Tucson Festival of Books

Teddi Lynn Chichester (she, her, hers)


Teddi Lynn Chichester is the daughter of a botanist, UCLA faculty member, and a superfan on widlife corridors and crossings. Her new nonfiction book is "Wildlife Crossings of Hope: Connecting Creatures Around the Globe."

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Awards: Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection


Scheduled events:
Courage in the Wild: Animals in Action
Animals live in a world made dangerous by humans and must take action to survive. Three authors tell powerful animal tales that range from leadership in a wolf pack in Yellowstone National Park to animals climate heroes and animals who need crossings built for them to have hope for survival.

Education Room 353 (Seats 92, Wheelchair accessible)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sat, Mar 15, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Children
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Teddi Lynn Chichester, Rosanne Parry, Alison Pearce Stevens
Moderator: Janine Schall
Connecting Youth to Nature with Literature
Memorable stories are powerful tools for inspiring young readers and the young-at-heart to care more about nature and protecting the environment. Join three children’s authors as they discuss their books, the values that drive their work, and the seeds they are planting for the next generation.

WNPA Stage (Seats 146)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sat, Mar 15, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Nature / Environment
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - National Parks (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Teddi Lynn Chichester, Alison Pearce Stevens, Jessica Stremer
Moderator: Julie Thompson
Designing Animal Crossings: Workshop for Children
Have you ever wondered how we can protect wild creatures from dangerous roadways as they journey through our shared world? Explore the kinds of bridges that are helping them do just that, and get to know some of the creatures who now safely travel under, over, and even far above rural roads, busy highways, and even massive freeways. Teddi Lynn Chichester is the author of "Wildlife Crossings of Hope: Connecting Creatures Around the Globe."

Education Room 349 (Seats 48, Wheelchair accessible)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sun, Mar 16, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Children
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelist: Teddi Lynn Chichester
Moderator: Jennifer J. Stewart

Book:
Wildlife Crossings of Hope
Connecting Creatures Around the Globe
Children
Holiday House
July 2024
ISBN 9780823453542
160 pages