Thomas Deitelbaum
NAUGATUCK As schools across the state turned to distance learning amid the COVID-19 outbreak this spring, Thomas Deitelbaum thought about the significant amount of time children spent in front of computer screens.
Then an idea popped into his head.
Deitelbaum, a fourth-grade teacher at Hop Brook Elementary School, would write a children’s book one that children could enjoy, while still learning, away from their computer screens.
Deitelbaum’s idea became reality in October when he self-published his first book, “Halfsy: A Math Adventure,” through Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing platform. The book is available as a paperback only on Amazon.