Bentley, Nancy

Current Location
Colorado Springs, CO
Author's Website
https://nancybentley.com/
Occupation(s)
Writer, librarian, educator
Biography

I came to Colorado in 1973 because of the beauty of the land and the promise of the future.

Awards/Honors
For I've Got Your Nose!: 1993 Junior Library Guild Award
For The Making of a Storybook: 1992 Recognition at the Chicago Children's International Film Festival
For The Case of the Garden Monster: 2004 Colorado Authors' League Award
Education/Training
Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy, Lake Erie College, Ohio, 1968 - Master of Education, Educational Communications, University of Hawaii, 1972 - M. A. L. S., Library Science, University of Denver, 1974 - University of Denver Publishing Institute, 1981 - Stanford University, Publishing Course, 1983
Local Authors Genres
Children's Picture Books
General Nonfiction
History
Other
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Published Works
Contributor to Colorado Fever, 1983-1985
Do This, Hands! (Busy Body Board Books, Price/Stern/Sloan, 1987)
Let’s Go, Feet! (Busy Body Board Books, Price/Stern/Sloan, 1987)
Listen To This, Ears! (Busy Body Board Books, Price/Stern/Sloan, 1987)
Whatʼs On Top, Head? (Busy Body Board Books, Price/Stern/Sloan, 1987)
“The Making of a Storybook: Mary Calhoun, Colorado Storyteller” (Film, Chip Tay…
I've Got Your Nose! (Doubleday, 1991)
How to Promote Your Children's Book on a Shoestring (with Donna Guthrie) (Child…
The Young Authors Do-It-Yourself Book: How to Write, Illustrate and Produce You…
The Young Producer's Video Book: How to Write, Direct, and Shoot Your Own Video…
Putting on a Play: The Young Playwright's Guide to Scripting, Directing, and Pe…
The Young Journalist's Book: How to Write and Produce Your Own Newspaper (with …
Writing Mysteries, Movies, Monster Stories, and More (with Donna Guthrie) (Mill…
The Case of the Sneaky Stinger (Nick Anderson/N.I. Series, Scholastic, 2003)
The Case of the Missing Bluebirds (Nick Anderson/N.I. Series, Scholastic, 2003)
"Good Night and Good Morning" (poetry in Babybug Magazine, Cricket Magazine Gro…
"Inspiration, with a Six-foot Wingspan" (in The Christian Science Monitor, Dece…
"Beans in One Hand, Corn in the Other" (in The Gazette, October 2009)
“Talking Walls” (documentary film, YDA, 2015)
“A Garden Experience: Growing Organic” (film, Chip Taylor Communications, 2018)
“Art for the People: Eric Bransby, American Mural Artist” (film, 2019)
Published Works Book Jackets
Organizations
The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators - Colorado Authors League - Authors Guild - Colorado Association of Libraries
Speaker Availability
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