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Teamed with naturalists and scientists, the children looked, listened and learned. Then they put their knowledge into print and pictures. They wrote wondrous accounts of sighting mountain lions in their own neighborhoods; they described how the black-tailed gnatcatcher lines its nest with down feathers. And they wrote about what needs to be done to save San Diego's special plants and animals. After reading Special Species, Amway Corporation and Newsweek magazine judges deemed it a "Class Act" winner of their nationwide environmental contest. Barbara Moran, the environmental writer who created the project with the help of San Diego's enthusiastic teachers, recalls the book-signing party attended by 500 beaming student-authors and proudly remarks, "How much we can learn from children if we just give them a voice!" Newsweek Lani Wild says all schools in the nation should adopt an endangered plant or animal to help protect it from extinction. Shelby Puryear, meanwhile, worries that inner cities are being overrun with pollution. For two such little people, they have some big concerns. Lani and Shelby are both fourth-graders at Encanto Elementary School. Lani, 9, and Shelby, 10, plan to personally deliver their environmental messages tomorrow and Friday to senators and Vice-President Al Gore... The young environmentalists represent the more than 500 students from 26 schools throughout San Diego County who contributed to the 1992-93 environmental anthology called Special Species, one of eight national winners in the Class Act Environmental Challenge. (read the entire story) San Diego Union-Tribune Once again, children... have produced a charming collection of essays, poems and drawings about local native plants and animals. Special Species by California Kids is a new, 80-page volume completely created by children that describes 50 species of plants and animals - from bats, bobcats and bighorn sheep to whales, wrens and yuccas. (read the entire story) Earth Times Five hundred student authors and artists...are helping educate America's kids through the recently-published book "Kids Celebrate Nature." The 80-page book is chock-full of poems, drawings, informational blurbs, and interviews about the natural world. It's written by kindergarten through high school students with help from experts, scientists, museum docents, wildlife rescuers, horticulturists, environmental consultants and others, and published by the "Special SpecieS Project," under Moss Beach resident Barbara "Ms. B" Moran, co-founder of Operation Teddy Care. " (read the entire story) The Half Moon Bay Review |
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Kern "We all have had fun and learned a lot doing this project." Lynn
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Houser "Once again, it was a wonderful experience that the children really enjoyed." Jeri
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Bess "What a wonderful experience this was...This project has helped my students come to love and appreciate our tidepools and left me impressed with my students." Jeanette
Mason "We had so much fun with this project!" Suzan
Clausen "Our Project Wildlife volunteers brought two beautiful red-tailed hawks to visit, and a wealth of information." Priscilla
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