How big is the largest alligator? Is the shark or the orca the top predator of the ocean? What animals are endangered or extinct from your state? The NATURE'S BOUNTY program is filled with animal facts, audience participation and fun games. Dru wrote the book series under pen name A. D. Tarbox. To her events she brings animal specimens so the children can get up close and see the adaptations creatures use to survive in their environment. Using photographs and film footage, Dru shows animals in their habitats and the things she does for research. Dru has tracked coyotes, filmed with her son a wild bobcat, swam with dolphins and sea lions, scuba dived with exotic fish, sting rays, sea snakes and sharks. She likes to take children behind the scenes of her publishers and show them how her books were made and highlights what a wildlife photographer does to get the stunning photos.
Dru Hunter wrote ALREADY ASLEEP under pen name A. D. Tarbox. As part of the ALREADY ASLEEP program, Dru shows some of her ALREADY ASLEEP book on a screen. The audience helps Dru find the cat and mouse hidden in each scene and learns about illustrator, Julie Olson's techniques. Dru also brings a cat puppet and mouse puppet to help. The author plays an animal game, and geography game with the kids. The power point show reveals how a book is made, from the author's desk, the illustrator's techniques, and what happened to ALREADY ASLEEP at the printer.
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DRU HUNTER PROGRAMS
CAPTAIN OF THE DRAGON
Dru Hunter combines all her programs or focuses more on one depending on the audience when she visits libraries, schools, and other organizations. She also goes to many bookstores for booksignings. In her programs, Dru explains to children how science, math, history and the other subjects she learned in school, and later in college, apply to her writing and filmmaking. And she loves to answer questions. Email her by clicking the link in the right column if you would like to learn more or schedule an event.
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