Michael J. Caduto
Författare till Keepers of the Earth: Native American Stories and Environmental Activities for Children
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Author, storyteller and musician Michael J. Caduto was born in 1955. He studied agriculture at the University of Rhode Island (B.A., 1978) and University of Michigan (M.S., 1981) with the intention of owning and working his own farm. Along the way, he became an ecologist and educator interested in visa mer Native American myths, legends and practices. He performs and gives workshops to raise environmental awareness and has taught collegiate environmental studies. His Earth Tales from Around the World (1997) won an Aesop Prize, awarded to the most outstanding books incorporating folklore and published in English for children. He is also author of Keepers of the Earth, Keepers of the Animals, Native American Gardening, and others. His articles have appeared in numerous periodicals in natural history, including Nature Study, Vermont Life, Organic Gardening, and Vermont Natural History. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre
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Verk av Michael J. Caduto
Keepers of the Earth: Native American Stories and Environmental Activities for Children (1988) 555 exemplar
Keepers of the Animals: Native American Stories and Wildlife Activities for Children (1991) 294 exemplar
Keepers of Life: Discovering Plants through Native American Stories and Earth Activities for Children (Keepers of the… (1994) 190 exemplar
Keepers of the Night: Native American Stories and Nocturnal Activities for Children (Keepers of the Earth) (1994) 175 exemplar
Keepers of the Earth Teachers Guide 4 exemplar
Keepers of life : Teacher's Guide 3 exemplar
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- Födelsedag
- 1955-12-20
- Kön
- male
- Nationalitet
- United States of America
- Utbildning
- University of Rhode Island (BS|Natural Resources Management)
University of Michigan (MS|Natural Resources/Environmental Education) - Yrken
- artist
musician
Storyteller
teacher - Organisationer
- Phi Kappa Phi
- Priser och utmärkelser
- Aesop Prize by the Children's Folklore Section, American Folklore Society (1997)
NAPPA Gold and Silver Awards (National Parenting Publications Award)
Brimstone Award for Applied Storytelling (National Storytelling Network)
New York State Outdoor Education Association's Art and Literary Award - Kort biografi
- of Italian ancestry, in 1984 he founded a service called P.E.A.C.E.® - Programs for Environmental Awareness and Cultural Exchange which promotes understanding, awareness, appreciation and stewardship as the foundation for building a harmonious, sustainable relationship between people and Earth, and among the cultures of the world.
Michael earned a B.S. in Natural Resources Management from the University of Rhode Island (magna cum laude). He was awarded a full Rackham Fellowship from the University of Michigan (M.S. in Natural Resources/Environmental Education, summa cum laude ) and was elected a member of the National Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.
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