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Bethpage Students Meet With Children’s Book Author

Pictured: Author Shana Corey (left) with Bethpage students from Charles Campagne Elementary School.

Photos courtesy of the Bethpage Union Free School District

Elementary students from throughout the Bethpage Union Free School District received a special visit from children’s book author and editor Shana Corey on March 10. Corey stopped by Central Boulevard Elementary School, Charles Campagne Elementary School and Kramer Lane Elementary School to speak with students about her books and her life as an author.

Bethpage Students Meet With Children’s Book Author

Children’s book author Shana Corey visited students at Kramer Lane Elementary School.

Writer of “Players in Pigtails,” “Milly and the Macy’s Parade,” “The Secret Subway,” and many more, Corey shared her writing process and the journey on getting a book published. She also educated students on the difference between fiction and non-fiction and read some of her book, “The Secret Subway” to classes. At the conclusion of her presentations, students asked Corey questions about her life and more about her books.

Bethpage Students Meet With Children’s Book Author

Author Shana Corey read her book “The Secret Subway” to students at Central Boulevard Elementary School.

The visit was a great way for students to better understand what an author does and inspired them to write their own stories.

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