Saturday is UN International Day of Forests!
As Sci/Why readers might know, my newest children's science book, The Boreal Forest: A Year in the World's Largest Land Biome, will be published on April 7, 2020. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, all of my in-person book tour events have been cancelled through early May. But that doesn't mean we can't celebrate - or help our kids learn at home! And so...
Here's everything you need to know about my International Day of Forests Twitter Party!
When it is?
Saturday, March 21, from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Eastern Time.
Do I have to have a Twitter account?
Nope! Twitter is 100% public and free. You can view all of the content I will be posting - fun facts, cute photos, links to resources - on my Twitter page:
Lindsey's Twitter Feed
Note, you will need a Twitter account to enter the giveaway. More on that below.
Will any other authors be there?
I am so please to announce that kid lit creators Darren Lebeuf and Carmen Oliver will be special guests at this event! You can follow all of their posts here:
Darren's Twitter Feed
Carmen's Twitter Feed
I'm on Twitter: how can I participate?
Like, tweet, comment, retweet! The more the merrier.
#IntlForestDay is the official hashtag for the UN event. You can also email forest-themed photos to IDF@fao.org for possible inclusion in the UN's official Day of Forests gallery.
And, of course, you can enter to win the giveaway!
How can I enter to win the exclusive Day of Forests Prize Pack?
Contest Begins: March 21, 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Contest Ends: March 21, 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Contest Rules:
- One prize pack will be awarded, including 1 copy each of:
- The Boreal Forest, by L. E. Carmichael, illustrations by Josée Bisaillon
- My Forest is Green, by Darren LeBeuf, illustrations by Ashley Barron
- Nature All Around: Trees, by Pamela Hickman, illustrations by Carolyn Gavin
- The Busy Beaver, written and illustrated by Nicholas Oldland
- A Voice for the Spirit Bears, by Carmen Oliver, illustrated by Katy Dockrill
- There are two ways to enter!
- ONE entry for each account that retweets the opening contest post, which will appear on Lindsey's feed at 1:00PM
- ONE entry for each account that tweets using #KCPKidsLoveTrees
- Entries must be received during the contest period
- Canadian and US shipping addresses only
- No purchase necessary
- Note: Creation of multiple accounts for the purpose of entering a contest is a violation of Twitter Rules – anyone found to be using multiple accounts will be disqualified.
Remember, you can't catch a virus from Twitter - this is the perfect bookish/educational activity for anyone in self-isolation or who's social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hope to see you there!
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