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News
For Immediate Release
Date: March 18, 2005
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Couple donates books to every public
elementary school in Michigan to celebrate
‘March is Reading Month’
Elementary school libraries in Michigan from Ironwood to Monroe – 3,072 in all – will get copies of Lost in the Woods, the New York Times best-selling children’s book by Michigan authors Carl R. Sams II and Jean Stoick. The couple is partnering with Senator Jason Allen (Traverse City) to provide copies of their book to public elementary schools throughout the state in celebration of ‘March is Reading Month’. Senator Patty Birkholz and Representative Rick Jones are also participating.
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“One of our goals with this book was to make sure that every Michigan elementary school receives a copy,” Sams said. “Thanks to Senator Allen and his colleagues, we’ve found a way to make sure that gets accomplished.”
Through Lost in the Woods, Carl and Jean hope people will learn that most often fawns found alone in the woods are not lost or abandoned. The mother doe instinctively knows her scent could attract predators and that she can only stay briefly to nurse and care for him. Fawns are born without a scent. They use their spots to help camouflage themselves until their legs are strong enough to keep up with mother doe and run from danger.
“I am grateful for the efforts of Carl Sams and Jean Stoick to help promote the importance of literacy,” Allen said. “Reading is the key to success in school and life. We need to teach our children early in life that in addition to being fun, reading is the key to open any door.”
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| Senators Jason Allen and Patty Birkholz and Representative Rick Jones join Sams and Stoick at the announcement of their donation. |
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“Thanks to the generosity of Carl and Jean, every child in a Michigan elementary school will have an opportunity to enjoy this beautiful book,” Allen said. “We’re fortunate to have such talented authors call Michigan their home.”
“The whole point of ‘March is Reading Month’ is to encourage our children to read, read, read,” says Ms. Jeanne Must, a teacher in early intervention with West Bloomfield schools. Lost in the Woods, so colorfully written and magnificently illustrated, increases the young child’s awareness of the wonder of nature, and inspires his responsibility to take care of it.”
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“Teachers and librarians have been incredibly supportive of both of our books,” said Stoick. “We even had curriculum guides developed for use in the classroom.
Sams and Stoick are also the authors of Stranger in the Woods, which has been on the New York Time’s best-seller list for five consecutive years, hitting the number one spot on the list in December of 2002. Their Stranger in the Woods book, movie and soundtrack combined have earned 27 national and international awards.
The husband and wife team, both Michigan natives, have been photographing wildlife for more than 20 years. Their work has appeared in publications such as National Geographic, Audubon, BBC Wildlife of Great Britain, National Wildlife and Birder’s World.
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| Jean Stoick and Carl R. Sams II appear at the announcement to discuss their latest book and commitment to Michigan wildlife. |
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© Copyright 1980-2006
Carl R. Sams II & Jean Stoick
All Rights Reserved
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Lost in the Woods is scheduled to begin arriving in Michigan public elementary schools later this month. For more information on Lost in the Woods and Carl R. Sams II Photography, Inc. visit www.lostinthewoods.biz, www.carlsams.com, or call 1-800-552-1867.
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