Kid Lit Quiz: Can You Pronounce These Author Names?

by Travis Jonker | Blogs
Jul 19, 2015 | Filed in News & Features
Milestone Alert! There are now 2000 audio recordings of authors and illustrators explaining how to pronounce their names at TeachingBooks.net. This website is the the definition of handy. Click here for the press release, which includes factoids about the most played recordings. To mark the occasion let’s play a round of… How to play: Read […]

Milestone Alert!

There are now 2000 audio recordings of authors and illustrators explaining how to pronounce their names at TeachingBooks.net. This website is the the definition of handy.

Click here for the press release, which includes factoids about the most played recordings.

To mark the occasion let’s play a round of…

Name Game

How to play:

Read the name. Say it aloud. Click “Answer” to see if you’re right.

#1: Jon Scieszka

Answer

#2: Judy Schachner

Answer

#3: Eoin Colfer

Answer

#4: Rick Riordan

Answer

#5: David Wiesner

Answer

How’d you do?

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