Scotti Cohn
GIVEAWAY RESULTS: CAROL DRURY and LINDA are winners! Winners have been contacted by email to receive their prizes. Thanks to all of you for your comments!
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This week, we’re celebrating Scotti Cohn’s debut! Scotti Cohn, author of One Wolf Howls, is a freelance writer and editor who started writing at an early age. In fourth grade, she received her first rejection letter from Walt Disney Studios for a book she and her best friend co-authored. Scotti’s short stories have appeared in numerous magazines for young people, and her poems about animals have appeared in Highlights for Children and Zootles magazines.
Scotti is also the author of six adult nonfiction titles published by The Globe Pequot Press, including It Happened in Chicago, scheduled for publication in August 2009. Currently Scotti is working on several picture book ideas along with a fantasy novel for young adults. Scotti has two adult children. She and her husband Ray share their home with five cats. However, Scotti also has a special place in her heart for dogs and their magnificent ancestor, the wolf. She enjoys sharing her enthusiasm about wolves with children in her school and library visits.
Here’s a little bit about ONE WOLF HOWLS (Sylvan Dell Publishing).
Spend a year in the world of wolves with Scotti Cohn and her picture book, One Wolf Howls! Written for ages 4-8, this adventurous children’s book uses the months of the year and the numbers 1 through 12 to introduce children to the behavior of wolves in natural settings. The lively, realistic illustrations of Susan Detwiler complement the rhyming text and bring each month to life.
ONE WOLF HOWLS by Scotti Cohn
If you had to give your book a movie rating: G through Rated R, which one would you give and why?
ONE WOLF HOWLS would be rated G. It is aimed specifically at children ages 4-8.
What topics, issues, or themes does your book address? What drove you to write about them?
ONE WOLF HOWLS arose out of an interest in wolves that became very strong about ten years ago. I didn’t really “decide” to write about wolves. The concept and words for ONE WOLF HOWLS formed in my mind in 2003, and I followed through. The book is designed to teach or reinforce counting skills (1-12) and an understanding of seasons (months of the year), while bringing the reader into the world of wolves to explore how they communicate, behave, and work together in a pack.
Name three examples of readers who would identify or like your book.
- Children ages 4-8 who love animals and want to learn about them.
- Children ages 4-8 who enjoy having books read aloud to them.
- Children ages 4-8 who are learning to read and enjoy exercising their reading skills.
List a few statistically improbable phrases or sentences one might find in your book. These are phrases or sentences you might never find anywhere else.
- Eight wolves dance in the August twilight — splash feet, paddle feet, prance by the lake.
- Nine wolves hide on September hilltops — shy ones, sly ones, no one sees.
How can your book be used in the classroom?
One Wolf Howls is an ideal classroom resource that can be used to supplement math, science, or literature lessons in grades K-3. It is aligned to State Science and Math standards, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Standards, National Science Education Standards, and National Geography Standards based on the story text and the “For Creative Minds” educational section. Cross-curricular “Teaching Activities,” English/ Spanish eBooks and audio, child-friendly “Related Websites,” and Comprehension and Math quizzes are also available.
Now tell us about other already-published books that readers of your book might enjoy.
- Walk with a Wolf by Janni Howker (illustrated by Sarah Fox-Davies)
- The Wolves Are Back by Jean Craighead George (paintings by Wendell Minor)
- Look to the North: A Wolf Pup Diary by Jean Craighead George (illustrated by Lucia Washburn).
- Wolves by Robyn Hood Black (illustrated by Colin Howard)
- Runt by Marion Dane Bauer,
- Kazan, Father of Baree by James Oliver Curwood
- Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George.
Now whet our appetites with a teaser.
One wolf howls in the January moonlight — night light, dim light, midnight sky. One wolf howls in the January moonlight, deep in the woods where the moon hangs high.
Are you offering authors visits to schools, libraries, or other organizations?
Yes.
Are you willing to speak nationally?
Yes.
List a few example titles of presentations, talks, or workshops you might give for an author visit.
- A Year in the World of Wolves with Scotti and Lobo
- Is There a Poem in the Picture?
- Letting the Wolf in the Door
This concludes our interview with our latest author, SCOTTI COHN. We wish her much success with her debut novel ONE WOLF HOWLS. To see what Scotti is up to these days, visit her website at http://www.scotticohn.com or her blog at http://scotticohn.livejournal.com.
GIVEAWAY RESULTS: CAROL DRURY and LINDA are winners! Winners have been contacted by email to receive their prizes. Thanks to all of you for your comments!
Hugs and howls,
Scotti Cohn
Comments
1 MJ // Apr 14, 2009 at 8:21 am
I teach kindergarten. My students and I would love to have this!
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2 Donna R // Apr 14, 2009 at 11:56 am
I would love to win this book. Thanks for the contest.
3 desiree kelley // Apr 14, 2009 at 12:07 pm
my son would love your book
4 valerie mabrey // Apr 14, 2009 at 12:40 pm
count me in
5 Margi Welker // Apr 14, 2009 at 12:52 pm
I would love to have autographed copies of this book so that I could give one to my grandchildren to keep at their house and I could keep one at my house for their visits.
6 Cathy W. // Apr 14, 2009 at 2:38 pm
My 6 year-old grandson is like a reading machine. He is constantly asking for new books. This one sounds wonderful and is unlike any books he has read so far. I would love to have a copy. Thanks for the great giveaway.
7 Robyn Hood Black // Apr 14, 2009 at 3:19 pm
I’ve been sharing ONE WOLF HOWLS during author school visits. The lyrical writing and lively illustrations draw young readers right in, and they learn many wonderful facts to boot.
8 susan varney // Apr 14, 2009 at 4:02 pm
thanks for the opportunity
9 Lesley // Apr 14, 2009 at 5:52 pm
Yay for wolves! Congrats on the book!
Lesley
10 Linda Peters // Apr 14, 2009 at 6:58 pm
great for the grandkids, thanks
11 christopher h // Apr 14, 2009 at 7:17 pm
sounds like a great read
12 Renee C // Apr 14, 2009 at 9:05 pm
My 4 year old son loves books and animals, sounds like he would enjoy this! Thanks for the giveaway.
13 Marilyn Wheeless // Apr 14, 2009 at 11:00 pm
I have already bought and given this book to a couple of young children of professional acquaintances….and their respectively 5 and 3 year olds LOVE it. Both parents specifically commented on the September wolf and how cool it was to ‘find’ the hidden wolves. The parents were quite impressed at the teaching tool this will become. Cudos, Scotti!
14 ALLY M // Apr 14, 2009 at 11:08 pm
I have an almost 4 year old grandson who has really taken an interest in wolves. This book would be so perfect. And that it is author-signed would make it a treasure. I love books about animals that are positive and teach great lessons. Thanks, Scotti for creating this wonderful book!!
15 J Chaborek // Apr 15, 2009 at 1:34 am
Count me in too!
16 Carol G // Apr 15, 2009 at 5:51 am
We are starting to build a library for my grandson. He isn’t of an age for this yet, but time passes very quickly!
17 Djp // Apr 15, 2009 at 8:22 am
a good win for me
18 Heather Burton // Apr 15, 2009 at 8:40 am
My girls love books about animals! Count me in!
19 Amber G // Apr 15, 2009 at 9:09 am
Please enter me and thanks for the giveaway!
20 Vicky Boackle // Apr 15, 2009 at 9:59 am
i would love this for my grandson.
21 Heather B // Apr 15, 2009 at 12:09 pm
my kids love reading, and i just LOVE when they read books that they learn something from, they are always so excited to tell me what the learned
22 Carol Lawrence // Apr 15, 2009 at 5:41 pm
My eight year old grandson would be thrilled if I won.
23 Linda // Apr 15, 2009 at 5:55 pm
sounds great
24 Pamela S // Apr 15, 2009 at 10:28 pm
I love books like this where there is a rhythmic sing song type meter to the word as it is read. I think it makes it easier to retain the material. It sounds like a BEAUTIFUL book.
25 Rosey // Apr 16, 2009 at 8:44 am
My daughter’s grandmother collects all things ‘wolf’ as a hobby. This of course, has spilled over and piqued the interest of my daughter, who also now really likes wolves. Kudos to you for the publishing of this book. I think it will hold great appeal for the 4-8 age group, and beyond.
26 beth shepherd // Apr 16, 2009 at 12:15 pm
Thank you for a great giveaway! I would love to win. THank you
27 rachel // Apr 16, 2009 at 12:28 pm
my kids have all independantly identified with the wolf as a totem animal, might have something to do with their father
but they would love this book, I will certainly look for it in the local bookstore
28 Linda // Apr 16, 2009 at 5:09 pm
This would be a good book for my grandson.
29 Hesper F // Apr 19, 2009 at 9:51 am
This looks like a great book for kids.
30 Marianna // Apr 19, 2009 at 12:49 pm
My son loves wolves and has done a report on them at school. I know he would love this book!
31 Chrysa // Apr 19, 2009 at 9:04 pm
Looks great! Thanks for the giveaway!
32 Janelle @ Brimful Curiosities // Apr 20, 2009 at 7:48 am
We have coyotes here but once and awhile someone will spot a gray wolf.
33 Ed Nemmers // Apr 20, 2009 at 3:32 pm
My friend Danae loves wolves!
34 Gabriel J. // Apr 20, 2009 at 8:17 pm
My son would love it.
35 autie // Apr 20, 2009 at 11:05 pm
I know 2 little boys that would love this!
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36 Sheila H // Apr 21, 2009 at 7:53 am
My daughters favorite books are books about animals.
37 Carol Drury // Apr 21, 2009 at 8:11 am
my grandson is such an avid reader!!!
38 Marie // Apr 21, 2009 at 10:19 am
My kids would love this, they love to read about all kinds of animals. Thanks for the great interview!
39 Veronica Garrett // Apr 21, 2009 at 11:10 am
My granddaughter enjoys learning about animals. She would love this book about wolves.
40 jayne // Apr 21, 2009 at 11:55 am
I know a little girl who would love to read this and win!!
41 Jennifer Hedden // Apr 21, 2009 at 1:00 pm
enter me
42 Laura G // Apr 21, 2009 at 2:34 pm
I’d love to win for my nephews.
43 Kelly F // Apr 21, 2009 at 4:32 pm
I love that author helps out teachers by explaining how it can be used in the classroom. That is great. I’d love a chance to win this book. Thanks!
44 K. Cleaver // Apr 21, 2009 at 8:04 pm
My boys would really enjoy this.
45 Renee G // Apr 21, 2009 at 8:46 pm
I’d love to share this with my boys. It looks like a great book.
46 Jennifer Jozwiak // Apr 21, 2009 at 9:35 pm
I love to read so I hope I win!
47 Gianna // Apr 21, 2009 at 9:44 pm
Please enter me
48 Janet // Apr 21, 2009 at 10:12 pm
looks like a book my grandsons would enjoy:)
49 Tamatha Bong // Mar 2, 2011 at 9:30 am
Hm, I am ok with this however not fully sure, therefore i am going to research a little bit more.
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