As part of Environmental Education month, Green Author Jennifer Keats Curtis will be visiting elementary schools to talk to students about wildlife, children's roles in helping animals, and how she combines language arts and science to write realistic fiction.
Curtis' newest illustrated children’s book, Baby Owl’s Rescue (Sylvan Dell Publishing), features a brother-and-
Prompted by the incredible work of real-life rehabilitator Kathy Woods, who runs the Phoenix Wildlife Center, the book is lushly illustrated by renowned artist Laura Jacques. (For more information, please see http://www.sylvandellpublishing.com/
Known for diligently researching her topic and interviewing real experts, including children working to help preserve and protect local wildlife, Curtis has developed a knack for teaching young children about important ecological issues and what they can do to help.
In addition to Baby Owl’s Rescue, the long-time journalist’s informational and educational books include the award-winning Oshus and Shelly Save the Bay; the Henry Bergh Children’s Book Award Finalist Turtles in My Sandbox (Sylvan Dell, 2006); and last year’s Osprey Adventure (Tidewater Publishing, 2008). Saving Squeak: A River Otter’s Tale (Schiffer Publishing) is scheduled to debut in 2010 followed her first creative nonfiction, SEAHORSES (Henry Holt), in 2011.
For more information, please contact Jennifer Curtis at 410.626.7657;
About the author: A University of Maryland graduate, Jennifer can often be found among students and teachers talking about literacy and conservation. She regularly presents writing workshops to elementary school students. When she’s not in schools, Jennifer serves as editor-at-large for Maryland Life Magazine. The author of four books about bay-related animals, she is excitedly awaiting the release of two new books in 2010 and 2011: Saving Squeak: A River Otter’s Tale and SEAHORSES, respectively. Keep posted on her latest offerings. Visit her website, www.jenniferkeatscurtis.com or become a fan on Facebook at “Green Author Jennifer Keats Curtis.”
