Information for Schools and Teachers
- We love to visit schools!
Peter and Jake have already done a number of school visits and have addressed thousands of students. The feedback has been incredible! Watch as all the students close their eyes to listen to the Dormian National Anthem... If you’re interested in having the authors come address your school, library, book club or other event, feel free to drop us a line (at info@worldofdormia.com).
Here are some testimonials about our visits and the book:
"It was a treat for the students at Hanshew to visit with an author who is just getting started in his writing of fantasy for young adults. Peter Kujawinski was a wonderful story teller and explained to students how they can write from their own experiences. We can’t even count the number of students who have requested his book and we have a long wait list for the three copies we purchased. An added treat was listening to his wife Nancy sing the Dormia National Anthem that she composed. Don’t miss this opportunity – they don’t come around that often." - Wendy Leseman, librarian at Hanshew Middle School, Anchorage, Alaska
“Jake Halpern and Peter Kujawinski awakened our middle school students minds to an extraordinary presentation on their new book, Dormia. The students were mesmerized.” - Karen Campbell, Rockville Centre, NY
"I want to thank you again for two outstanding presentations. You are a master storyteller and kept our students totally engaged with your tales of Dormia and your personal adventures. ...In a word -- you were awesome! We will look forward to seeing you again." - Sue Hurwitz, Fairfax County, VA
"Jake Halpern did four back-to-back presentations at our middle school with less than two weeks left before summer break and had everyone -- staff and students -- enthralled the entire time! Afterward, the halls and classrooms buzzed with talk about the author visit and his book Dormia!" -- Kimberly Yeo, Head Librarian, Irving Middle School, Virginia
"[These authors] are incredibly engaging speakers. Within the first five minutes they had over 100 children hanging on their every word." -- Sarah Clarke, 4th Grade Teacher, Edgewood School, New Haven, CT- Teachers and Music Lovers
Are you looking for ways to incorporate Dormia into your curriculum? Jake and Peter have created some cool ways to bring Dormia into the classroom. Did you know, for example, that in writing the book we drew on a range of themes including environmentalism, the Jewish Diaspora, and the Japanese Internment Camps in the U.S.? Download our sample in-class activities to read more. Also you can download section-by-section teaching guides here.
If you like our Dormian music, you can download the sheet music to the Dormian National Anthem! Check out the Fans section of the website for a recording of the National Anthem by the composer - singer/songwriter Celia Rose. Sometimes she joins our school visits and performs the Dormian National Anthem live!- Book Club Questions
Are you reading Dormia with your Book Club? We have prepared a guide that includes questions, additional reading suggestions, and more juicy tidbits on how the book was written. Download bookclub questions here.
- Favorite Links
Here are some of our favorite links. Check them out!
www.jakehalpern.com (Portal to the world of Jake Halpern, journalist and non-fiction author)
www.celiarosemusic.com (The official singer/songwriter of Dormia, and composer of the Dormian National Anthem)
Dormia on IndieBound (The local way to buy Dormia and to support independent bookstores)
www.faceit.cz (The world’s best website designer, bar none)
Steven Mertens (Musician and illustrator - creator of the first drawings of the world of Dormia)
www.daisyjopling.com (The world’s most passionate violinist, and creator of the violin part in the Dormia National Anthem)
www.chris-camilleri.com (Producer and recording engineer of Dormian music)
www.littlefloweryoga.com (Yoga for kids in New York City!)
