Carole Garbuny Vogel

Queen of Disasters: Author visit! Did you know that our planet needs natural disasters such as volcanoes, earthquakes, floods, tornadoes, etc. in order to survive? Carole G. Vogel is an award-winning author of children's non-fiction books about natural disasters. Known as the Queen of Disasters, she ... (more)will be presenting an exciting program entitled: Who Needs Natural Disasters? You don't want to miss this! For kids in grades 4 and up and their families. Please register beginning March 1.

U.S. Airways Flight 1549’s recent emergency landing in the Hudson River,caused by a flock of Canadian geese, miraculously ended without a single human casualty. How can air travelers be protected from collisions with birds? Dr. Yossi Leshem, an Israeli pioneer in bird migration, has helped save the ... (more)lives of Israeli Air Force pilots as well as millions of dollars in destroyed aircraft, by tracking bird migration patterns, keeping aircraft and birds safely apart. Based on Yossi’s research, The Man Who Flies with Birds tells the inspiring story of one man’s mission to protect the environment and strive toward peace in the Middle East, one bird-lover at a time.