RTPI WELCOMES CHILDREN'S AUTHOR
Natalie Rompella
Saturday, September 6, 2008
1:00 PM
Rompella will present a free public program entitled
“Combining the Arts With Nature"
This program is presented as part of RTPI’s Nature Writer Lecture Series
sponsored by the Holmberg Foundation of Jamestown, NY
Natalie will discuss how she first became interested in insects and how she uses writing to help others learn about nature.
Children, families, teachers, and students are all welcome to attend.
PARENTS MAY ENJOY A GUIDED TOUR OF
The Roger Tory Peterson Centennial Exhibit: Original Paintings by the Master Nature Artist
WHILE THE CHILDREN ATTEND THE PROGRAM
Natalie Rompella is a children’s author and a former teacher. She has also worked at a nature museum in Chicago where she learned all about insects. Her published books include Don’t Squash That Bug!, Famous Firsts: The Groundbreakers, Trendsetters, and Risk-takers Who Got America Moving!, Science Fair Projects: Ecosystems, and Science Fair Projects: Chemistry. Her publications also include fourteen leveled readers for National Geographic, Scott Foresman, and Reading A-Z as well as a short story, “Treat-or-Treat on Ravine Street,” in Blooming Tree Press’s anthology The Girls. Currently, Rompella is working on her book Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: The Ultimate Teen Guide. In her spare time, she enjoys dancing, playing tennis, collecting insects, and blogging. More information about the author can be found on her website, www.natalierompella.com
For more information about this or other events please contact the Institute at 716 665-2473, (800) 758-6841, janejohnson@rtpi.org or visit www.rtpi.org. The Roger Tory Peterson Institute is located at 311 Curtis Street in Jamestown.
Linda M Pierce
Roger Tory Peterson Institute
of Natural History
311 Curtis Street
Jamestown NY 14701
716-665-2473 x226
800-758-6841
lpierce@rtpi.org
www.rtpi.org
enaturalist.org
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