In celebration of National Library Week, Locust Valley Intermediate and Bayville Intermediate invited authors Greg Pizzoli and James Bruchac, respectively, to come to the schools on April 28 and speak to students about how they fell in love with writing.
Pizzoli is a Philadelphia-based author and illustrator known for the graphic novel series Baloney and Friends and New York Times Best Illustrated titles “Tricky Vic”, “The Quest for Z” and “Pizza! A Slice of History.” Pizzoli spoke to students about how his love for drawing and writing started at an early age and read from “Pizza! A Slice of History” in the auditorium. Fourth graders William Benazzi and Jack Scheider recreated one of Pizzoli’s graphic novel covers, which the author signed for the students.
Author, cultural educator and wilderness expert James Bruchac came to Bayville Intermediate to recount Native American folklore from his children’s books including “How Chipmunk Got His Stripes.” Bruchac taught students how these tales taught children lessons about to be safe in the wilderness and showed students animal tracks he collected on hikes.