1. J. Patrick Lewis
Author Presentation by Rachel Bortz

2. About the author
Born on May 5, 1942 in Indiana -- twenty
minutes after his twin brother was born!
Worked as a professor of economics
before devoting himself to his writing.
Author of more than 80 children’s books.
Has received multiple awards from the
American Library Association and the
Society of Children’s Book Writers and
Illustrators.

3. List of published works
• Hippopotamusn’t(1990)
• BoshBlobberBosh(1998)
• Please Bury Me in the Library (2004)
• First Dog (2009)
• Spot the Plot (2009)
• The House (2009)

4. Themes
• Geography
• History
• Mathematics
• Science

5. Snippet: Please Bury Me in the Library

6. Writerly techniques…
• Acrostic poems.
• Plays with the shape of the text.
• Invokes connotation.
• Use of hyperboles.

7. Spot the Plot
Examples…
Hippopotamusn’t

8. Content Connection
Teachers can incorporate J. Patrick Lewis’
writings into the classroom in relation to…
 Poems
 Introducing historical events
 Teaching writerly techniques
 As a scaffold to teaching math or science

9. For more information
Go to J. Patrick Lewis’ website.
▫ http://www.jpatricklewis.com/