NANCY BORDINE, Children's Author (2-22-23)

NANCY BORDINE, a retired nursing educator and now an author, will join us to discuss her work as a nurse, her love of quilting, and the release of her debut book, "What Do You See? - - Developing New Perspectives with Quilt Patterns". FROM HER WEBSITE: "Nancy’s debut book, “What Do You See? - - Developing New Perspectives with Quilt Patterns” features diverse children interacting with inspirations for traditional quilt patterns as a springboard for fostering Empathy, Diversity Appreciation, and Inclusion Strategies with the included Learning Activities. Digital code in “WDYS?” allows parents/teachers/home schoolers to access lesson plans and materials specific to Common Core Standards for K-4 math and geometry." Nancy Bordine "... writes children’s books that nurture Empathy, Diversity Appreciation, Critical Thinking Skills, and Racism Awareness. Her next project is an 1880’s Young Adult Historical Fiction novel comparing and contrasting a year in the life of a Boston spinster saving souls teaching at a frontier boarding school, and the same year in the life of a Native American girl studying to become a Medicine Women who is captured and forced to attend the same boarding school. As a writer, Miss Nancy taps into her background of RN/Healthcare Educator, where she designed many learning programs, including Critical Thinking, and Diversity Awareness. www.missnancywrites.com