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19 Mar 2020

International Forest Day Twitter Party!

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:
  • 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.
Note, the Day of Forests Twitter Party prize pack is different than the forest-themed giveaway I'm running on my website - it's just for people who participate in the Twitter event. If you don't want to be on Twitter, check out Forest Fridays posts on my blog for other ways to win! Those posts are also a great source of homeschooling content, FYI.

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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12 Feb 2016

Why I Love Twitter

By Claire Eamer

I confess - I absolutely love Twitter. And it's not because I'm a social media geek. It's because of the science. Really!

I know Twitter has a reputation as the place where you post the boring minutiae of your life (and how many times do you get to use "minutiae" in conversation, eh?). But Twitter is actually the place where I find the coolest science stories.

I've found stories so unexpected that I'd never think to search for them. Or breaking stories. Or stories that are simply too cool for school! Of course, the best stories of all are the ones that are totally cool enough for school.

For example, who knew there are deviant corals? And that it's a good thing? I certainly didn't!

Or that bacteria have eyes. Or are eyes. Or can see. Sort of...


And then there's this week's breaking science story - about gravitational waves. Mind boggled by that one? If you want to follow the story or understand it, the Twitterverse has got you covered:


And then there are the regular Twitter users I follow for the great science stories they tell. Science writer Ed Yong, for example. Or Brian Switek, who loves dinosaurs with a passion equalled only by the nearest five-year-old. Or Sarah Boon, who thinks and writes very well about both science and science communication.

If you want to learn what's happening in Canadian science, check out the feed from Science Borealis. Here's an example:
You can even find a bunch of the Sci/Why crew on Twitter: Helaine Becker, Paula Johanson, Lindsey Carmichael, Joan Marie Galat, Marie Powell, occasional blogger Margriet Ruurs, and even me.

And here's one final, awesome tweet:
Enjoy!
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