Penny Colman

Distinguished Lecturer

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Voice mail: 718-997-5395

Email: pennycolman@pennycolman.com

Courses

Writing Nonfiction for Children

Nonfiction Literature for Children

Issues in Children's Literature

Social Studies in the Elementary School

Research Interest

Teaching nonfiction writing

Incorporating nonfiction materials throughout the curriculum

Incorporating women's history throughout the curriculum

Recent Publications

"Adventures in Nonfiction." Journal of Children's Literature, 28(2), 58-61.

Where the Action Was: Women War Correspondents in World War II (Crown, 2002)

Girls: A History of Growing Up Female in America (Scholastic, 2000)

Other Links

http://www.pennycolman.com