Events/School Visits
Children love Emperor penguins, they’re so waddly. But these birds do way more than waddle—they are amazingly adapted to move and survive in Earth’s harshest environment, Antarctica. Yet because of climate change and human activity, they are now a threatened species. Celebrate Penguin Awareness Day and World Penguin Day with an author visit full of penguin surprises, bird discovery and environmental learning.
“Deborah had a fantastic visit. Her enthusiasm was infectious.
Passing around actual 3D printed versions of Beauty’s beak—from her award-winning STEM book Beauty and the Beak, along with the story—helped students understand the technology innovations involved with helping Beauty survive...
They were ecstatic to learn the wonderful applications of this modern day technology.”
deborah DOes VIRTUAL AUTHOR VISITS FOR ALL ELEMENTARY GRADES,
ACROSS THE US AND IN OTHER COUNTRIES! SHE CAN TALK ABOUT:
Penguins ready to Go, Go, Go!—Discover emperor penguins’ secrets of survival, and Learn the science behind their amazing adaptations. How do scientists study them on the ice and in the polar ocean? What environmental threats face these much loved birds todaY?
BEAUTY AND THE BEAK—”MEET” BEAUTY THE BALD EAGLE AND FIND OUT WHY SHE NEEDED A NEW BEAK, AND WHO ENGINEERED AND 3D-PRINTED HER PIONEERING PROSTHETIC BEAK.
ASTRONAUTS ZOOM!—WAKE UP ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION WITH REAL ASTRONAUTS AND DISCOVER WHAT THEY DO ALL DAY (AND NIGHT)…How are their lives in space like our lives on earth?
SWOOP AND SOAR—TAKE FLIGHT WITH TWO ORPHANED OSPREY CHICKS, AS SCIENCE HELPS FIND THEM A NEW OSPREY FAMILY SO THEY CAN GROW UP IN THE WILD.
SCIENTISTS GET DRESSED—HOW DO SCIENTISTS SUIT UP, GOWN UP, GEAR UP, EVEN DRESS UP IN COSTUME TO MAKE NEW DISCOVERIES, SAVE LIVES AND PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT?
My presentations are fun, content-rich (STEM, literacy, the environment), very interactive—students get to ask lots of questions—and highly fun and engaging for both children and adults. I tailor every presentation to your school, grade/s or organization. My honorarium is based on audience size, presentation length and mode of presentation. E-mail me via the contact form and let me know what kind of program you would like!
Programs Offered:
—STEM, the International Space Station, 3D printing, and connections among science, technology, engineering
—Environmental conservation and emperor penguins/bald eagles/ospreys/koalas/ocean science/wildlife rescue
—From brainstorm to book: ideas/research/strong words/rhyme and rhythm/collaboration/the work of a writer/perspective
—Funny school stories like THE TWELVE DAYS OF KINDERGARTEN, THE TWELVE DAYS OF WINTER and THE SPELLING BEE BEFORE RECESS
—CHARLOTTE'S WEB and the power of words