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The Wacky Field Day is the third book in the series about Mrs. Williams' gifted class. It continues the theme of the two books that preceded it of encouraging intrinsic learning in children. While informative, there are character lessons that are included as the children work on research and projects and give presentations to the class regarding their work. Character development of Mrs. Williams and the children is revealed both in class and in their outside activities. Mrs. Williams' students study various countries and learn leadership skills as they prepare for the upcoming field day and deal with life issues such as illness, bad decisions, bullying, helping others, and most importantly, belief in yourself and your abilities. The illustrations provide a fun way to envision the story.

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Dr. Linda McCallister resides in Cross Lanes, West Virginia. She has an A.B. in Home Economics from Glenville State College, a Master's in Home Economics Education from Marshall University, and an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership with a minor in Special Education (with an emphasis on Gifted) from WVU/Marshall. She taught GiftedEducation in Kanawha and Putnam counties and served as administrators in Kanawha, Putnam, and Mason counties inWest Virginia. She traveled to the U.S.S.R. and Hungary, as one of the U.S. Ambassadors for Gifted Education, to make presentations regarding her gifted programs. Dr. McCallister also served as President, President-Elect (organizing the state gifted conference), and Treasurer of her state gifted organization, where she often presented at conferences. In addition, she was also a member of national and world gifted organizations.Her 3 children, Tiffany, Harvey Paul, and Lorinda with her 11 grandchildren, Alexandra, Zane, Hannah, Grace, Hayden, Emma, Corwin, Cole, Olivia, Konnor, and Marc (Deuce) are the loves of her life. Connie McCallister Jordan, who has illustrated all the books in this series, is a sister to Linda and resides in Morgantown, West Virginia. She received her B.A. in art from Glenville State College and taught art in Monongalia County Schools. She has a wonderful, ceaseless sense of humor and a giving nature. The first book she illustrated was the late A. Jean Triplett's Tree So Tall. She has illustrated a second book by Ms. Triplett, Not My Max.She has been married to David Jordan for over 50 years and has three children, Brian, Jodie, and Jeff as well as three grandchildren, River, Kaida (Navy), and Nathan. In her spare time, she is an avid crocheter.

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