Author Website: www.orphantrainbook.com www.orphantrainbook.blogspot.com

Author Address Hockessin, DE USA

Genres: Non-Fiction Narrative, Historical Fiction


Presentations:

1. The Orphan Train Movement of 1854-1929

2. Oral Histories and Relative Interviews

3. The Great Depression



Audiences: 3rd through 6th grades

Available Times: M-F 9:00 am - 12:30pm

No recording of Skype Sessions without permission from the author.

No Cost Meet the Author Visit: 10 min.

In-Depth Visit Length: 45 min. - 1 hr. SKYPE Presentations available beginning with the 2010-11 school year.

In-Depth Visit Cost: $100.00


Prerequisites: Students should read at least a few chapters of either FLY LITTLE BIRD, FLY! or BEYOND THE ORPHAN TRAIN prior to the presentation. For a presentation on the Great Depression, students should read at least a few chapters of PEANUT BUTTER FOR CUPCAKES. Books are available at a discounted rate via the author's website @ www.orphantrainbook.com

Contact Information: daviles@comcast.net

Affiliations: Member of the National Orphan Train Historical Society, Founding member of the Independent Authors Guild, Contributing reviewer for PODBRAM online book review site, Winner of the 2009 National Literary Foundation's Christopher Robin Award for Children's Literature as well as the 2009 BEST BOOKS Award sponsored by USA Book News.