Our educational programs take the complicated and put it into terms even adults will understand.

Author Visits:

Read, write, publish, and learn what it takes to market a successful children’s picture book from someone who’s done it. Schedule a visit with the owner of the Nutcracker Publishing Company, award-winning children’s picture book author,  Amelia Frahm.

Teacher’s workshops are also available. To schedule your visit contact Amelia Frahm at Amelia@nutcrackerpublishing.com or call her at 919-924-2058.

See Author Events for a schedule of upcoming and previous Author School Visits.

Cancer Awareness:

Our cancer education school program integrates cancer awareness, character education and introduces children to Tickles Tabitha.  The curriculum is broken into six segments educators may choose from.

Students read Tickles Tabitha’s Cancer-tankerous Mommy, and discuss how Tabitha’s family used character traits like kindness, caring, and perseverance to cope with the stresses and strains caused by her Mommy’s cancer diagnosis.

Despite the serious topic, children will have fun as they do enrichment activities inspired by the characters in the book, such as creating a ribbon of courage, making up their own silly songs and a relay race to clean up Tabitha and Jordan’s kitchen mess.

The program may be adapted to fit the needs of health care educators and other groups or organizations interested in promoting cancer awareness.

Nuclear Power:

Ever wonder how a nuclear power plant really works?

Crack Open a Book that Radiates Brilliance!  Let a lab rat whose tail is tip- less, and a pretty blue bird with a bald spot where her tail feathers should be, explain:  How a Nuclear Power Plant Really Works!

There’s a whole lot of fissioning going on inside a nuclear reactor. Where did it come from?  Where did it go? If you’d like to learn more about nuclear energy, call us at:  info@nutcrackerpublishing.com to schedule a presentation.

Skype an Author

If you would like Amelia Frahm to visit your classroom, book club, organization or group, but live too far away and can’t afford transportation costs, even if too far is only a few hours away.  We understand…gas prices just went up in our neighborhood. Today everyone is on a budget and feeling the pinch. A great solution is s virtual visit or Skype an Author!

http://skypeanauthor.wetpaint.com/page/Amelia+Frahm

Educational Resources

Our cancer awareness program curriculum is available at no cost to nonprofits that recommend the program or list it in their resource library.

Educators in the state of Florida may obtain Crack Open a Books Cancer Education Program by going to the Florida Department of Education’s Lending Library.  It is located in the Coordinated School Health section at  http://doehealthlibraries.cites.fsu.edu/’s (yellow apple) under the title: Crack Open a Book, or author:  Frahm, Amelia.

Educators in the state of North Carolina may check out the program at the NC Lending Library at www.ncei-eclibrary.org.