Lynne Cherry
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Lynne Cherry and Gary Braasch's book, How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate,won the AAAS/Subaru award and they gave a short acceptance speech in Chicago (American Association for the Advancement of Science) at the AAAS Annual Conference.
When Lynne's plane into Los Angeles was late and she had to do a radio interview, Southwest airlines was kind enough to let her do the hour-long phone interview from their baggage claim office! Thank you Southwest Airlines!!
Jean Craighead George, at right, won AAA's lifetime achievement award.
LYNNE CHERRY'S SPEAKING/
FILM SCREENING/CONFERENCE SCHEDULE FUTURE TALKS 2009 - 2010 ______________________ NOVEMBER 2 and 3 Monday and Tuesday Aspen, Colorado Aspen Elementary School Visit and Film Screening of Young Voices on Climate Change NOVEMBER 6 FRIDAY Talk and Screening of Young Voices on Climate Change at the Golden Environmental Film Festival, Golden, Colorado NOVEMBER 7, 2009 SATURDAY Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Denver, Co. Climate Workshop and Screening of Young Voices on Climate Change. FULL DECEMBER 7-18 COPENHAGEN IPCC Climate Meetings Lynne will be attending and screening Young Voices on Climate Change. Some of the young people in the movie will be there. COPENHAGEN Klimaforum09 Wednesday Dec. 9 at 7pm – 9pm http://www.klimaforum09.org/?lang=en This is the largest of the official NGO side events at Copenhagen. World premiere of Young Voices on Climate Change film followed by a panel – forum, Q&A Windows of Hope - Youth Forum www.climateroots.org/dru/index.php?q=node/3 In Christiania, an eco-community within Copenhagen. __________________________________ 2010 January 20-22, 2010 National Council for Science and the Environment NCSE Lynne's session Wednesday, January 20. Washington, DC 20036 March 20, 2010, Saturday Lynne will be delivering the BRANDWEIN LECTURE at NSTA Annual Meeting Philadelphia, Pa. 11am _________________________________ 
Lynne Cherry speaks about the complex web of life including pollination and other ecosystem services.
There is Much Current Research on the Effects of School Gardens on Learning and Behavior. For the full TOOL KIT and clickable links about the Effect of School Gardens go to BOOKS and click on the title of How Groundhog's Garden Grew1. Improving Academic Achievement: Gardens improve standardized test scores. 2. Holistic learning and brain receptors 3. Habitat for Learning 4. Creating habitat for and Sharing the World with non-human inhabitants. 5. Teaching Science: Gardens make science come alive and fun and easy for teachers to teach. 6. Agriculture and food System connections: give kids first-hand knowledge about where their food comes from. 7. Nature Connections: Connecting children to Nature and their place in the food chain 8. Arts and Aesthetics: Creating a garden creates something beautiful. 9. Saving funds by making it unnecessary to take field trips: the schoolyard becomes the nature center. 10 Life Skills: teaches kids how to grow their own food. 11. Health Benefits: provides exercise through digging and pick-axing. 12. Nutrition Education: Kids learn how what they eat, they are. 13. Addressing Hazards and Risks (such as bee-stings and thistles). 14. School gardens and Community Outreach: the school garden becomes a Community garden in the summer. 15. Behavior and Physical Well-Being |
Author Talks FILM SCREENINGS
Lynne participated in a panel for ARDAY--The American Renewable Energy Day August 20 in Aspen, Colorado. To her left is Christiana Wyly, Satori Capital; to her right is actress and food activist Mariel Hemingway; and to the far right is Jessy Tolken, Director or Powershift and Energy Action Coalition.
Rainforest ecology and temperate forest ecology have many similarities. Click here to see the curriculum Rainforest/Your forest.
Description of Lynne Cherry's School & Conference Talks and Movie Screenings
Lynne Cherry speaks passionately about teaching students a respect for the earth and how children are making a difference in their world. She can show some of her 3 and 1/2 minute movie shorts that show kids who are reducing the carbon emissions-- the "carbon footprint" of their homes, schools, communities and even their states! In her 45-minute presentation, Lynne Cherry talks about how her books were inspired by her love of the natural world and how using nature to integrate curriculum makes a child’s learning relevant. Lynne describes how her new book, co-authored with photojournalist Gary Braasch, How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate: Scientists and Kids Explore Global Warming makes science exciting and relevant. It begins with "What is Science?" and then goes on to describe how many climate scientists discovered clues about Earth's climate through studying tree rings, ice cores, mud cores, and the ranges of birds, butterfiles and plants. Lynne talks about how the kids in the book replicate in their classroom the studies that these "real" scientists did and how Citizen Scientists often provide data for "real" scientists to help them understand the natural world. A national study showed that when teachers teach core curriculum: math, social sciences, literature, science, art--essentially everything--under an umbrella of nature/environmental studies, students' test scores go up. With traditional teaching, children often do well on the standardized tests, but they do not retain what they’ve learned. When what they’ve learned has a “handle” –a relevance to their lives—they retain the knowledge. And kids also learn better when they get at least one "Green Hour" a day--one hour of unstructured time where they can run around outside, explore nature or plant a vegetable garden. The importance of outdoor time for children is documented in Richard Louv's book "Last Child in the Woods". Lynne Cherry's remarkable slides show Amazon flora and fauna that she photographed while researching The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest, The Shaman’s Apprentice and Flute’s Journey. Her slides of the Nashua River, the subject of A River Ran Wild: An Environmental History, show the condition of the river before and after it was cleaned up. Children and teachers are appalled by the condition of this river before the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency or the Clean Water Act. Lynne Cherry shows slides of the old growth forests she visited to research The Dragon and the Unicorn, a tale of the ancient forest. Lynne introduces geography by showing maps of where she lives and where she has traveled to research her books: the rainforests of Brazil, Suriname, Costa Rica, Peru, and Madagascar. While talking about The Armadillo from Amarillo, her fanciful geography for children, she shows images of earth from space that she obtained from an astronaut friend. Lynne Cherry suggests ways that her books may be used to integrate math, science, social studies, history into curricula through environmental themes. For instance, The Great Kapok Treecan be used to teach about how all living things are interconnected or to teach about the rainforest comparatively—i.e. how is the rain forest similar to the forest near your school? How is it different? Flute’s Journey will help children realize how rain forest ecosystems are connected to the ecosystem in your community. The Sea, the Storm and the Mangrove Tangle will inspire children to write letters to save mangroves and children in Florida might want to go out and replant and protect mangroves in their communities. How Groundhog’s Garden Grew, will inspire schools to transform their schoolyard into nature centers which also provide a peaceful place to read a book and make connections to the other living things with whom we share our world. How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate tells stories of kids who have reduced the carbon footprint of their homes, schools, communities and even their whole states! Lynne talks about how everyone can reduce the amount of carbon dioxide they put into the air. And Lynne will also talk about the feature film she is making based on How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate. Her talk gives the audience ideas about teaching and learning in exciting new ways, and leaves them empowered--with hope and inspiration for the future. Honorarium and Expenses: Lynne Cherry's fee is $2200 a day plus travel and hotel expenses (negotiable for local appearances and for environmental groups). (Note: A dinner or evening presentation is an additional $500.00.) A day consists of two presentations and one or two book signings (and a possible additional evening presentation and signing.) Lynne enjoys speaking to groups of students who want to work on a specific project such as land preservation in their community, starting a school garden, creating schoolyard habitat, ridding their school cafeteria of styrofoam or, in general, creating a more sustainable school and community. For more information about having Lynne Cherry speak, please contact Dawn Publications: Nature@Dawnpub.com Praise from Reviewers and Letters from Fans (for reviews of How Groundhog's Garden Grew go to "In The News") The Great Kapok Tree “Dear Lynne Cherry, I wish I could draw and paint as well as you do! That is a beautiful and powerful book…My Lorax doesn’t fell quite so lonely now that your great birds and beasts have come to join him.” Ted Geisel (Dr Seuss) “…she traveled to the Amazon to research the illustrations… It shows. She’s drawn the animals and vegetation in great detail and with loads of color.. New York Times Book Review A River Ran Wild Dear Lynne, I wanted to take this opportunity to commend you for all of the work that you do to promote environmental awareness among our children. You have truly made a difference. Al Gore How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate: Scientists and Kids Explore Global Warming This beautiful and informative book fills a major gap in environmental writing for children. It covers a wide range of research, defining technical terms gracefull and naturally as they arise. The overall tone--urgent without being shrill, hopeful without being complacent--strikes me as just right. I happily recoommend it. Robert Coontz, deputy news editor, Science Mazazine Flute’s Journey: The Life of a Wood Thrush Insatiable curiosity, dedication to environmental activism, and artistic talent have placed this gifted author at the forefront of children’s literature. Living Bird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell University The Armadillo from Amarillo An ecological jewel that sparkles with multifaceted spin-off possibilities. School Library Journal The Snail’s Spell The adventures in learning provided by author and artist is captivating, encompassed in a book that grownups will appreciate as well as children for its sheer beauty.Publishers Weekly If I Were in Charge of the World Lynne Cherry’s drawings are superb. If I were in charge of the world, I’d see that she had enough ink for a lifetime and nothing to do but draw. Nashville Banner |
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