Gaetan Pappalardo
Gaetan Pappalardo grew up on KISS, street hockey, and Transformers. He teaches third grade in West Deptford, N.J. and is a fellow of the Pennsylvania Writing and Literature Project. Gaetan provides professional development for teachers on how to inspire young writers to find their own voice and is a site coordinator/teacher for Young Readers/Young Writers: a summer youth enrichment camp presented by West Chester University in Pennsylvania.
He’s been playing guitar for eighteen years and seamlessly incorporates music into the curriculum on a daily basis. He has written and recorded many full-length records with his students.
His first children's book, Louie Licks and the Wicked Snakes:Battleaxe, will be released summer/fall 2011. Join the buzz here: http://www.facebook.com/LouieLicksandtheWickedSnakes?ref=ts
