J. Kay Writing and Indexing

Welcome to a page which describes writing for young people by Joyce Goldenstern
 

Works for Youth

  • Albert Einstein: Physicist and Genius (Enslow, Updated and Reissued 2008)
  • Gabrielle Lyon and the Fossil Hunt (with Gabrielle Lyon; Rigby On Our Way to English, 2004)
  • Glessner House: An American Home and Family (Rigby Education, 2002)
  • American Women Against Violence (Enslow, 1998)
  • Lost Cities (Enslow, 1996)
  • Pullman Strike (Social Studies School Service, 1985)
  • Chicago Women's Labor History (Independently Produced, 1985)

Other Projects for Youth

  •  writing high school textbook chapters on 20th century American history for Glencoe-McGraw
  •  writing remedial high school workbook exercises (social studies) for Globe Book Company
  •  writing teacher materials for 7th grade literature, 11th grade grammar and 12th grade grammar programs, McDougal, Littell & Company.
  • writing history supplements for the state of Georgia to McDougal, Littell & Company high school literature program: both English literature and American literature
  •  indexing The Raintree Illustrated Science Encyclopedia for Raintree Publishers
  •  indexing Childcraft, People and Places, and Young Scientist for World Book Publishing
  •  writing and revising articles for Student Discovery Encyclopedia for World Book Publishing
  •  indexing Spanish textbooks for Scott Foresman and Heinle and Heinle
  •  indexing mathematics program for Everyday Learning Corporation
  •  writing and editing fifth-grade chapters on colonial history and pre-civil war for a Houghton Mifflin history textbook series
  •  writing fiction for Rigby reading series, fifth-grade level
  • writing ESL material for Rigby and Heinle and Heinle


 

Areas of Writing Interest

  • History
  • English (literature,  grammar, reading,  and English as a Second Language)
  • Science
  • Architecture
  • Biography
  • Folktales
  • Fiction


 

Other Related Experiences

  •  have conducted creative writing workshops for children at Association House
  •  have won State of Illinois Arts Awards for creative writing
  •  have published fiction and nonfiction for adults
  • have conducted monthly architecture tours for Chicago Architecture Foundation
  •  am conducting yearly folktale and literature seminars at Newberry Library
  •  am teaching English and English as a Second Language


Personal Statement

I enjoy the challenge of finding ways to make difficult concepts clear and comprehensible. Writing for young people is a way that I renew my own knowledge and curiosity. It is how I stay in touch with the future.

 

REVIEWS . . .

from The Book Report
re. American Women Against Violence by Joyce Goldenstern

"Readers will be drawn to these biographies for recreational reading and the preparation of short reports. Teachers might use [the book] to show students there are ways of confronting violence and responding positively. Recommended."

- Connie Weber, Library Media Specialist, Churubusco (Indiana) Middle/High School.

from School Library Journal
re. Albert Einstein: Physicist and Genius by Joyce Goldenstern

"Goldenstern's biography . . .places a stronger emphasis on Einstein's contributions to science. She presents a clear overview of the subject's scientific life and includes five experiments and activities to familiarize readers with concepts that are necessary to understanding his work."

- Margaret M. Hael, Norfolk Public Library System, VA


from Science Books and Films
re. Albert Einstein: Physicist and Genius by Joyce Goldenstern

"This book helps the reader understand some of the concepts Einstein introduced to the world. The author gives brief, simple explanations of the speed of light, Einstein's use of a train to illustrate the concept of relativity of time, and his development of his the general theory of relativity and the special theory of relativity. . . . At the conclusion of the book, there are five learning activities to assist the reader in understanding some of the major concepts presented. . . .Young readers will find this book quite useful and easy to understand."

-- Barbara Roberts, DC Public Library, Washington, DC

Contact: jkaygolden@earthlink.net
Updated: June 2009
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