Deborah K. Frontiera Deborah K. Frontiera grew up in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. After stints in Colorado and Kansas, she and her husband moved to Houston, TX in 1985, with their four daughters. Deborah began a teaching career with Houston Independent School District that August. Deborah began writing poetry in college. Her first book, It's OK to Be Afraid of the Water, published by Front Row Experience in 1985, grew out of her summer experiences teaching her own and many other children to swim. She was chosen for Houston ISD's A.C.C.E.S.S. curriculum writing project before she had finished her probationary years. That led to conducting teacher workshops and being video-taped in her classroom. She began writing fiction in 1992 with The Chronicles of Henry Roach-Dairier, finished it in 1998, and finally saw it published in 2000. A second edition was published in 2004 along with the first of her picture books, Eric and the Enchanted Leaf: The First Adventure. This book was an Honor Book for the Texas State Reading Association's Golden Spur Award in 2005. The second in the Eric Series, Eric and the Enchanted Leaf: A Visit with Canis Lupis, was published in 2005, and won the North Texas Book Festival's Children's Book Award in 2007. Deborah is often called upon to present workshops on a variety of topics for teachers, parents, students and aspiring writers. |
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Presentation DescriptionsPRESENTATION 1Elementary: geared to age of audience, Deborah reads from her picture books, explains the writing/publishing process in age appropriate ways, connects Language Arts and Science in a fun way for children, and provides teachers with coloring sheets and an integrated teaching unit for classroom use. For evening programs with Family Reading Nights, she does a workshop to help parents learn to help their children develop creativity and story sense. Middle School/ High School: Deborah connects the writing and research process to show how scientific facts weave their way into her fantasy trilogy. Students see the full writing and research process as used by a professional. She connects TAKS writing to practical examples in everyday life and integrates Science and Language Arts. PRESENTATION 2For elementary grades, Deborah Frontiera reads from her picture books, explains the writing/publishing process in age-appropriate ways and connects Science and Language Arts in a fun way. She provides teachers with coloring sheets and an integrated teaching unit for classroom use. Upper grades get a more detailed description of the writing and publishing process. At Family Reading Nights in the greater Houston area, she provides a workshop for parents to help their children develop creativity and story sense. At the Middle School and High School level, Deborah Frontiera goes into great detail in the research, writing and publishing process. She shows how scientific facts work their way into dialogue and scenes in fiction. She shows students the practical applications of TAKS writing in her professional and their daily lives. PricingSessions |
PUBLISHED WORKS Eric and the Enchanted Leaf: The First Adventure Eric and the Enchanted Leaf: A Visit with Canis Lupis Deborah Frontiera's Eric and the Enchanted Leaf: A Visit with Canis Lupis, is, “Excellent for all elementary age kids. My kindergarten class loved it, as did a third grade class that was studying wolves.”
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