state through the fall 2009
and Spring 2010 |
The LadyBug Waltz
Jeanette Hopkins (author)
Heidi Rittenhouse-Goeken (artist)
32 pages, full color, cloth binding
Isbn 9781888160376, $21.95
Release date Sept. 24, 2009
Capture the magic of a ladybugs' ball...
crimson colored gowns, antennae tiaras …
and all of the starlight your child can imagine
Ice Cube Books are not just for adults
anymore! Our first full-colored children’s
book with lessons to be learned not only
from the natural world, but through
music, patterns and artwork. A charming
story told in the form of a waltz by a
longtime teacher and educator with art by an elementary art
school teacher. This book allows music, art and writing to
connect.
Jeanette says on her book, “The rhythm in the book assists in
reading development. I’d really like to see experience, rhythm
back in the classroom…I read in classrooms and try to select
books that immediately engage the children and allow them to
be part of the experience…very transactional.”
As a semi-retired educator in elementary and college settings,
Jeanette Hopkins has developed a keen appreciation for
the delight young readers have for rhythm and rhyme. As a
participant in several of the Iowa Writing Project Institutes,
she learned the value of response. Jeanette and her husband
are environmental writers, enjoy “day tripping” throughout
the states, and live in Sioux City, Iowa. The National Writing
Project, which aims to improve student achievement by
improving the teaching of writing and improving learning in
the nation’s schools encourages the use of books exactly like
The Ladybug Waltz.
Heidi Rittenhouse-Goeken is an art teacher in the North Liberty, Iowa, Community Schools. |
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