Darcy Pattison

Author, blogger, writing teacher, and indie publisher, Darcy Pattison (www.commoncorestandards.com) has books in eight languages. Recent teacher resource books include COMMON CORE ELA ACTIVITIES: Month by Month Writing, Speaking and Listening Activities Aligned with the Common Core (2012), and What is Common Core? (2013). Her recent nature books for children include: WISDOM, THE MIDWAY ALBATROSS (Mims House), which received a Starred Review in Publisher's Weekly; DESERT BATHS (Sylvan Dell), an NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book 2013; and PRAIRIE STORMS (Sylvan Dell). Darcy Pattison is the 2007 recipient of Arkansas Governor's Arts Awards for her work in Children's Literature.