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Ages: 5 - 18
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Judy Blume
From readingrockets.org, produced by Reading Rockets
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This is an interview with Judy Blume about why she became a writer and how books, such as The Diary of Anne Frank, can be a gateway to talking about difficult subjects. Teachers who desire the other two 2:50 long videos with the author may let the ...first video run, but the first one is probably the most valuable to students.
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February 20, 2011 at 01:12 PM
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Not Right For WatchKnowLearn
Ages: 12 - 18
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A smiling Judy Blume speaks at the National Book Festival in Washington, DC, in 2009. She says she was a shy and timid child and is still afraid of storms with thunder and lightning. She tells how her stories came into her mind, and how she kept t...hem to herself until she grew up. Her most autobiographical book is Starring Sally J. Field As Herself. She answers questions from the audience. Judy Blume has sold more than 80 million copies of such bestsellers as Blubber, Just as Long as We're Together, and Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. She has won numerous awards for her writing. Sound is somewhat low. (38:45)
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January 14, 2010 at 10:04 AM
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Not Right For WatchKnowLearn
Ages: 8 - 18
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Jeff Brown interviews Judy Blume. In this interview Judy Blume is 66 years old. This interview took place the morning after she received an award from the National Book Foundation in a book store in New York City. She was the first author to win this... award for young people's literature. She wrote these books, starting in the 1970's, when she was a wife and mother. She talks about how she loved to read when she was young and how she wanted to relate to the child and the family in the book. (4:06)
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July 29, 2009 at 04:37 PM
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Not Right For WatchKnowLearn
Ages: 7 - 18
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This is a continuation of an interview done by Jeff Brown. In this section of the interview Judy Blume talks about how her life right now makes it harder for her to write. She has a lot going on and can't really find the time to write. She needs to l...ock herself away and then write. She says when you write you need to write from deep inside and as truthfully and honestly as you can. Mr. Brown discusses how some of Judy Blume's books have been critized because of some of the things she has written, such as puberty and sexuality. She discusses this in her interview. (4:13)
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July 29, 2009 at 04:43 PM
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Ages: 8 - 18
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Judy Blume is interviewed in a school library setting. The author answers questions from kids. She talks about her life and career with kids for the WB Network. This clip has a little static in the background. All children receive a copy of her new b...ook, Double Fudge. (3:53)
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July 26, 2009 at 05:27 AM
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