For Parents/Teachers/Organizations
BOOKS
To purchase Melissa’s books, click the button below.
To Book a Reading:
Readings can be booked with Melissa directly using the button below.
If you purchase 3 or more of her books, Melissa will visit your class/home and do a reading free of charge. [Zoom readings or transportation costs of $1/mile are required for locations beyond Durham, NC.]
Earth Day and/or Creek Week
Science Night/Day/Week
Seuss/Read Across America Day/Night/Week
Book Fairs
Birthday Parties and family/organization gatherings
If she’s available during the time(s) you'd like her to visit, Melissa will make it happen! Just send her a message.
EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS
To Book an Educational Workshop, tell Melissa what you’re looking for using the CONTACT PAGE.
Melissa conducts 6-session writing residencies and three different hands-on STEM and ELA workshops (1 hour) for elementary through high-school students via the Durham Arts Council’s Culture in the Public/Private Schools Program (CAPS). All of her programs are described HERE. North Carolina bookings can be made by filling out this form. Otherwise, please contact Melissa directly.
Regarding 1-hour workshops:
Eddie the Electron and Your Future in Science:
The Fate of the Frog and Your Water Resources:
Australian Didgeridoos and the Science of Sound:
Regarding Writing residencies
Melissa works with students to create a *real* (self-published) picture book or anthology. She puts everything together, converts it to pdf, publishes it under the Bud Books imprint of Froward Press, and provides the url that enables anyone to purchase a printed copy at wholesale. In some cases, Melissa can apply for funding to purchase a book for every student author, but the teacher/organizer must secure a 501c3 nonprofit through which to apply. Click THIS LINK to view previously published anthologies. Check out THIS READING of stories written by Winston Salem 3rd-graders. And HERE’S A LINK to students reading their completed stories to each other.
Melissa also creates age-appropriate, site-specific story books that enable organizations and schools to provide in-depth education and outreach regarding recent initiatives and projects, highlighting practical science and sustainability in a personal way that goes beyond what can be accomplished with signage. Here's the first book created in this manner, about a stormwater control measure installed on an elementary school playground. Click the white arrow at right to view a video about the book’s creation and purpose.
And here is the book Melissa wrote for the Kiwanis Club of Roanoke, VA, to educate the public about an endangered and adorable fish in their waterway (see also https://roanoke.com/news/local/education/roanoke-kiwanis-club-larry-the-roanoke-logperch-childrens-book/article_126e5c66-d669-11ee-a994-dfcd79f51644.html ):
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LESSON PLANS
Eddie the Electron
Lesson Plans (School and Home)
The Science of Sound
The Fate of the Frog
One Proud Black Cat
From the Blog
FACEBOOK PAGES
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Eddie the Electron
(posts/links related to chemistry, physics, and astronomy)
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The Fate of the Frog
(posts related to nature, animals, and sustainability)
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One Proud Black Cat
(posts related to Kale and cats, in general)
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Melissa Rooney, Ph.D.
(Author Facebook Page)
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The Roanoke Logperch
(posts related to the Roanoke Logperch, which was put on the endangered species list in 1989)