About
-The Series -
A-Z Animal Adventure Series
Author and educator Carol Robinson Baker firmly believes that a child’s ability to read is crucial for reaching life goals. Reading to children greatly enhances their journey and is a predictor for high academic achievement. As a life-long avid reader, Baker has discovered that the use of literary devices, particularly figurative language, can be extremely helpful in this endeavor.
Literary devices are the tools and techniques that enhance storytelling, convey emotion, and create vivid imagery. Figurative language is one such device that uses words or phrases to convey meaning beyond their usual or literal understanding to create an effect, generate humor, or exaggerate a point. Common examples of figurative language are alliteration, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, and anthropomorphism (giving human traits to animals).
Through her A-Z Animal Adventure Series, Baker explores several forms of figurative language using animals to entertain and educate with these techniques. The Educational Applications found in each book and on the website are available for the classroom, home, home school, and library environments.
- The Author -
Carol Robinson Baker
Carol Robinson Baker is a native Texan and a third-generation Baylor University graduate with a degree in English. Following in her mother’s footsteps and with a love of English grammar, she became an English teacher. She began her ESL (English as a Second Language) career at the Defense Language Institute: English Language Center on Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. There she was introduced to ESL methodology which launched her 30+ year career. She has taught children and adults both stateside and overseas. Twenty years later she received her Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from George Mason University. The title of her thesis was Children, Books, and Pleasure.
Carol began her writing career late in life. Now in retirement, she writes, publishes, and tutors English Language Arts and ESL, and she speaks in schools to children, teachers, and parenting groups bringing decades of experience to a new generation.
Carol and Bill, her husband of more than 50 years, have three remarkable children and seven grandchildren who continue to be their greatest blessing. She lives in Waco, Texas, with Bill and her two dogs.
- The Illustrator -
Izzy Bean
Izzy Bean graduated the University of Bolton, Greater Manchester with a degree in Animation and Illustration and has been illustrating professionally for over ten years since, specializing in children’s picture books.
She loves creating bright, detailed illustrations that are full of emotion. As a nature lover, she was delighted when she received Carol’s beautiful script and couldn’t wait to explore the Animal Kingdom in a new and exciting way.