Oceanographer/ Author Presentation at the Blue Hill Public Library

Blue Hill, Maine - Maine oceanographer and non-fiction author Mary Cerullo, will do a presentation for all ages at the Blue Hill Public Library on Tuesday, April 15th at 4:00 PM. Her books and life’s work focus on the ocean and she describes herself as a "science interpreter.”  Mary will share photographs and anecdotes about the subjects of her books and insights into her research process.

Mary Cerullo is the author of 15 books, mostly aimed at kids, including City Fish or Country Fish, Shipwrecks: Exploring Sunken Cities Beneath the Sea, What Dolphins Can Teach Us, Searching for Sea Monsters: Giant Squid, Giant Octopus, and their Kin and  Giant Squid: Searching for a Sea Monster which is a Maine Student Book Award nominated book for 2013-14.  She is currently the Associate Director of Friends of Casco Bay.

This event is open to the public and is made possible by a grant from the Rose and Samuel Rudman Library Trust through the Maine Community Foundation.  All ages are welcome and Mary's books will be available for purchase and signing.

In addition to the Library program, the Rudman grant and contributions from local schools also provide funding for Mary to be the keynote speaker at the “Maine Student Book Award Day” for 140 local fourth to sixth graders from six area schools and a homeschooling group.  This event will be hosted by Maine Maritime Academy in Castine and features workshops centered on oceanography and maritime subjects from Mary’s nominated book. These workshops will use the academy’s world-class facilities including navigation simulators, the training ship State of Maine, and oceanography labs.

Mary will also do a program at the Blue Hill Consolidated where she will engage and inspire the students about the writing and research process for non-fiction. Sedgwick School will take advantage of Mary’s visit to the area to host their own author’s day. For further information, please call Pat at 374-5515.