Posts by Jen
Nature Writing at the Newberry Library
Nature Writing Workshop Thursday, June 14, 2012 5:45 – 7:45 pm Thursdays, June 14 – July 19 Six sessions, $170 Register online Do you love the outdoors? Is writing your passion? Explore nature writing through selected readings and field observations of the natural wonders Chicago has to offer in this writing workshop. In the final class participants will learn about publishing, finding agents, and working with editors. Writers in all genres are welcome. Jen Cullerton Johnson is a writer, educator and urban environmentalist. She has published numerous essays and short stories and is the author of Seeds of Change. Materials list Required: Dixon,...
Read MoreSeeds of Change & The Field Museum 2/18
Crown Family PlayLab Field Museum Looking for something to do with your little one on those cold winter days? ThePlayLab is a great indoor winter discovery area for young learners all year long. Artists and Authors Saturday, February 18, 11:00am – 2:00pm Meet author Jen Cullerton Johnson as she reads from her award-winning book, Seeds of Change, and shares Wangari Maathai’s story—an environmentalist, scientist, and women’s right’s activist who inspired her country of Kenya to plant 30 million trees— and the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Johnson will lead children in a seed planting activity echoing Wangari’s message...
Read MoreISLMA Conference: Author’s Breakfast
Join me and other children’s book writers meeting and talking with Illinois librarians. I will be offering FREE SKYPE school visits for each school or teacher who buys 5 or more books! Please spread the word– Seeds of Change is a story for all!! ISLMA Illinois School Library Association Conference Author’s Breakfast October 29, 2011 7:30- 9:30 am Springfield, Illinois History of ISLMA The Illinois School Library Media Association was formed on March 3, 1988 when a group of school library media professionals known as The Friends of School Libraries met at the Oak Brook Hills Conference Center and presented a proposal for formal organization. The...
Read MoreYoung Hoosier Book Awards
The Young Hoosier Book Award (YHBA) was established in 1974, and then expanded to three categories in 1992: Kindergarten through 3rd grade; 4th through 6th grade, and 6th through 8th grade. The Award is designed to encourage student reading by having students, teachers, parents, and media specialists identify 20 of their favorite books in each category, of which one winner is chosen in each grade division every year. Criteria for selection include requirements that book must be published within the last five years and be in print at the time of...
Read MoreMmofrahana Foundation: Tell Children About Wangari Maathai
http://mmofraghana.org/mmofra-news-and-events/tell-the-children-about-wangari-maathai/ Dr. Wangari Muta Maathai, founder of the Green Belt Movement, passed away on Sunday September 25 in Nairobi, Kenya at the age of 71. Named one of the heroines of the world, she was a great advocate for human rights and the environment who inspired the planting of more than 20 million trees. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004, the first African woman to do so. Wangari Maathai’s dedication to protecting trees and forests began with her appreciation of the rural village environment she grew up in. In her words, In a message to the world’s children, Wangari Maathai...
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