Shirley Duke recently presented this food web and food chain activity at the Texas Library Association Convention. She’s generously letting me post the entire activity for download here.
A few more photos from Lexington School District in SC. I was there for 9 days of talks including a weekend READ Fest, a community event put on by the extraordinary school librarians of this district.
Librarian Val Byrd Fort at New Providence Elem came up with this fish craft to go with my books.
Uh, oh, Clemson Crab at New Providence Elem
Gilbert Primary Welcome
Office staff borrowed ants from local classroom for our picnic!
Vulture Trees Gilbert Primary
What to do with books retired from the library! This was at Midway Elem
Lexington Intermediate students examine compost contents before and after the process. Great science is happening here thanks to teacher Mrs. A!
Read Fest signing with Lexington High’s Elizabeth Harrill. A wonderful librarian and a terrific event.
This has been a great year. VULTURE VIEW was named a Theodor Geisel Honor book by the American Library Association.
See the lovely Geisel Honor Sticker?
This relatively new award is named after Dr. Seuss and it honors both the text and illustrations of books geared for children beginning to read. I am thrilled and so happy for my work to be paired with the great illustrations done by Steve Jenkins. I attended the ALA national conference in Anaheim to accept the Honor Award. (more…)
I have teamed up with Charlesbridge publishing, the publisher of this book, and created the Be a Stream Hero contest. The winner of the contest wins a school visit from me.
In fact, in honor of Trout Are Made of Trees, Charlesbridge publishing staff spent a day cleaning up the Charles river! (more…)
April Pulley Sayre is an award-winning children’s book author of over 55 natural history books for children and adults. Her read-aloud nonfiction books, known for their lyricism and scientific precision, have been translated into French, Dutch, Japanese, and Korean. She is best known for pioneering literary ways to immerse young readers in natural events via creative storytelling and unusual perspectives.
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