Fortunately the ever-resourceful girl comes up with the perfect plan-a garden swap Author Katherine Pryor and artist Anna Raff the team behind Sylvias Spinach, tell the playful story of a child who discovers not only the wonder of growing food but the. The story touches on how climate change and deforestation are impacting monarchs, and kid-friendly back matter provides additional information about the butterflies, including their life cycle, anatomy, and migratory patterns, as well as several simple ways children can help monarch butterflies themselves. Zora soon finds herself with more zucchini than her family can bake, sauté, or barbecue. Parents and educators alike will find much to love about this poetically written book. Brought to life with illustrations as vivid as the monarch’s iconic orange and black hues, this story invites young readers to experience the monarch’s migration from the butterflies’ point of view as they search for food, huddle together through storms, and tirelessly fly south. The migration will not be easy, but it is necessary for the next generation of monarchs to be born. In addition to writing, she has worked to create better food. In coordination with the Washington State Farmers Market Association, Pryor will travel to three cities around Washington to raise awareness in elementary schools about SNAP use at farmers markets, and give out books to kids in need.Join the monarchs as they embark on a transcontinental journey home in this moving story about migration.Īs the sun dawns in Canada, a flutter of monarch butterflies take flight, ready to begin their months-long journey to their ancestral home in Mexico. Katherine Pryor is the author of Beas Bees, Sylvias Spinach, Zoras Zucchini, and Hello, Garden. Pryor received 2016 GAP funding support to participate in a program to travel to farmers markets where they give her books to families utilizing SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). Pryor holds a MA in Environment & Community with a focus in Local & Sustainable Food Systems from Antioch University Seattle, and a BA in Media Production from Northern Arizona University. Zoras Zucchini Katherine Pryor, Nancy Wu (other) US11. Zora’s Zucchini won a 2016 Growing Good Kids Award, and both books are selections of the Whole Kids Foundation Book Club. In addition to writing, Pryor is a good food advocate who has worked to create better food choices at institutions, large corporations, and food banks. Fortunately, the resourceful girl comes up with the perfect plana garden swap A fun and accessible title that lends itself to discussion of gardening, nutrition, and problem-solving.
Katherine Pryor is author of the children’s books Zora’s Zucchini and Sylvia’s Spinach. When Zora finds herself with more zucchini than her family can bake, sauté, or barbecue, she dreams up solutions to keep her precious veggies from going to waste.
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