Kevin McGill puts us on his blog!

Kevin McGill also wrote about our collaborative initiative (which I wrote about in the previous post) on his blog: http://kevinmcgill.wordpress.com

You may also wish to scroll down to see his new BOOK COVER! His book will soon be coming in paper form! (The old fashion way!)

Currently, I read his book as an e-book with my e-reader (kindle).

We have been talking in class about CATS (Cover, Author, Title, Skim or Summary) as a way to discuss and approach books.

Check out Kevin's book cover to see what impressions you get about the book! Can you make any predictions about the book? What do you think about the cover art?

Nikolas & Co: Achievement "Unlocked"!

Kevin McGill, the writer of Nikolas & Co, wrote our class a letter after seeing your visual doodles about his book!

To Mrs. Johnson's grade 7/8 students,

• Your teacher, Mrs. Johnson, just showed me your pictures of Nikolas and Company and all I can say is, awesome! 
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• I am so impressed by your drawings and desire to read that I've decided to make it worth your while. 
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• There are so many things about Nikolas and Company that you don't know yet. 
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• Like the power of jynn'us - every person has a power hidden inside all of them, and when they breathe the air of Mon, it will be unlocked. 
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• Some have the power to call weapons out of thin air, others can destroy an entire airship with the blink of an eye. 
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• Then, there's all the various kinds of fantastic creatures: creachlings, elflings, fairlings, humlings, unlings, biglings, midglings, and plantlings. Each kind has their own set of creatures and monsters.
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• For example, under the plantling kind, there is a terrible monster that is part tree and part spider. (A hint: Don't be fooled by one of its juicy looking fruits.) 
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• Would you like to be the first to know more about the thousands of different creatures and inner-powers? Well, you will. 
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• For every week that you listen to and draw along with Nikolas and Company, I will unlock another Mon mystery on my website just for you. 
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• Simply visit http://nikolasandco.com/ and click on "Mon Mysteries."
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• Read on! 
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• Sincerely, 
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Kevin

Thanks Kevin! I will be sure to let you know by the end of each week if we've got doodles! And if we do I will post them on my new page on this blog dedicated to the Visual Doodles! 


What an exciting way to explore the creative universe of Nikolas & Company. We look forward to 'unlocking' this special content as we read and think our way through your book!