For Parents/Teachers/Organizations
BOOKS
To purchase Melissa’s books, click the button below.
To Book a Reading:
Readings can be booked with Melissa directly using the button below.
If you purchase 3 or more of her books, Melissa will visit your class/home and do a reading free of charge. [Zoom readings or transportation costs of $1/mile are required for locations beyond Durham, NC.]
Earth Day and/or Creek Week
Science Night/Day/Week
Seuss/Read Across America Day/Night/Week
Book Fairs
Birthday Parties and family/organization gatherings
If she’s available during the time(s) you'd like her to visit, Melissa will make it happen! Just send her a message.
EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS
To Book an Educational Workshop:
Melissa conducts 5 hands-on presentations/workshops for elementary through middle-school students, including:
1-3) Three very affordable hands-on educational workshops (50-90 minutes), based on her children's books (for schools, libraries, museums, bookstores, festivals, farmer’s markets, etc.). Local workshops can be easily booked through the Durham Arts Council. Otherwise, please contact Melissa directly.
Eddie the Electron and Your Future in Science:
The Fate of the Frog and Your Water Resources:
Australian Didgeridoos and the Science of Sound:
4) A 4-6 session residency (50-90 minutes/session) during which Melissa works with students to create a *real* (self-published) picture book based on a cohesive theme they determine together. She puts everything together, converts it to pdf, uploads it to Kindle and provides you with the url that enables anyone to purchase an affordable printed copy of the book on Amazon, with proceeds going to your school/class/group. Here's a book Melissa recently compiled with a group of second-graders in Durham, NC.
5) Melissa also creates age-appropriate, site-specific story books that enable organizations and schools to provide in-depth education and outreach regarding recent initiatives and projects, highlighting practical science and sustainability in a personal way that goes beyond what can be accomplished with signage. Here's the last book Melissa created in this manner, about a "stormwater control measure" installed on an elementary school campus. Click the white arrow at right to view a video about the book’s creation and purpose.
Please contact Melissa to see what you can do together for the young people in your lives.
LESSON PLANS
Eddie the Electron
Lesson Plans (School and Home)
The Science of Sound
The Fate of the Frog
One Proud Black Cat
From the Blog
FACEBOOK PAGES
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Eddie the Electron
(posts/links related to chemistry, physics, and astronomy)
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The Fate of the Frog
(posts related to nature, animals, and sustainability)
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One Proud Black Cat
(posts related to Kale and cats, in general)
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Melissa Rooney, Ph.D.
(Author Facebook Page)