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Available for virtual visits in : Kamloops (B.C.), New Brunswick, the Northwest Territories & Saskatchewan
Home Province: Ontario
Craft: Author
Genre: Picture Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Teen Fiction
Target Audience: Kindergarten – Grade 12
Cost for School and Public Virtual Presentation with CCBC subsidy: $200.00, plus applicable taxes
Website: www.ericwalters.net
Virtual Presentation/Workshop Information:
Junior (Grades 3 – 6)
Eric will provide a multi-media presentation featuring slideshow, video, reading and a Q&A segment. This presentation features age-appropriate books, content, and grade appropriate pacing that he developed through his career as a teacher, writer and presenter. He will highlight his beginning as a teacher who became a writer, the importance of research and the writing process. Specific books include the Tiger by The Tail Series, Between Heaven and Earth (and the entire Seven series, sequels and prequels), Elephant Secret, Hockey Night In Kenya, the Camp X series and his Governor General Winning book, The King of Jam Sandwiches.
Having completed over 300 virtual visits, he will bring his expertise – and technical skills and set-up – to provide your students with an educational, entertaining, interactive presentation. Students, even reluctant readers, will leave feeling encouraged and inspired to read more and a willingness to engage in writing their own stories.
Intermediate (Grades 6 – 8)
Eric will provide a multi-media presentation featuring slideshow, video, reading and a Q&A segment. His familiarity, and experience with students in these grade levels allows him to actively engage them in discussing literacy and literature through his personal experiences, research, and the writing process. Specific books include, his numerous books in the Orca Sounding and Current Series, We All Fall Down/United We Stand, Don’t Stand So Close To Me, Just Deserts, his best-selling series The Rule of Three (and subsequent 4th and 5th books in the ‘Trilogy’), the Governor General winning book, The King of Jam Sandwiches, and the first in his newest space trilogy, Houston, Is There A Problem?
Having completed over 300 virtual visits he will bring his expertise – and technical skills and set-up – to provide your students with an educational, entertaining, interactive presentation. Students, including reluctant readers, will leave feeling encouraged and inspired to read more and a willingness to engage in writing their own stories.
Biography
ERIC WALTERS began writing in 1993 as a way to entice his grade 5 students into becoming more interested in reading and writing. At the end of the year – and the end of the novel- one of the students suggested that he try to have this story published. This book, Stand Your Ground, became Eric’s first published novel. Eric has now published 115 novels and picture books. His novels have all become best-sellers, have won over a hundred awards, including 8 Forest of Reading awards and the 2021 Governor General’s Award. His work has been translated into more than a dozen languages. He is a tireless presenter, speaking to over 100,000 students per years in schools across North America. Eric conceived of the I Read Canadian Day. He collaborated with organizations, publishers, booksellers and writers/illustrators to launch the first day which took place on February 19, 2020 and involved almost 2000 schools and libraries across the country championing Canadian books with their students and patrons. Eric was born in Toronto in 1957. After the death of his mother when he was four years of age, he and his older sister, Janice, were raised by their father. He attended York University where he obtained his B.A. (Hons) specialized major in psychology, his B.S.W., and M.S.W. and then his B.Ed. from the University of Toronto. Eric lives in Guelph with his wife, Anita, and they have three grown children, Christina, Nicholas, and Julia and six grandchildren. Over the past 15 years he has been the driving force and co-founder of The Creation of Hope, an organization that serves orphans and needy children in Kenya. In 2014 Eric was named a Member of The Order of Canada. The citation reads – For his contribution as an author of literature for children and young adults whose stories help young readers grapple with complex social issues.
On the Rocks (Orca Book Publishers, 2020) (middle grade/teen fiction)
Bath Time (Orca Book Publishers, 2020) (board book)
Broken Strings (Penguin/Random House 2019)
Always With You (Nimbus 2019)
Elephant Secret (Penguin/Random House 2018)
The Wild Beast (Orca 2018)
Fourth Dimension (Penguin/Random House 2018)
From the Heart of Africa (Penguin/Random House 2018)
Surfer Dog (Orca Spring 2018) (picture book)
African Alphabet (Orca 2017) (board book)
Will to Survive (Penguin/Random House 2016)
The Art of Picking Up Girls (and other dangerous things) (Penguin 2016)
Batcat and The Seven Squirrels (Orca 2016)
Today Is the Day (Tundra 2015)
Regenesis (Penguin/Random House 2015)
Say You Will (Penguin/Random House 2015)
Fight For Power (Penguin, 2015)
Walking Home (Doubleday, 2014)
The Rule of Three (Penguin, 2014)
Saving Sammy (Orca, 2014)
Hope Springs (Tundra, 2014)
My Name is Blessing (Tundra, 2013)
Tagged (Orca, 2013) Power Play (HarperCollins, 2013)
Between Heaven and Earth (Orca, 2012)
The Matatu (Orca, 2012) Hunter (Orca, 2012)
The Taming (co-written with Teresa Toten, Doubleday, 2012)
Just Deserts (Penguin, September 2011)
Catboy (Orca, September 2011)
End of Days (Doubleday, September 2011)
Shaken (Doubleday, January 2011)
Trouble in Paradise (Penguin, 2010)
Beverly Hills Maasai (Doubleday, 2010)
Shell Shocked (Penguin, 2009)
United We Stand (Doubleday, 2009)
Tell Me Why (Doubleday, 2009)
Black & White (Penguin, 2009)
Special Edward (Orca, 2009)
Alexandria of Africa (Doubleday 2008)
When Elephants Fight (Orca, 2008)
Tiger Trap (Dundurn 2007)
Safe as Houses (Doubleday 2007)
Bifocal (Fitzhenry & Whiteside 2007)
We All Fall Down (Doubleday 2006)
Camp X – Fool’s Gold (Penguin 2006)
Laggan Lard Butts (Orca 2006)
Triple Threat (Orca 2005)
The True Story of Santa Claus (2005)
Death by Exposure (Dundurn)
I’ve Got An Idea (Harpercollins)
Rebound (Fitzhenry & Whiteside)
Tiger in Trouble (Dundurn)
Northern Exposures (Harper Collins)
The Hydrofoil Mystery (Penguin)
The Money Pit Mystery (Harpercollins)
Tiger by the Tail (Dundurn)
Diamonds in The Rough (Fitzhenry & Whiteside)
STARS (Fitzhenery & Whiteside)
Stand Your Ground (Fitzhenry & Whiteside)
