Writing | bryan-langdo

I've written two picture books. One of them, Tornado Slim and the Magic Cowboy Hat (Two Lions, 2012) won a Storytelling award from Western Writers of America.

clients:

Little Fox

I've worked with Little Fox, a Korean ESL website and app, since 2010, as both an editor and writer. I wrote fiction and non-fiction series while adhering to strict guidelines for word count, sentence length, and reading level. I adapted classic works of literature, including White Fang, Journey to the West, and Snow White. I created and wrote original series.

Cricket Media

I'm a monthly contributor to Cobblestone Magazine, an American history magazine geared toward children ages 9-14. I write and illustrate the department Going Global.

Caramel Tree

I wrote non-fiction units for ELLs in Korea. Materials were aimed at students in Grades 6 and 7. Topics included art history, education, careers, and the environment.

Evan-Moor

I wrote short fiction pieces, along with questions and other activities, for a series of Language Arts workbooks. I also designed fun activities that teach specific grammar skills. The workbook levels ranged from Grades 3-6.

Jump Start Press

I wrote leveled readers for Grades K-3, with strict guidelines regarding ratio of high-frequency words to decodable words.

Rocket Girl follows the adventures of Roxy, a 3rd-grader who, unbeknownst to her friends, has amazing super powers. The series is filled with humor and action, and features villains, monsters, robots, and an ocasional alien invasion.

I created Rocket Girl while working as an editor at Little Fox, a Korean publisher that produces animated series for English-language learners.

The series is told in 4-episode arcs, with each arc adhering to a fairly strict formula. The predictability inherent in the formula helps ELLs to understand the text better.

To date, I've written more than 130 episodes.

ATOS 3.0

This is an adaptation of Journey to the West, the 16th century Chinese novel attributed to Wu Cheng'en. It tells the tale of Sun Wukong, who is punished for defying heaven. To redeem himself, he agrees to accompany the Tang Monk, who is traveling to India to retrieve sacred texts from Buddha.

For this project, I read all four volumes of the original (albeit translated) text. While writing, I had to present the novel's complex subject matter in a way that young readers can understand and enjoy.

I wrote this while working as an editor at Little Fox, a Korean publisher that produces animated series for English-language learners.

ATOS 3.4

Bird and Kip is a light-hearted series aimed at young readers. Told in 3-episode arcs, the series follows its two titular characters as they navigate the sometimes tricky terrain that comes with friendship. A quintessential "odd couple," they soon learn to appreciate their differences.

I created and wrote this while working as an editor at Little Fox, a Korean publisher that produces animated series for English-language learners.

ATOS 1.7

This is an adaptation of White Fang, by Jack London.

Working directly with Jack London's text, I trimmed and simplified until it was down at about a 4th or 5th grade reading level. The novel's figurative language had to be put in more concrete terms, and of course the violence had to be toned down a bit.

I wrote this while working as an editor at Little Fox, a Korean publisher that produces animated series for English-language learners.

ATOS: 4.1

Going Global from the September, 2019, issue of Cobblestone Magazine

I have been illustrating this department since 2007. In 2016, I began writing it as well.

Going Global from the October, 2019, issue of Cobblestone Magazine

I have been illustrating this department since 2007. In 2016, I began writing it as well.

Going Global from the November/December, 2019, issue of Cobblestone Magazine

I have been illustrating this department since 2007. In 2016, I began writing it as well.

Excerpt from Reading Comprehension Fundamentals, Grade 3. (Evan-Moor, 2018) This unit teaches Cause and Effect. I wrote all the fiction units in this workbook.

Excerpt from Reading Comprehension Fundamentals, Grade 6. (Evan-Moor, 2018) This unit teaches the concept of summarizing. I wrote all the fiction units in this workbook.