ned hayes at boston harbor school
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Ned Hayesauthor of
THE EAGLE TREE
WRITER
READING
REALLY READING
REALLY, REALLY READING
I like to write stories
I started writing like this
Sometimes I write like this…
Or like this…
This is still best for me…
I brought some notebooks here today…
While I’ve been writingover the years, I’ve donemany different OTHER jobs…
Journalist
Carpenter
Teacher
Working for software companies…
My books started being published!
What would my next book be?
I started walking in the woods…
I started walking in the woods…
I remembered when I was teaching…
One boy loved trees…
He was autistic…
Autism…
Autism
SpectrumDisorder
Every good story starts with…
WHAT IF?
EXAMPLES of BOOKS…
WHAT IF he liked trees?
That meant I would have to learn about trees…
There are so many different kinds of trees…
WesternHemlock
Oak
Gingko
Cypress
BoxElder
Palm
Sassafras
Jacaranda
Mulberry
DouglasFir
PonderosaPine
What if you saw this tree?
You’d want to climb it… !
Ponderosa Pine
PhotoSynthesis
CarbonCycle
Air
Sunlight
