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Get to Know Gloria Whelan
A power point created by:

     Kate Morse & Chelsie Irwin
Gloria Whelan




      Author of Many Books for
          Young Readers
Get to know the author…
 She
    began writing short stories
 and poems as a little girl.

 Spends   time in “secret garden”



 Attended   University of Michigan
Connection to Michigan

 GloriaWhelan and her husband live
  in Northern Michigan on Oxbow Lake

 Writes   about Michigan places
Awards Received
     2000 National Book Award

     Society of Midland Authors Juvenile Fiction
      Award




     Great Lakes Bookseller Award
See What I See
 18 year old girl lives with her
  mother in Northern Michigan
 Moves to Detroit
 Attends Art Institute
  on a Scholarship
See What I See
 Drops out of School to help
  her father with his illness.
 Father dies
 She inherits his money and she
  returns back to school.
The Wanigan
  A Life on the River


Land   was sold in Detroit
Young girl travels with family
Set in late 1800’s(Timber Era)
Lived on boat with other lumberjacks
The Wanigan
 Takes place on major Michigan rivers
 Befriends boy on boat who teaches
 her about nature and wildlife.
 Father gets enough money from cutting
  timber and able to buy land.
Inspiration for Writing
A  lot of Gloria Whelan’s books
 include places in Michigan
 Writes about nature and wildlife.
 Thoroughly researches the different settings
 of her books.
What is Gloria up to now?
 Continues  to write for pleasure
 Enjoys cooking
 Reads often
 Explores the shores Lake St. Clair
For more Information…

Gloria's webpage

See What I See

Awards for children's books

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Gloria whelan

  • 1. Get to Know Gloria Whelan A power point created by: Kate Morse & Chelsie Irwin
  • 2. Gloria Whelan Author of Many Books for Young Readers
  • 3. Get to know the author…  She began writing short stories and poems as a little girl.  Spends time in “secret garden”  Attended University of Michigan
  • 4. Connection to Michigan  GloriaWhelan and her husband live in Northern Michigan on Oxbow Lake  Writes about Michigan places
  • 5. Awards Received  2000 National Book Award  Society of Midland Authors Juvenile Fiction Award  Great Lakes Bookseller Award
  • 6. See What I See  18 year old girl lives with her mother in Northern Michigan  Moves to Detroit  Attends Art Institute on a Scholarship
  • 7. See What I See  Drops out of School to help her father with his illness.  Father dies  She inherits his money and she returns back to school.
  • 8. The Wanigan A Life on the River Land was sold in Detroit Young girl travels with family Set in late 1800’s(Timber Era) Lived on boat with other lumberjacks
  • 9. The Wanigan  Takes place on major Michigan rivers  Befriends boy on boat who teaches her about nature and wildlife.  Father gets enough money from cutting timber and able to buy land.
  • 10. Inspiration for Writing A lot of Gloria Whelan’s books include places in Michigan  Writes about nature and wildlife.  Thoroughly researches the different settings of her books.
  • 11. What is Gloria up to now?  Continues to write for pleasure  Enjoys cooking  Reads often  Explores the shores Lake St. Clair
  • 12. For more Information… Gloria's webpage See What I See Awards for children's books

Notas del editor

  1. Image of Gloria Whelan http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/12887/Gloria_Whelan/index.aspx
  2. Information and picture about Gloria Whelan http://gloriawhelan.com/about.htm
  3. Information about Gloria Whelan http://gloriawhelan.com/about.htm
  4. http://gloriawhelan.com/about.htmhttp://nationalbook.org/http://www.gliba.org/http://midlandauthors.com/winners_past.html
  5. Image of See What I See Book http://gloriawhelan.com/childrens_new.htm
  6. http://gloriawhelan.com/about.htm
  7. http://gloriawhelan.com/about.htm
  8. http://gloriawhelan.com/about.htm