Bulk Order Bonuses (40 or more)
Zora’s Garden Teacher’s Guide
Use Zora’s Garden as a teaching tool and extend the learning opportunities with Common Core Curriculum Standard activities for each major subject designed by a teacher of 7 years
Zora’s Garden Parent Activity Guide
Bring the story of Zora’s Garden to life with some fun companion activities and printables to engage children after finishing the book
VIP Ticket to Exclusive Live Reading of Zora’s Garden
Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at 3pm EST
Tune in as Author Rae Chesny reads Zora’s Garden to children and children at heart, while sharing some of her little-known facts about the real Zora Neale Hurston and life as an author herself. Limited time recording link will be sent after reading to preorder customers. Download ticket, here.
Digital Zora’s Garden Coloring Book
Enjoy over 45 pages of Zora’s Garden fun with the Zora’s Garden Coloring Book. The book contains full illustrations from the book as coloring pages, perfect for hours of coloring and retelling fun for Junior Storytellers in the making.
Junior Storyteller Course for children
After reading Zora’s Garden, children have the opportunity to learn Rae Chesny’s process for creating stories just like Zora’s Garden. With this self-paced course, taught by an award-winning social education expert, children of all ages will develop their own perfect recipe for storytelling
Junior Storyteller Workbooks Levels 1-5
Every storyteller needs a recipe for creating the perfect story, just like Zora. Luckily, the Junior Storyteller Workbooks help children learn the process of story creation from the simplest level (level 1) up to advanced storytelling (level 5). As a bonus for preordering the book, you will receive all 5 Junior Storyteller Workbooks to add to your toolkit. Each workbook has been Common Core Aligned by a teacher of 7 years. Your preorder bonus includes a cheat sheet of the Common Core Standard for each activity in the Junior Storyteller workbooks to make implementing Junior Storyteller in your lesson plans a breeze
Junior Storyteller Anchor Standards Chart and Standard Alignments by workbooks for grades K-7
Easily integrate the Junior Storyteller Workbooks into your curriculum with the Junior Storyteller Anchor Standards Chart and Standard Alignments by workbooks for grades K-7. These resources were created by a 7th grade English teacher.
Virtual Group Educator Class (45 minutes) with Rae Chesny
Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at 6pm EST
Want to pick the brain of an award-winning social education expert who has worked with over 5,000 children around the world? Bring your questions for the author and learn her signature methods for engaging children in literacy-based activities such as reading and storytelling in large group settings. Learn her techniques for getting even the most reluctant children excited about learning and themselves. Finish off with a tutorial of the Junior Storyteller Course and workbooks.
Virtual Group Parent Class (45 minutes) with Rae Chesny
Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at 4:30pm EST
Want to pick the brain of an award-winning social education expert who has worked with over 5,000 children around the world? Bring your questions for the author and learn her signature methods for engaging children in literacy-based activities such as reading and storytelling. Learn her techniques for getting even the most reluctant children excited about learning and themselves. Finish off with a tutorial of the Junior Storyteller Course and workbooks.
The Zora’s Garden Experience
Enjoy a custom 1-hour virtual Zora’s Garden experience for your organization with this bulk order exclusive with Rae Chesny. An exclusive 1 hour virtual visit features a reading of Zora’s Garden, a mini Zora Neale Hurston Talk tailored to the organization and its attendees, and a Q&A to follow. Fill out the form below to select your preferred date and time.
***For in-person request, please email juniorstorytellerprogram@gmail.com. Locations beyond a 50 mile radius are subject to travel expenses***