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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 MoreWe will Remember You
Wangari Maathai passed on to. Our planet and our people celebrate her life. Beloved Wangari: May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind always be at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, and rains fall soft upon your fields. And until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of His...
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