School Program Story by Karen Tyrrell WOW! Rebecca Johnson, children’s science author extraordinaire, presented engaging author talks at Story Arts Festival school program. Rebecca spoke to bus-loads of school kids, inspiring young readers to care for animals… and write about them too. Who is Rebecca Johnson? Rebecca is a Gold Coast award winning science teacher and children’s author of Juliet - Nearly a Vet series, Vet Cadet series, Steve Parish Story Book series featuring Australian wildlife, and the Insects series. In total, she’s published 105 books in the last 17 years, selling 3 million books!! http://rebeccajohnson.com.au/ How did Rebecca present her talks? Rebecca’s author talks were FUN, interactive and energetic, involving many props including stuffed toy animals, wigs and vet costumes. I especially liked her play when she invited three children to wear funny costumes and act out a scene as she narrated it. The audience created special effects. Rebecca presented her personal talk with a portable microphone whilst other speakers used power point. Rebecca explained how she didn’t like to rely on technology in case something went wrong. If you’re wanting to write about animals, I highly recommend you listen to Rebecca’s presentations. Blogger: Karen Tyrrell writes empowering books to help kids live STRONG through humour and self-belief. She’s a passionate writing workshop presenter and interactive story teller wearing fun costumes.
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Family Program Story by Tyrion Perkins Animal Advocates took over Ipswich Library Mezzanine on Monday night when Samantha Wheeler and Rebecca Johnson arrived with bag loads of fluffy animals and other equipment. Samantha talked about the plight of wombats in South Australia which feature in her latest book, “Wombat Warriors.” She showed photos of the enormous burrows they dig on farms, and discussed what problems that those holes can cause the farmers and their animals. The young audience were horrified to hear the way the burrows are often dealt with and what it means for the wombats inside, and Sam discussed what alternatives there are and what the children could do to change what was happening. Rebecca Johnson, author of the two series, “Juliet Nearly a Vet” and “Vet Cadets,” lead a mini vet convention. Each child took a vet kit and animal and Rebecca showed them how and how to find a heartbeat and to use a stethoscope. She also discussed why a vet might need a notebook, what needles are for, and where is the best place to take an animal’s temperature. The children got to practice all the different things on their animals and it took a bit of working out where the essential organs are of some of the more unusual animals. But that is what a vet has to do! |
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