Dec. 13, 2022
Middle- and high-school teachers and librarians are invited to attend Mr. Henry’s Books Educator Workshop, Saturday, Feb. 18 from 9-11 a.m. at Central Library’s Pocahontas Greadington Learning and Creativity Center, Fifth Street and Denver Avenue. This continuing-education workshop will focus on the works of New York Times bestselling author Steve Sheinkin, winner of the 2023 Anne V. Zarrow Award for Young Readers’ Literature.
This year, participants will receive copies of “Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team” by Steve Sheinkin for each student in their class and an accompanying curriculum. Teachers also will learn how to incorporate various elements of this book into their classroom and receive lesson plans on how to use Sheinkin’s works in a variety of school subjects.
Every participant will receive their student copies of “Undefeated” after the workshop by picking them up at their neighborhood TCCL location. Participants also will receive an official continuing-education certificate via email after the workshop.
In addition to "Undefeated," Sheinkin’s nonfiction young-adult books include "Bomb: The Race to Build -- and Steal -- the World's Most Dangerous Weapon," a Newbery Honor Book and National Book Award finalist; "The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism and Treachery," winner of the YALSA Award for Excellence, the Beacon Freedom Award and the Boston Globe - Horn Book Award; "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown"; "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War"; "The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights"; and "Lincoln's Grave Robbers."
Children's nonfiction books by Sheinkin include "Born To Fly: The First Women's Air Race Across America,” "King George: What Was His Problem?" and "Two Miserable Presidents: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the Civil War." Children's fiction includes "Neil Armstrong and Nat Love, Space Cowboys,” "Rabbi Harvey vs. the Wisdom Kid: A Graphic Novel of Dueling Jewish Folktales in the Wild West,” "The Adventures of Rabbi Harvey,” "Abraham Lincoln, Pro Wrestler" and "Abigail Adams, Pirate of the Caribbean." Copies of Sheinkin’s books are available through the library’s catalog at www.tulsalibrary.org.
Mr. Henry’s Books is a program of the Tulsa City-County Library, sponsored by the Tulsa Library Trust, and made possible by a grant from the Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation.
Registration is required by Friday, Feb. 10, and can be completed online at https://www.tulsalibrary.org/mr-henrys-books-registration. Learn more about this and past Mr. Henry’s Books Educator Workshops at https://www.tulsalibrary.org/mr-henrys-books-educator-workshop or by calling the AskUs hotline at 918-549-7323.
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