I LOVE VISITING CLASSROOMS VIRTUALLY...but increasingly, scheduling is difficult and schools just don't have the budget for a paid live author visit.

This is why I've created the option to have a low-cost ​20-minute author visit video for CAVES, available on demand to fit your schedule.

As a former professional reality and documentary TV producer for MSNBC, The Discovery Channel, and Nickelodeon, I know how to make engaging, educational, entertaining videos--and I love doing it

And kids and teachers love my virtual visit! Here's what they are saying:

"The kids LOVED your video and after watching, they asked me to read Caves again, and the next day they asked again, and the next day, they asked again! So I have read Caves to them 4 times in the last two weeks!" Ellie Huynh, Kindergarten Teacher, Kimberley Elementary

"My students especially loved the little stories you told in between pages. Oh, by the way, the kids were SUPER excited to learn about your upcoming volcano book!...My 2nd graders focus on earth science most of the year, so...we used the book during our study of caves and we even constructed a "cave" with mural paper and a blanket in the room. We turned off the lights and used flashlights to take turns in the "cave." The students read cave facts while inside and shared what they learned with the class. Their questions prompted research on the internet so we could learn more and see additional pictures." Ms. G, Lower School Science Teacher, Rumson Country Day School

"The kids were very engaged" Adam Hall, science teacher, Henderson International School

This ad-free video is approx 20 minutes long, with photos and footage added to bring the caves in the book to life, as well as personal photos of me in more caves.

Caves and subjects featured include:

1) Stalactites and stalagmites

2) Cueva de los Cristales in Mexico and giant crystals

3) Rising Star Cave system and the excavation of Homo naledi.

4) Wakulla-Leon Sinks underwater cave system in Florida.

5) Bracken Cave bat preserve outside of San Antonio, Texas.

6) Lascaux Cave and ancient cave art in France.

7) Waitomo Glowworm Cave in New Zealand.

8) Undara Lava Tube wheelchair accessible cave in Australia.

CAVES is published by Orchard Books/Scholastic 2022. Illustrations by Kalen Chock, written by Nell Cross Beckerman. Winner of the NCTE Orbis Pictus Recommended Titles of Excellence in Non-Fiction Writing for Children, 2022.
Kirkus Best Books of 2022.
New York Public Library Best of 2022
Texas Bluebonnet Master Reading List 2024/2025
Texas Topaz Nonfiction Gems 2024

Order through your local independent bookstore! Also available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and the Junior Library Guild.
Personally signed copies for your classroom available from Children's Book World, Los Angeles

I am available for both live virtual and in-person school and library visits.
Please email [email protected] to inquire about availability and rates.

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For further learning about CAVES, check out CAVES AND CAVERNS by Gail Gibbons and CAVES (Nature in Action) by Stephen Kramer.