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Media writer, producer and cartoonist Dave McDonald has authored/illustrated an exciting new educational graphic novel "The Secret Adventures of Hamster Sam: Attack of the Evil Boll Weevils!" produced in association with The Gaston County Museum of Art & History in Dallas, North Carolina.
Hamster
Sam combines outrageous comic book humor with historical elements and
images of the Southern Piedmont's cotton and textile industry. This
32-page, color, hardcover edition (DM Creative Publishing, $15.95) is a wonderful "just for fun" book for readers 8-12 and serves as a sure-fire way to kick off your studies of state history! EDUCATION TRADE: 10% DISCOUNT!
Hamster Sam is not your ordinary classroom hamster. In this time-traveling, unraveling adventure, Hamster Sam goes back in time to the year 1921 to answer a desperate call for help from "Eli" and "Whitney", two cotton bolls who are in great danger! Can Hamster Sam stop the Evil Boll Weevils?
NOW BOOKING - Schools, Libraries & Museums...
CARTOONING WITH DAVE MCDONALD
Bring
cartoonist and author/illustrator Dave McDonald to your
school or library to share his fun-filled program with your students.
This 45-minute interactive program includes a PowerPoint presentation, a look at comic book storytelling elements
and the book-making process, PLUS an interactive cartooning lesson; students draw Hamster Sam & other characters step-by-step right along with Dave! It's a bunch of fun for grades 3 and up.
"Dave was AWESOME! The kids really loved learning to draw a real cartoon, especially with the cartoonist! Thanks a bunch Dave!"
-Kelly Smith, Art teacher
Pontiac Elementary School, Elgin, SC.
ALSO AVAILABLE:
Make your own comics! Learn the nuts and bolts of creating your own characters, writing your own stories and making your very own comic! (For ages 8 and up) visit my new BLOG to see pictures of my cartooning camps.
"This program was a BLAST! The kids were fascinated when he talked about how he got into cartooning, the process of developing your own characters and stories and the hands-on activities of getting the kids to draw their own characters in a comics format."
Bill Corder, Children's Librarian
Imaginon
Charlotte, NC
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Dave McDonald is a member of The Society for Children's Book Writers & Illustrators, The Southeast Chapter of the National Cartoonists Society, and appears on the South Carolina Arts Commission's Roster of Approved Artists.
Want to learn more about cotton/textiles history? Visit the Gaston County Museum of Art & History in Dallas, North Carolina. See their one-of-a-kind "Carolinas Textile Exhibit: The Ties that Bind", a permanent exhibit that documents the historical significance of the County's cotton textile industry and the unique regional communities that it spawned. Visit them on the web at www.gastoncountymuseum.org
