“Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.”
—John Muir
RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS
LINKS FOR AUTHORS
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators – www.scbwi.org (and if you are a registered member, be sure to check out The Book: Essential Guide to Publishing for Children and the “Blueboard” Discussion Boards)
The Michelle Begley Mentor Program – https://rmc.scbwi.org/mentor-program/ (for author and illustrator members of the Rocky Mountain chapter of SCBWI interested in a one-on-one mentorship to take their work to the next level)
Evelyn B. Christensen’s site – http://evelynchristensen.com/writers.html (there are many links to resources for writers including a list of educational markets for children’s writers)
Writing for the Education Market – http://writingfortheeducationmarket.com/ (a great resource for finding freelance work in the education market)
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) – https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/ (information on grammar, punctuation, research and citation, and many other writing-related topics)
Writing Careers: The Business Behind Becoming an Author – https://www.zenbusiness.com/info/writing-careers/ (recommended to me by a young writer named Anne, who wanted to share this resource for people interested in careers as an author)
PRINT RESOURCES
- Writing Irresistible Kidlit (Mary Kole)
- The Writer’s Little Helper (James V. Smith, Jr.)
- Creating Character Emotions (Ann Hood)
- The Emotion Thesaurus (Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi)
LINKS TO MY FAVORITE AUTHORS
Jennifer Chambliss Bertman – http://www.
Jess Keating – https://jesskeating.com/
Claudia Mills – www.claudiamillsauthor.com
Melissa Stewart – http://www.melissa-stewart.com/
BIODIVERSITY RESOURCES
California Academy of Sciences: Biodiversity Course – https://www.calacademy.org/biodiversity-course
Center for Biological Diversity – https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/about/story/
E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation – https://eowilsonfoundation.org/
Planet Earth and Planet Earth II Documentaries – Produced by BBC, Narrated by David Attenborough (available on DVD and on Netflix)
Smithsonian: Ocean – https://ocean.si.edu/
EXTINCTION RESOURCES
Racing Extinction – http://racingextinction.com/
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species – http://www.iucnredlist.org/
The Photo Ark – https://www.nationalgeographic.org/projects/photo-ark/
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES RESOURCES
NOAA Marine Debris Program – https://marinedebris.noaa.gov/
Algalita Marine Research and Education – http://www.algalita.org/
Ocean Conservancy – http://www.oceanconservancy.org
Water Education Foundation – http://www.watereducation.org/
The Global Water Crisis – http://water.org/water-crisis/
EXPLORING MOUNTAINS
NOVA Online Adventure: Everest – http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/everest/
Climbing the Seven Summits – http://climbingthesevensummits.com/
ANIMAL RIGHTS
Farm Animal Rights Movement – http://www.farmusa.org/
Mercy for Animals – http://www.mercyforanimals.org/
North American Vegetarian Society – https://www.navs-online.org/
Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows – http://www.carnism.org/carnism-presentations