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Welcome to my website! I was born in Queens, New York. When I was a child my parents allowed me to write on one wall of my bedroom. It was in this space that I published, in words and pictures, my first stories and launched my writing self. However, I have lived most of my adult life, after becoming a Canadian citizen, in rural Nova Scotia. Here, I have watched foxes steal pears from beneath the trees in my back yard, listened to red-tailed hawks argue over a recently caught meal, smelled the arrival of a family of skunks, and tasted the wild blackberries that grow in the fields and by the roadside.
I appreciate and respect the beauty of nature in all its forms and all
its moments. I am a strong advocate for equity and social justice and
work to further Peace Education in schools. I share this through my
teaching, writing and poetry. I have authored many professional books and articles for teachers in addition to an award-winning video series. I have also authored a book of poetry for children: Pass the Poems Please, WildThings Press and three picture books: Somewhere (1996), Touch the Earth (1999), and If Peace Is…(2003), (Mondo Publishing, New York) and have recently released my first novel for children (8-12yrs), Together in Time. I have been President of the Nova Scotia Reading Association and Nova Scotia’s Provincial Coordinator for the International Reading Association. I am currently a member of CELT, The Centre for the Expansion of Language and Thinking. I have been a Featured Speaker and workshop leader at numerous educational conferences. I am a former teacher and principal and is currently on the Education Faculty at Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax. I am a six-time recipient of the Education Quality Award from the Nova Scotia Teachers’ Union and I received the Distinguished Achievement Award from the Educational Press Association of America for my series of articles in Teaching K-8 Magazine. I currently live with my husband, Steve, and our pack of Great Danes, in Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia.
On this website you will find information and resources about teaching, writing and children’s books of interest to teachers and parents, along with projects, activities and information about me and my published books, and how to book a school visit. Also on this site are projects and activities (like starting an Earth Writers Club or making your own books) for Children.
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