May 4, 2022: MUSIC MAVENS authors Maureen Charles and Ashley Walker were interviewed about our collaboration for Cynsations (blog celebrating children's and young adult literature) for a series on Writing Nonfiction for Older Readers.
March 22, 2021: I am so excited to be co-authoring a YA Nonfiction Biography with the amazing Ashley Walker. The book, under contract with Chicago Review Press (CRP), focuses on women in music and is part of CRP's Women of Power series, "a timely, inclusive, international, modern biography series that profiles 15 diverse, modern women who are changing the world in their field while empowering others to follow their dreams." No release date has been announced, but we anticipate it will be available in late 2022 or early 2023.
April 22, 2021 (Earth Day): Today we - the volunteer K-12 curriculum development team at F4CR.org - launched Climate Restoration for Kids, a free digital lesson intended for learners in grades 3-5. Climate Restoration is the global endeavor to return the Earth’s climate systems to the safe and healthy state in which humanity and our natural world evolved using science, engineering, and biomimicry to reverse climate change. Our online learning module introduces students to climate change via the Carbon Cycle. It then introduces the concept of “Climate Restoration”, why it matters, who is working on it, and how it can be achieved. You can access the free lesson and Teacher's Guide here.
