Zora’s Garden
In the Florida town of Eatonville, Zora experiences magic ...
With the loving wisdom of her mother, Lucy, Zora learns the perfect recipe for creating stories and growing gardens. Join in the fun as Zora learns about the power of storytelling and the delight of gardening.
This heartfelt adventure honors the real Zora Neale Hurston with the perfect mix of fact and fiction crafted by Zora Scholar Rae Chesny.
Each copy of Zora’s Garden comes with flower or vegetable seeds from Farmstead Seed Supply. View their instructions below and find Farmstead Seed Supply on Etsy!
About the Author
Zora’s Garden was written by Zora Neale Hurston Scholar Rae Chesny. Rae is also a children's author & award-winning Social Education Expert Rae Chesny. She serves as a Literacy Consultant for Johns Hopkins University. She enjoys writing and telling stories that give young readers a chance to use their imaginations. She believes that learning to use our imaginations is the first step to becoming great storytellers.
When Rae is not coming up with new stories, she enjoys going on adventures with her son Cam and working in her garden.
Visit www.JuniorStoryteller.com for more fun with Zora and storytelling programming for children.
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Rae is available for in-person programming, conferences, school visits, and Zora Neale Hurston talks.
ALL BOOKING ORGANIZATIONS WILL RECEIVE COMMON CORE ALIGNED STANDARD RESOURCES FOR K-8 INCLUDING STANDARDS CHART, JUNIOR STORYTELLER WORKBOOK, TEACHER’S GUIDES, AND MORE.
SCHOOL VISIT AND PRESENTATION FEE SCHEDULE: 2022 – 2023 Early learners-High School
IN PERSON SCHOOL VISITS
LOCAL: (within 50 miles of Bay City, MI)
$1,000 per day– up to FOUR SESSIONS per day which could include:
Live reading of Zora’s Garden
Individual classroom mini-Junior Storyteller Workshop
Round-table small group one-on-one Junior Storyteller writing exercise
PLUS: Lunch or Snack time option for early learners
Book-signing – Enjoy autographed copies of Zora’s Garden that have been pre-purchased
IN TOWN and WHILE IN TOWN (within 20 miles of Bay City, MI or Other Scheduled Presentation):
Enjoy one or two sessions ($500 per session)
OUTSIDE TOWN (beyond 50 miles from Bay City, MI):
$1200 per day, plus travel/accommodation expenses as needed
up to FOUR SESSIONS per day
Rate (after the 1st day) discounted to $800 per day for multiple day bookings.
VIRTUAL ZOOM SESSIONS:
These can be wonderful ways to introduce kids to an author and get them excited about writing. Kids are natural storytellers…
CUSTOMIZED ZOOM AUTHOR VISIT FOR A SINGLE CLASSROOM: $97
30-45 minutes
Engaging talks on becoming an author, coming up with stories, and more
reading of any of Zora’s Garden
Q&A
LARGE GROUP ZOOM AUTHOR VISIT: $197
100-400 students – assembly/auditorium/cafeteria/gym floor
45-60 minutes
Live Junior Storyteller mini-workshop
Reading of Zora’s Garden
Q&A
***CUSTOM PRESENTATIONS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST***