Author
Dr Samantha Lloyd (Sam) is an award-winning author, Principal Scientist for the Queensland Fire and Biodiversity Consortium with Healthy Land and Water (the regional Natural Resource Management body for south-east Qld), a dance teacher with Achieve Performing Arts Studio. Sam recently published her first book, a children’s non-fiction narrative story with CSIRO Publishing called “Alight: A story of fire and nature”.
Sam has over two decades experience in research, consultancy, teaching and project management in ecology, entomology, bushfire and natural resource management. Sam graduated from the University of Wollongong with a Bachelor of Science (Biology), 1st Class Honours in 1998 and a PhD (pollination ecology) in 2006. Following completion of her PhD, Sam held a number of roles, including entomologist for the Australian and New Zealand Fire Ant Control Programs and Coordinator of the Moreton Bay Oil Spill Environmental Restoration Program.
Sam has a keen interest in engaging children in science and nature through literature and art and contributes reviews of children’s science and nature books for Children’s Books Daily and the Ecological Society of Australia. Sam is also the Chair of the Practitioner Engagement Working Group for the Ecological Society of Australia. Sam has a Working with Children blue card and current First Aid and CPR certificates. Sam lives in Brisbane with her husband, two children, dog and some chooks on the lands of the Yuggera and Turrbal people.
Monday 12 – Friday 16 August 2024
In your school: Request a visit from Dr Samantha Lloyd for National Science Week.
Dr Samantha Lloyd will present an engaging, informative and fun literature and curriculum-based learning experience for students around the book, Alight: A story of fire and nature, with a focus on the interconnectedness of nature and the role of fire in the Australian bush.
Alight: A story of fire and nature shares the story of Australian native plants and animals during a planned fire and gently explores the importance of healthy fire to the plants and animals of Australia’s bush. Discover how the fire helps Christmas Bells grow new flowers and Wallum Banksia to open its woody seed capsules. Follow Antechinus and a tiny Wallum Sedge Frog as they face the danger of the fire – and the challenges that come after. See how the bush recovers and flourishes after the fire, all under the watch of Old Eucalypt.
How to book
On the online booking form, nominate which day of the week would best suit your school and other relevant details.
E.g. Name of school, contact name, email and phone, Wednesday 14 August, 3 X 60 min sessions, Years P-1 (50 students), 2-3 (50 students), 4-5, approx. (50 students).
We will look at all requests and allocate visits to schools as best we can.
CSIRO Publishing recently produced a beautiful video trailer of Alight, which you can access following the Read more link.