Gail Hennessey

Gail Ellen Skroback Hennessey was born on June 28, 1951. Gail taught social studies at Harpursville Central School in New York State for 33 years. She writes often for children’s publications and is the author of 8 books for teachers and students.[1] In 1988, she was named Outstanding Elementary Social Studies Classroom Teacher of the Year from the New York State Council for the Social Studies and also named Outstanding Elementary Social Studies Teacher of the Year by the National Council for the Social Studies.

Her books for teachers and young people include:

  • Famous Crafty People(DOK) out of print
  • Discoverying Economics, Consumer Ed. for Kids (DOK) out of print
  • Will the Real Notable Women Please Stand Up? (Cottonwood Press) out of print
  • Will the Real Notable American Authors Please Stand Up? (Cottonwood Press) out of print
  • Will the Real Paul Revere Please Stand Up? (and 14 other American History Plays) (Scholastic Professional Books) out of print
  • Readers Theater Scripts (Teacher Created Materials) (CURRENT)
  • Will the Real Abraham Lincoln, Rosa Parks, Susan B. Anthony, Christopher Columbus and Benjamin Franklin Please Stand Up?(out of print)

To Tell the Truth Plays(by Social Studies School Service's Interact) (CURRENT) CLICK here to order: http://www.teachinteract.com/c/product.html?record@TF43035+af@gsh

Gail's articles have appeared in most children's publications including:

  • Scholastic News
  • Scholastic's Super Science
  • Scholastic's Science World
  • Time for Kids
  • Ranger Rick
  • AppleSeeds
  • Cobblestone
  • FACES
  • Ask Magazine
  • Muse Magazine
  • Highlights for Children
  • National Geographic Kids
  • Boys' Life
  • Girls' Life
  • Child's Life
  • US Kids
  • Jack and Jill Magazine
  • Action Magazine

Gail wrote monthly teaching guides for Cobblestone's Ladybug, Click and Spider Magazines for many years and has had a number of articles in Instructor Magazine.

Currently, Gail writes for Aadarsh Publishing and has written over 30 books for their Purple Turtle series. Go to http://www.Purple Turtle.com to see animated cartoon-Purple Turtle and the Missing Cupcakes and to order books. After the success of the Purple Turtle books, an animated series of Purple Turtle has also been created of 52 episodes of 7 minutes. Produced by Manish Rajoria and Ankita Shrivastava Co-produced with Telegael, Ireland and Cyber Group Studios, France. The creative director of the show is Swati Rajoria.

Gail has written some picture books for Colour Fairies. Go to http://www.colourfairies.com

Gail's latest book of biographical plays on famous people in ancient history, Interviews with Ancient History, was published by Social Studies School Service, in 2016.

Gail has written two books for Red Chair Press' Series, Old History.(2020) Mrs. Paddington and the Silver Mousetraps and Fashion Rules!.

Check out Gail's Teacher Store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Gail-Hennessey

References
  1. "Gail Skroback Hennessey". WorldCat.org. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
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