Katherine Family Member Joined: 23 Aug 2006 11:55 AM Last activity: 19 Jan 2007 06:45 PM BioKatherine is the public relations manager for Sylvan Dell Publishing, a two-year-old company on a mission to create picture books that excite chlidren's imaginations, are artistically spectacular and have educational value. Every Sylvan Dell book begins with a fun, warm story--generally fiction with math, science or nature themes--and are brought to life by art. Then the company adds a 3 to 5 page "For Creative Minds" educational section that includes fun facts, crafts, vocabulary and games to reinforce the book's educational value and to support National Science and Math Standards. Finally, each book is carefully vetted for scientific accuracy by experts in the field including scientists and educators from NASA, NOAA, SeaWorld, Houston Zoo and various nature centers and aviaries. Sylvan Dell books are not textbooks in the traditional sense, but rather fun picture books that a child will want to read over and over again. We think having a child excited about a book and its subject enhances the opportunity for parents and teachers to build on that interest and to strike while the learning iron is hot. A recent graduate of the University of South Carolina, Katherine lives in Charleston, SC, with her family and her cat, Hunter. Her sister Amy attends USC's biggest rival, Clemson University, and is still upset that USC beat Clemson in this year's football game. Her brother Phillip swears he'll go to college out-of-state. |
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