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TITLE: Principal
Sam and the Calendar Confusion
RELEASE DATE:
February 14, 2017
AUTHOR: Paul
Semendinger, Ed.D
PAGE COUNT: 32
ISBN: 978-1542790963
IMPRINT: Sunquills
CATEGORIES:
Children’s Books/Holidays
AUTHOR BIO:
Dr. Semendinger has been a passionate child-centered educator for almost
30 years. He first enjoyed a successful career as a middle school history
earning numerous awards including “Teacher of the Year” and the prestigious
“A+For Kids” grant before moving on to administration. Dr. Semendinger has
served as a high school vice principal, a middle school principal, and is
currently the principal of the most wonderful elementary school in the whole
world!
Dr. Semendinger has enjoyed working in various professional organizations
including serving as the President of the New Jersey Middle School Association.
In addition to the above, Dr. Semendinger has worked for the Educational
Testing Service (ETS) and he has served as an adjunct college professor at both
Ramapo College and William Paterson University.
An enthusiastic presenter, Dr. Semendinger brings his passion for
children to his positive, happy, and engaging presentations. As an accomplished public speaker, Dr.
Semendinger has successfully presented workshops at many conferences including
those run by the New England League of Middle Schools, STEMCON, the New Jersey
Middle School Association, the Madison Institute, local ASCD Chapters, and many
others.
Dr. Semendinger is also an accomplished writer. His first book of
motivational passages, “Impossible is an Illusion” will be released in June
2017 by Ravenswood Publishing. Dr.
Semendinger’s first novel, “Scattering the Ashes” will be released in August 2017
also from Ravenswood. In addition, Dr. Semendinger writes picture books. His first picture book for children
“Principal Sam and the Calendar Confusion” is currently in post-production and
should have a 2017 release date. Dr.
Semendinger’s original and unique history of the New York Yankees “The Least
Among Them,” is also currently in editorial review. In additional to his (soon to be) published
writing, Dr. Semendinger also frequently publishes on eduTopia and on his
highly successful blog.
Dr. Semendinger leads an active life. He enjoys running and, to date, has
completed twenty marathons including the New York City Marathon five
times. Dr. Semendinger also plays
competitive men’s softball and enjoys backpacking and hiking. He also plays the
saxophone and piano (but wishes his skills in those areas were much (much)
better.) (He’s working on it.) In his free time, Dr. Semendinger enjoys
reading, travel, and passionately rooting for the New York Yankees.
Dr. Semendinger volunteers his time in many ways. Dr. Semendinger was a three-sport coach
(baseball, basketball, and soccer) for sixteen years as his children grew up
and was also active in the Boy Scouts where he designed and led outings to
historical sites that included Gettysburg, Washington’s Crossing, Valley Forge,
Philadelphia, Washington DC, and New York’s Central Park. Dr. Semendinger has also successfully led two
Boy Scout crews through the two-week backpacking experience at Philmont Scout
Ranch hiking treks of more than 90-miles.
Dr. Semendinger also is a daily contributor to the Radio Home Visitor
(88.5 FM – Wilkes-Barre, PA) run through King’s College. The Radio Home Visitor brings news to
shut-ins in Pennsylvania’s Wyoming Valley.
Most often Dr. Semendinger reads the daily health column and contributes
an inspirational passage as well.
More than all of this, a family man, Dr. Semendinger enjoys and greatly
values the time he can spend as a husband and “Dad” with his wife and three
sons. There is nothing he is prouder of
than the fact that he is a good dad and husband.
Guest
Post – The Writing Process
Becoming
a writer takes a great deal of time, effort, focus, energy, and a willingness
to fail. Of course, these attributes are
true for every endeavor in which one desires to become successful.
I
have been a writer for my entire life.
As a child, I sought to be published in our school’s small newsletter. My mother still has the two sentence passage
I wrote that was printed when I was in the first grade. It was my first published work! Throughout my life, I have worked at the
craft – earning small accolades over the years: a story printed in a high
school literary magazine and a few years later, another story printed in my
college’s literary magazine. People told
me I had “talent,” but, if I did, the talent was raw.
Over
the years, I have crafted numerous books.
These ranged from a history of the Beatles to a “how to be a better teacher”
book. The educational book was
considered for publication many years ago, but it needed a significant level of
work and attention that I was unable to invest as an husband and active father
of three growing boys. I was also busy
with my profession as a teacher and school administrator and working towards,
and eventually receiving, my Doctorate in Education. Being a published author would have to wait!
Still,
I kept writing as a hobby if not a vocation.
When
I became a principal, my memos to my staff began becoming longer and
longer. A Weekly Memo that I began
publishing for my staff became a place for me to share my thoughts on a
plethora of educational subjects. As
teacher interest grew, so did the length of the passages. I started to become proficient in essay
writing.
At
the same time, I had a novel in my head that was fighting to get out. I began to invest some of my free time in the
novel. I found that writing in this way
came somewhat easily to me. I thoroughly
enjoyed the writing process. Once the
first draft of the novel was complete, I began to try my hand at children’s
books – another area where I have a passion.
I,
of course, have always been a prolific reader.
I love language. My reading
inspired my writing. As I wrote more, I
read more – one discipline helping the other.
I also searched for ways to build my craft. I joined an organization for writers and
attended conferences and writing craft weekends. I met some published authors and listened to
their advice. One wonderful author, Rob
Skead, gave a great deal of help to me – including sharing the name of an
outstanding editor, Britta Eastburg Friesen, with me. Britta has become my editor. I cherish her advice, help, kindness, and
support.
I
have pitched my books to many publishers and literary agents. I have received great feedback. Many have also told me the same story – “I
like your writing, but I can’t offer you a contract.” I have learned, many times, what failure
feels like. I faced book rejections for
many of my works for many years.
Yet,
I kept at it. I started a blog that has
received a great deal of positive feedback.
I submitted my writings to on-line and print publications – and have
been published a number of times in those forums. I began working on other writing projects
including a detailed and very unique history of the New York Yankees that has
received a good deal of interest.
Writing
is my hobby. I love to write. Yet, I love my profession as the principal of
the most wonderful, dynamic, child-centered elementary school in the
world. I also enjoy sharing my passion
for education, with a focus on children, by presenting workshops at educational
conferences.
The
writing process never ends. I
continually improve my craft. My family
and friends who offer critiques help me grow.
My editor, Britta, pushes me a great deal. I’ll probably never be fully satisfied with my
writing, I’ll always feel I can do better, but when I see the smiles in my
readers’ eyes, and receive positive feedback from followers, I know I’m making
a positive difference one reader at a time.
It’s
great to be a writer!
KEYWORDS:
Children’s Books, Kid’s Books, School, Holidays, Principals, School Children,
Action/Adventure
ONE LINER:
How in
the world could Principal Sam get his holidays mixed up? The kids at Sunnyside
rush to his aid in this adorable picture book that will have your child smiling
and laughing with delight.
BLURB:
Principal Sam is the principal at Sunnyside School. An
excellent school leader, Principal Sam works hard to make his school one that
is a positive and enjoyable place of learning for children. There’s only
one problem, Principal Sam is forgetful and he often confuses simple things.
When this happens, it’s up to the children and the teachers in the school
to come to Principal’s Sam’s assistance.
SYNOPSIS:
Sometimes Principal Sam can't remember.. what day it is!
When Principal
Sam starts to mix up the holidays, it’s up to the schoolchildren to help him
out!
How will
Principal Sam learn to keep his holidays straight? Find out inside!
AUTHOR LINKS:
Website: https://drpaulsem.com/about/
TWITTER: @DrPaulRSem
and @PrincipalSamBks
EMAIL: principalsambooks@gmail.com
BUY LINKS:
AMAZON US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N5UIVHH AMAZON UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01N5UIVHH
AMAZON CA: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01N5UIVHH
CREATESPACE: https://www.createspace.com/6892824
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