She is currently artist-in-residence at the Princeton Environmental Institute at Princeton University, where she is writing about climate change, ecosystem services, and biocomplexity. She has been an artist-in-residence at the Smithsonian Institution, at the geosciences departments at both the University of Massachusetts and Cornell University, the Marine Biological Laboratory, and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Flute’s Journey: The Life of a Wood Thrush focused national media attention on conservation efforts to save the Belt Woods in Maryland. For example, A River Ran Wild is recommended by teachers for projects involving the quality of local watersheds. Cherry is an environmental activist whose books are used to launch campaigns to save land, clean up rivers, preserve forests, and help migratory birds. She explains to educators how using nature to integrate curricula makes a child’s learning relevant. She lectures widely-and passionately-about how children can make a difference in a democratic society: if they feel strongly about something, they can change the world. Her best-selling books, such as The Great Kapok Tree, A River Ran Wild, and The Armadillo from Amarillo, teach children a respect for the earth. Lynne Cherry has served as an artist-in-residence at the Smithsonian, Geosciences departments at the University of Massachusetts and Cornell University, Marine Biological Lab, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, and Princeton Environmental Institute. Lynne Cherry is the author and/or illustrator of over thirty award-winning books for children.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |