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Teacher Praise:
September 2004
"Mrs. Pimm did an excellent job of engaging and interacting with the students. What an exciting topic to 'steer' the kids in reading non-fiction and in the writing process."
Carol Croll
Third Grade Special Ed
Alpine Elementary School
Columbus, Ohio
"Mrs. Pimm gave a lively and engaging presentation. Her visuals were a hit with the students. My class has a renewed enthusiasm for writing."
Christine Richards
Third Grade Teacher
Alpine Elementary
Columbus,Ohio |
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Librarian Praise:
"Just a couple of weeks ago I had a fantastic author visit program from Nancy Roe Pimm. She wrote the children's book "Indy 500: the Inside Track". Her husband is a former Indy 500 race car driver. She made an excellent presentation to an audience of children and adults. Even though she isn't "famous" yet, her book subject is interesting to children and adults, especially here in the Hoosier state. She brought many artifacts to share with the audience (a driver's seat, pit crew uniform, shoes, face mask, etc.) which helped personalize the presentation. For school visits, she talks about how she started to write stories and shows the first book she wrote and illustrated at age 10. She lives near Columbus, Ohio, so transportation wouldn't be a big issue. Her contact info is at: http://www.darbycreekpublishing.com/pimm.htm. I highly recommend her!"
Joyce Welkie
Plainfield-Guilford Twp Public Library |
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Author visit -- Nancy's interactive presentations
Pimm offers three presentations a day. Large groups are fine. She brings along "pit trash" from the Rahal/ Letterman Indy 500 winning race team. Included in her props are an actual racing uniform and helmet, a seat from an Indy car, wings from an Indy car, racing flags, and other assorted Indy car parts. There is also a slide show about racing and writing. A projector which plugs into a lap top is needed. Pimm will share many racing stories from her years working on an Indy 500 pit crew. She also talks to the group about writing tips and a writer's life. She shares with the younger age groups her magazine articles about elephants, gorillas, and sharks. She wraps up the presentation by talking to the group about believing in and following your dreams. Ms. Pimm wrote her first book as a ten-year old and has it to share with the audience. Her husband followed his dreams from farmer to racing in the Indy 500, although he was told many times his dream was impossible. She encourages the kids to achieve their dreams through reading, writing, and perseverance.
Cost
Ms. Pimm's honorarium is $800 a day plus expenses. Payment is due the day of the presentation. She submits her expense receipts to the hosting organization upon her return home and expects reimbursement within a month.
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