2010 at ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST SCHOOL, Schenectady, NY

Nancy Castaldo, award winning author, Upstate, NY
website: www.nancycastaldo.com
email: ntcastaldo@taconic.net

SCHOOL VISITS: Elementary - Middle
Nancy’s school programs can be geared around any of her books. Students can get excited about the ocean making Jazzy Jellies from Oceans, or imagine themselves standing on Neptune while creating Neptune's Moons from Leap Into Space, or they can listen to Pizza for the Queen and have a pizza party! Nancy does multimedia presentations about Keeping Our Earth Green and gives students their own challenges continue the learning. Nancy also gives programs on writing and encourages children to "catch" their own story. Assemblies and/or classroom visits can be arranged.

Titles include:
Keeping Our Earth Green (Ideals)
Leap Into Space (Ideals)
River Wild (Chicago Review Press)
Sunny Days and Starry Nights (Chicago Review Press)
Pizza for the Queen (Holiday House)

NANCY GOES GREEN AT ST. JOHN!

The day went well! I gave a multimedia presentation about Keeping Our Earth Green, highlighting the Catholic Church's tradition of reverence for the Earth. We had one newspaper show up and take photos – The Evangelist (Catholic newspaper for the Diocese). I hope to see a story and photos in there soon! There was a tie in the vote, so the donation was split between two organizations - The National Audubon Society and The Nature Conservancy - and the kids were very enthusiastic!

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