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Maria is available for school and library visits, and happy to work with you to develop a program appropriate to the age and size of your group.  To inquire about an author visit, click here.

"Brett McCarthy: Work in Progress" is available in hardcover
"Brett McCarthy: Work in Progress" will be available in paperback Oct. 13, 2009

From fairy houses to lighthouses, Brett McCarthy: Work in Progress lends itself to a variety of hands-on, across-the-curriculum projects.   

Click on the links below for a Teacher's Guide to Brett McCarthy: Work in Progress, great resources from Random House, and fun sites which will bring Brett's world alive for your students!

Discussion Guide for "Brett McCarthy: Work in Progress"

Downloadable Vocabulary Word Search

Teens at Random House


Teachers at Random House

Librarians at Random House


For more about Fairy Houses, visit:
Monhegan Fairy Houses 
How to Make a Fairy House 

For more about Potato Bazookas, visit:
How to Build a Potato Bazooka

For more about lighthouses, visit:
Legendary Lighthouses
Lighthouse Links

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Photo by Loyal Sewell