Lynne Cherry

Lynne Cherry

How Groundhog's Garden GrewWritten by Lynne CherrySynopsis: Squirrel teaches little Groundhog about the gardening process. Target Audience: K-2ndRealistic Fiction Picture Book

The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon ForestWritten by Lynne CherrySynopsis:A man is sent to chop down a kapok tree in the Amazon rainforest. He decides to take a nap and different animals visit him while he sleeps pleading him to not cut down the tree. A beautiful story about rainforest conservation.Target Audience: K -3rdFantasy Fiction Picture Book

The Dragon and the UnicornWritten by Lynne CherrySynopsis:Valerio,the dragon and Allegra, the unicorn have lived in the forest for centuries. They discover humans cutting down the trees and they soon befriend a Princess and show her the true beauty and importance of the forest.Target Audience: 1st - 3rdFantasy Science Fiction Picture Book

Interview with Lynne CherryBy Karen StricklerFacts:1. Many children portray "The Kapok Tree" in plays an doften invite Lynne to attend. 2. Lynne chooses to write books about things that children need to know and what is important about their lives. 3.The issues that Lynne wrote about in The Kapok Tree and in A River Ran Wild, twenty years ago are still relevant today.

Bibliography:The Snail's Spell, 1985When I'm Sleepy, 1985Chipmunk Song, 1987Where Butterflies Grow, 1989The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain forest, Harcourt Brace, 1990A River Ran Wild, Harcourt Brace, 1992The Armadillo from Amarillo, Harcourt Brace,1994The Dragon and The Unicorn, Harcourt Brace, 1995Flute's Journey: The Life of a Wood Thrush, Harcourt Brace, 1997The Shaman's Apprentice, Harcourt Brace, 1998 Who's Sick Today? Harcourt Brace, 1998Making a Difference in The World: Lynne's Autobiography, Richard Owen Publishers, 2000How Groundhog's Garden Grew, Scholastic, 2003The Sea, The Storm, And The Mangrove Triangle, Farrar, Strauss, Giroux, 2004How we know What we Know about our Changing Climate, Dawn Publications, 2010

Author Fun Facts:1. Lynne is not just an author, but a film producer too. 2. Attended Tyler school of Art and Yale University.3. In 2009 she was designated a Women's History Month Honoree by the National Women's History Project.4. She is the founder and director on the non-profit Young Voices on Climate Change. 5. She was inspired to write her books because of her love for the natural world.

Website Features:1. Books & Movie Area: Lists all the books and films she has been apart of. 2. Appearances: Lists all the different kinds of public appearances Lynne participates in.3. Make a Difference!: Lists all the different project and ways that kids around the country are doing to help the environment.