2008 Woodie Awards
Upcoming Macomb Library program
Issue date: 4/21/08 Section: Community Bulletins
Rachel Crandell, children's book author, rainforest activist, retired 2nd grade teacher, founder of Monteverde Conservation League U.S. (MCLUS), and cultural enthusiast, will be speaking on Thursday, April 24 at 7 p.m. in the Community Room of Macomb City Hall prior to Macomb Earth Day. The title of her talk will be "Celebrating and Protecting Biodiversity and Cultural Diversity."
She will briefly describe the rich biodiversity found in the Children's Eternal Rainforest of Costa Rica and her efforts to renew awareness through her newly released and co-authored book, "The Forever Forest: Kids Save a Tropical Treasure." Then you will journey to Belize and Guatemala where she spent a year on sabbatical. Her children's book "Hands of the Maya" celebrates the life and work of the Maya people.
Next, you will journey deep into the tropical forests of eastern Panama, where she has collaborated with the indigenous Panamanian Emberá and a translator to accurately document their stories in English. Her children's book "Hands of the Rainforest: Emberá People of Panama, is expected to be available next year.
In addition, you will learn of her cultural and eco-tourism experiences in Papua New Guinea and with the Himba of Namibia. The Macomb Public Library and Western Illinois University Anthropology and Sociology Club are sponsoring the talk. Books will be available for purchase and author signing. The program is free and open to the public.
She will briefly describe the rich biodiversity found in the Children's Eternal Rainforest of Costa Rica and her efforts to renew awareness through her newly released and co-authored book, "The Forever Forest: Kids Save a Tropical Treasure." Then you will journey to Belize and Guatemala where she spent a year on sabbatical. Her children's book "Hands of the Maya" celebrates the life and work of the Maya people.
Next, you will journey deep into the tropical forests of eastern Panama, where she has collaborated with the indigenous Panamanian Emberá and a translator to accurately document their stories in English. Her children's book "Hands of the Rainforest: Emberá People of Panama, is expected to be available next year.
In addition, you will learn of her cultural and eco-tourism experiences in Papua New Guinea and with the Himba of Namibia. The Macomb Public Library and Western Illinois University Anthropology and Sociology Club are sponsoring the talk. Books will be available for purchase and author signing. The program is free and open to the public.
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