What should a teenager do if a friend shows them a loaded gun? What would they do if they knew someone planned to take a gun to school? Jill Ammon Vanderwood writes about gun safety and the dangers of kids playing with an unsecured loaded gun and lets the reader decide the outcome.
(more…) Leave a Comment
Three out of four people suffer from brain freeze, a quivering voice, and a racing heart, which are signs of glossophobia. In her anthology, Shaking Behind the Microphone, Overcoming the Fear of Public Speaking, author Jill Ammon Vanderwood tells her story about going skydiving to overcome her fear of public speaking.
(more…) Leave a Comment
Grandmother of six and author of What’s It Like, Living Green?, Jill Vanderwood, will take a Leap for Literacy, skydiving from 12,500 feet Saturday, September 12, 2009. This is a fundraiser to benefit the Literacy Action Center in Salt Lake City and the Reading Tub in Virginia and promote eco-consciousness through children’s literature.
(more…) Leave a Comment
Just in time for Earth Day, children’s author Jill Ammon Vanderwood is excited to introduce you to some very special families who live green and kids who really make a difference for the environment. In her new children’s book, What’s It Like, Living Green? Kids Teaching Kids, by the Way They Live, kids as young as four up to seventeen are making green choices every day–and so can you.
(more…) Leave a Comment
Just in time for Earth Day, children’s author Jill Ammon Vanderwood is excited to introduce you to some very special families who live green and kids who really make a difference for the environment. In her new children’s book, What’s It Like, Living Green? Kids Teaching Kids, by the Way They Live, kids as young as four up to seventeen are making green choices every day–and so can you.
(more…) Leave a Comment
Children’s author, Jill Ammon Vanderwood, receives The League of Utah Writers highest honor, The 2008 Writer of the Year Award. She is honored for her published books, service to the League, nurturing children, and community service.
(more…) Leave a Comment