On February 13th, Bigelow 6th grade students enjoyed a Creative Arts & Sciences (CAS) event with author Gregory Mone. His story-driven presentation took the audience through the entire process of writing a book, from the initial idea or inspiration through the planning, the creative writing, the revisions, and on to the final, finished, published work.  He reviewed some of the more interesting assignments and experiences he’s had as a writer and stressed the importance of becoming an expert in whatever subject a student chooses to write about.

About the author: Mr. Mone is the author or co-author of fifteen published books for young readers, and has written scientific articles for magazines including Popular Science, Atlantic Monthly, Wired and Scientific American. He adapted The Boys in the Boat, by Daniel James Brown, for young readers, and co-wrote the NYT-bestselling Jack and the Geniuses series of novels with Bill Nye The Science Guy. His recently published titles include the nonfiction Great Big World of Science, with Bill Nye (2020); the middle-grade novel Atlantis: The Accidental Invasion and its sequel, Atlantis: The Brink of War (2021 & 2022); and a revised and updated version of his popular pirate novel, Fish, now re-titled Sea of Gold, and followed by a sequel Sea of Gold: The Duke’s Curse (2023 & 2024). His recently published books have received numerous starred reviews in various journals, including Booklist, Kirkus and School Library Journal, and in 2024 he co-authored two nonfiction technology books for adults with Daniela Rus, the director of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab at MIT. He has also been a featured speaker at the ALA Annual Meeting, BookCon, the NY and San Diego Comic Cons, and other events.

The Creative Arts & Sciences program is made possible by your generous donations to the Bigelow PTO. Thank you!