I have been on the teacher advisory boards for Instructor Magazine and was a teacher advisory for a number of years for Time for Kids until my retirement from teaching. Working as a teacher/consultant, I have also contributed to social studies textbooks and have written sidebars on topics in science and reading for science and reading textbooks.

Additionally, I have written social studies test questions for both ACT Testing Company and the New York State Department of Education.

I wrote the monthly teaching guides for Cobblestone's Click, Spider and Ladybug Magazines from 2006-2012 and also wrote teaching guides for Studies Weekly's quarterly news publications. I also wrote the content for Studies Weekly's Grade 6 World Culture Newspapers(28 issues) in 2009. From time to time, I have consulted with Leanna Landsmann's A+ Advice,a weekly column for parents.

I continue to be interested in freelance writing projects in social studies, science and Language Arts(upper elementary-middle school). My latest children's book, Mrs. Paddington and the Silver Mousetraps, was published in 2020 by Red Chair Press and is available at Barnesandnoble.com and Amazon.com. My latest book of biographical plays was published by Social Studies School Service, in 2016. Please check some of the links below to see samples of my work by click on "Previous Works". Contact me at: Gail Hennessey

Mrs. Paddington and the Silver Mousetraps!

• Click here to see a listing of Previous Works


MY BOOKS!
NOTE: Social Studies School Service has published my book of Twenty Reader's Theater Scripts on people in ancient History as of April/2016:(See a list under "plays". Click here to learn more and order: Gail's Book!









Purple Turtle

I began writing for Aadarsh Publishing in 2012-present:
• Purple and the Cupcakes
• Purple Meets Freddy at the Lilly Pad
• Purple Helps Roxy Learn to Swim
• Purple and the Pumpkin Race
• Purple Turtle's Birthday Party
• Purple and Biggy and The Monster under the Bed
• Purple and World Peace
• Purple Turtle- Uses Less
• Purple and the Safari Adventure
• Purple and the Chocolate Dream
• Purple and the Amusement Park Adventure
• Purple Meets a Siberian Crane
• Purple Meets Whammy, the Killer WhalePurple and Friends Journey to the Amazon Rainforest
• Purple and the Melting Glaciers
• Purple and the Sea Turtle Hatchlings
• Purple Meets Doodlebug, the Puppy Model
• Purple Meets Angel Cat Sugar
• Purple and Goople Travel Inside the Earth
• Purple and Goople Visit World Landmarks
• Purple and Goople's Adventure Under the Sea
• Purple and Goople Travel Back to the Dinosaurs
Aadarsh Publishing: Colour Fairies:

• Colour Fairies: Go Go's Flying Lesson
• Colour Fairies: Yay Yay Gets Her Wand
You can find my Aadarsh Publishing books at Amazon.com($2.99 each)Amazon.com

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CHILDREN'S STORY: The Wooden Cookie Box(a young girl learns about her family history from her favorite cookie!) Click here to read the story! The Wooden Cookie Box

Will the Real Paul Revere Please Stand Up? and 14 Other American History Plays.

As of 5/06, my book has ceased publication. Thanks to all that have puchased a copy....7000 were sold!AMAZING and THANK YOU! Scholastic Publishing $12.95




Highlights for Children 2026



Highlights for Children 2025



Saturday Evening Post 2024



MUSE 2024



FACES 2024



FACES 2024



(FACES:Explore Sweden-9/2022)




(May/2022-Highlights for Children)



(FACES:2021)



(MUSE Magazine:2022)








Partial listing of Freelance work


• Zooming in on Bugs!- Highlights for Children 2026


• Cardboard Artist-Highlights for Children 2025
• Astronaut Christina Koch- Highlights for Children 2025


• Leaf Artist Highlights for Children 2024


• Penguin Post Office in Antarctica Saturday Evening Post 2024


• Astronaut Nicole Mann Highlights for Children 2024


• History of Gingerbread(FACES )2024


• History of Pretzels( FACES) 2024


• Ice Music(Muse) 2024


• Harbin Ice Sculptures (FACES) 2024


• Aida de Acosta Newsomatic 2024


• Phillis Wheatley Newsomatic 2024


• Garret Morgan Inventor Newsomatic 2024


• Abigail Adams Newsomatic 2024


• Clara Barton Newsomatic 2024


• Numerous write up on Kids doing Good Things for Newsomatic and Highlights for Children 2024


• Ice Hotel(Faces) 2023


• Library in Rio(Faces)2023


• Number of children doing great things for Highlights for Children 2023


• Number of kids doing caring things for Jack and Jill Magazine 2023
  
• Artist Christoph Niemann(Highlights for Children)2023


• First Lady Dr. Jill Biden,Highlights for Children 11/22


• Erik Pauze-Rockefeller Christmas Tree ,Highlights for Children12/22
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• Tanoura Dancers, FACES, 2022


• Diabetic Advocate, Jack and Jill Magazine 2022


• Ice Hotel, FACES, 2022


• Joe Whale, the Doodle Boy, Jack and Jill 2022
  
  
• Race to Kindness, Jack and Jill 2022


• Maritime Sanctuary, Highlights for Children 2022


• ASPCA Kid of the Year, Jack and Jill 2022


• Cash Daniels, Conservation Kid, Jack and Jill 2022



• Mosaiculture Plant Sculptures Highlights for Children,May/2022


• Camel Library(Jack and Jill)2022


• Dr. Kathy Sullivan(Faces)2022


• Joseph Yoon, Bug Chef(Muse) 2022


• Bark Ranger, Jack and Jill, 2021


• Tommy Joseph, Master Carver(Totem Poles)Faces, 2021)


• Kid Fossil Finder, Jack and Jill 2021)


• Holograms in German Circus, Highlights for Children 2021)


• Balloon Artist,Highlights for Children 2021)
Check out the August issue of Highlights for Children and read my article on Thomas Dambo's Trolls!




• Riley the Art Guardian, Highlights 2021)


• Arctic Explorer, Highlights, December 2020)


• Thomas Dambo's Trolls(Highlights for Children, August 2020)


• The Great Mosque of Djenne(FACES,March 2020)


• Cool Music!(Highlights,February 2020)


• Runic Jelling Stones of Denmark(FACES,January 2020)


• Giant Marionettes(FACES 2020))


• Trolling for Trolls(FACES, January 2020)


• Ahoy, Pumpkins! Sept/Oct 2019, Jack and Jill Magazine


• The Giants are Coming! July 2019 FACES Magazine


• Plastic Straws, Nov/Dec 2018, Jack and Jill


• How Hurricanes Get their Names, May/June 2018,Jack and Jill Magazine


• Art for the Sea, June.2018, Highlights for Children *NOTE: This article received "Author of the Month Award" from Highlights for Children



• "LiLou, the Airport Pig", May/June 2017, Jack and Jill Magazine


• "Famous April Fool Pranks", April 2017, Jack and Jill Magazine


• "Amazing Snow Sculptures,January 2017, Jack and Jill Magazine


• "Underwater Sculpture Park",July/August 2013, Jack and Jill Magazine
• "The Robot that Goes to School," April 2013, Jack and Jill Magazine


• "Flight of the Desert Eagle",February 2013, Jack and Jill Magazine
"Nemo's Garden", March/April 2016, Jack and Jill Magazine


12/18/11:My article,"Cooking for Presidents" was published in the 1/2012, issue of Highlights for Children. I interviewed Walter Scheib who, for 11 years, cooked for two Presidents and their families.



10/26/11:MUMMIES SHARE their SECRETS-Read my latest article at Science News for Kids: Click here:Science News for Kids


My article, A Long, Hot Walk(trekking the length of the Amazon) appears in the January/2012 issue of AppleSeeds Magazine(A Cobblestone Publication)




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NOTE: Illlustration from Openclipart.org

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