Cherilyn Chin
Award-winning STEM children's books by an author & woman marine biologist
About Cherilyn
Cherilyn Chin shares the personal stories behind her award-winning 8 book early reader chapter book series, Lily Lu to the Rescue. Lily is a spunky 7-year-old Chinese American animal lover who travels with the world with her marine biologist and writer mother, and they save ocean and aquatic animals. Cherilyn has worked at public aquariums, including the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, and Steinhart Aquarium at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. She has held a 3-day-old sea otter pup in the palm of her hand, cuddled with a 1-week-old penguin chick and interacted with several octopuses, even getting a painting from a giant pacific octopus! Cherilyn loves the ocean and shares her infectious passion with your students. Soon they too will be proud ocean stewards!
Books
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What educators say
“Cherilyn’s visit was nothing short of magical for our students. Her ability to connect with young learners, spark curiosity, and explain complex ocean topics in an engaging way left a lasting impression on all of us.”
“Cherilyn’s natural love of the ocean is evident in her presentation. The time she took to encourage each child to accept a responsibility of stewardship for the ocean was contagious!”
Visit formats
What a visit includes
Cherilyn’s author school visits inspire your students to love and protect the oceans! Author visit benefits include: *aligning with STEM curriculum standards *fostering a love of the oceans *teaching empathy for animals and the natural world *inspiring your students to write stories *getting your students interested in researching more about animals and the ocean Format: In-person in the San Francisco Bay Area, California Virtual anywhere in the world English is spoken K-2nd grade school assemblies – 30 minutes 3rd-5th grade school assemblies – 45 minutes Classroom visits K-5th – 30 minutes Similar to the assemblies, in her creative classroom visits, Cherilyn brings her SCUBA gear for students to see and touch. She shares her adventures scuba diving with manta rays and other charismatic species, and snorkeling with humpback whales. There is an Q&A about how to write and research a subject, her life an author and writer, her background in marine biology, and how your students can become marine biologists, scuba divers and writers too. Classroom workshops 4th grade and up – 45 minutes Cherilyn innovatively writes from the point-of-view of animals on her award-winning blog, “Ocean of Hope.” In her interactive classroom writing sessions, students learn the ins and outs of writing and publishing a book. She covers idea brainstorming, first drafts, revisions, and edits. See website to download author school visit information sheets
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