Robert McCloskey

Information about the Caldecott Award-winning author from Hamilton, Ohio, his books, and lesson plans for using his books, can be found here.

ROBERT McCLOSKEY

•Biographical information from WOSU “Ohioana Authors”
•Biographical information from “Ohio Reading Road Trip”
•Nancy Schön website, with sculpture information. See a video interview about the “Make Way for Ducklings” statues, article about the “Lentil” statue, and more.
•Robert McCloskey, from the Maine State Library. With links to resources. Recommended!

LESSON PLANS
Blueberries for Sal
•Literature Guide by Nancy Polette
•Counting and Correspondence (math), by Wrenn Smith at UNC

Homer Price
•An Economics and Literature Lesson, by Bonnie Meszaros (Scholastic)

Lentil
•Lesson plan from Weston Woods

Make Way for Ducklings
•Choose to Read Ohio toolkit  Recommended!
•Art lesson plan from Scholastic
•Enrichment activities from Teacher Vision
•Lesson plan and activities by Patricia Gable at Bright Hub
•Ideas for making a diorama from Crayola

VIDEOS
•A Time of Wonder, from Weston Woods
•“Robert McCloskey’s Hamilton Heritage,” by Richard O. Jones