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Von Drasek, Linda – Teaching Pre K-8, 2005
The year, 2005, is the bicentennial of this great children's writer. What better time to teach his timeless tales? Andersen was born April 2, 1805, in Odense, Denmark, to a poor cobbler father and washerwoman mother. Andersen felt misplaced and believed that he was destined for greatness; he would be a great writer, an acclaimed poet, a person of…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Fairy Tales, Childrens Literature, Authors