YA Eco Mysteries, Memoirs, Novels & Travel
25 August 2013
WIK interview with Heather Montgomery
31/08/13 07:47 Filed in: Environment
Guest Blog with Author Heather Montgomery
It is my honor to host Heather Montgomery, author and environmental educator. Heather writes about science and nature for kids. Book and article topics range from snakes to soil. Her publishers include Capstone Press, Highlights for Children, Picture Window Books, Science World and Crabtree Press. Heather's passion for subjects like mummies, mysteries and snail poop bring her presentations to life. Heather was granted the Roosevelt-Ashe Award for Outstanding Educator in Conservation. Selected from educators across the south, the award honors conservation heroes for their contributions to protect wild places and wild things. Read More...
It is my honor to host Heather Montgomery, author and environmental educator. Heather writes about science and nature for kids. Book and article topics range from snakes to soil. Her publishers include Capstone Press, Highlights for Children, Picture Window Books, Science World and Crabtree Press. Heather's passion for subjects like mummies, mysteries and snail poop bring her presentations to life. Heather was granted the Roosevelt-Ashe Award for Outstanding Educator in Conservation. Selected from educators across the south, the award honors conservation heroes for their contributions to protect wild places and wild things. Read More...
How to Write Eco Mystery Teacher Resource
29/08/13 16:32 Filed in: Environment
Dear Teacher and Nature Guide,
Each time I write a new eco-mystery for the series, The Adventures of The Sizzling Six, I am amazed at what I learn about the species central to my story. I have developed a unit to share the excitement of learning with students, for writing across the curriculum, “How to Write Eco Mysteries.” It is easy to integrate into your on-going science and language arts curriculum. You can view and print the lesson plans for the unit, How to Write Eco Mysteries. Read More...
Each time I write a new eco-mystery for the series, The Adventures of The Sizzling Six, I am amazed at what I learn about the species central to my story. I have developed a unit to share the excitement of learning with students, for writing across the curriculum, “How to Write Eco Mysteries.” It is easy to integrate into your on-going science and language arts curriculum. You can view and print the lesson plans for the unit, How to Write Eco Mysteries. Read More...
Saving Diamondback Terrapin Turtles
25/08/13 15:05 Filed in: Environment
Eco Mystery of the Diamondback Terrapin Turtle
On a surprisingly cool morning in August, far from the lab on the UAB campus in the heart of downtown Birmingham, where they were hatched, we gently release diamondback terrapin turtles into the open marshes around Cedar Point near Dauphin Island. As if sensing that this watery, wild place is their ancestral home, the terrapins begin to explore their new habitat. Swimming between tall marsh grasses, they reach a mud island where they can begin to acclimate to life in the wild. Read More...
On a surprisingly cool morning in August, far from the lab on the UAB campus in the heart of downtown Birmingham, where they were hatched, we gently release diamondback terrapin turtles into the open marshes around Cedar Point near Dauphin Island. As if sensing that this watery, wild place is their ancestral home, the terrapins begin to explore their new habitat. Swimming between tall marsh grasses, they reach a mud island where they can begin to acclimate to life in the wild. Read More...