Kickstarter
is a way to bring a creative project to life with the direct support of
friends, colleagues and family. My book project, Adam’s Animals, is one of
the endeavours found on Kickstarter.
Adam’s
Animals is a children’s activity book that features over 40 animals mentioned
in the Bible and little-known facts about each. It’s ideal for 6 to 9 year
olds, for home or school use and classroom sharing in grades 1-3 to supplement
the Life Sciences Curriculum on Animal Life. It is the second book in the Science and Faith Matters series. The
first book, Trees of the Book – Learning from God’s Creation, is a colourful
introduction to trees, leaves and their corresponding Bible stories.
As the book creator, I have set a funding goal of $3500, with a
deadline of February 28th, 2014. If you like my book idea, you can
pledge any amount of money to make it happen.
As the book backer, you choose from a number of rewards based on the
amount of financial support you pledge. For example, backers who pledge a minimum of $5, will receive a
choice of one of two of my e-books: 1) Fit for Faith - 7 weeks to improved
spiritual and physical health, OR 2) Women of Strength - a devotional to
improve spiritual and physical health. Backers who pledge a minium of $15 will
receive an autographed copy of Adam’s Animals. Backers who pledge a minimum
of $175 will be listed on the “Dedication” page at the back of the book PLUS
will receive an autographed copy of Adam’s Animals.
Backing Adam’s Animals is more than just giving money. Writers
need encouragement and you would be supporting my dream of creating a valuable
resource for children and parents.
To support
the creation of Adam’s Animals please visit Kimberley's kickstarter site.
1.
Tell us
about yourself
I am an award-winning author and a member of The Word Guild, Inscribe Christian Writer’s Fellowship, and John 3:16 Marketing Network.
I combine my
teaching experience and love of writing to create educational materials for
mothers and children about family, fitness, science and faith.
2.
Tell us
about the book
My latest project is Adam’s Animals, a children’s activity book that features over 40
animals mentioned in the Bible and little-known facts about each. It is the
second book in the Science and Faith
Matters series. The first book, Trees of the Book – Learning from God’s
Creation, is a colourful introduction to trees, leaves and their corresponding
Bible stories.
3.
Who is this book written for?
Adam’s
Animals is ideal for 6 to 9 year-olds, for home or school use and classroom
sharing in grades 1-3 to supplement the Life Sciences Curriculum on Animal Life.
4.
What
was your inspiration for this book?
Years ago, my daughter wrote a little book called, “Did you
know...fascinating and fun facts about animals around the world” as a
fundraiser to go to camp. I helped her with it and loved discovering new things
about God’s creation.
5.
Do you
have a favorite animal and why that one?
I loved learning about the leopard.
This big cat can climb trees, run fast, and swim. He’s powerful and smart. My
kind of creature!
6.
Did you find anything particularly difficult
in writing this book?
There was a ton of research. Not only
did I have to dig through the Bible to discover the animals mentioned, but then
I had to research each individually to uncover five unusual facts.
7.
What do you hope this book
accomplishes?
I hope that Adam’s Animals will fuel the desire for children to
read the Bible and to also learn more about the animals that God created.
8. Where can we find you?
Kickstarter
Campaign:
Ant
Proverbs 6:6 “Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider
its ways and be wise!”
See also: Proverbs 30:25
The wisest man who ever lived, Solomon, wrote
the Book of Proverbs – a book of wise sayings to help us live godly lives. In
this verse, Solomon points out that it is foolish to be idle and lazy. He says
that we should learn from the example of the ant who doesn’t laze around and
wait to be told what to do, but is willing to work hard and do what needs to be
done.
Did you
know?
·
Ants are
from the insect family
·
Ants can
lift 20 times their body weight
·
Ants have
two stomachs – one to hold the food for itself and one to hold food to be
shared with other ants
·
There are 3
kinds of ants in a colony: the queen, the female workers, and males
·
Ants
communicate by using chemicals called pheromones
·
Ants don’t
have ears but they “hear” by feeling vibrations in the ground
About the Illustrator
The illustrator, Janis
Cox, is an author, watercolour artist, wife, mother and grandma --
but most of all she's a faithful follower of Jesus. She's been retired from teaching
for over 15 years but finds herself back into her passion of working with
children.
Janis says, "I love painting pictures of animals and it will be
a joy to create the illustrations for Kimberley’s new book. Plus working with
Kimberley has always been exciting. Her enthusiasm always brings joy to my
heart.”
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About the Publisher
Diane Roblin-Lee is the owner of byDesign Media, a custom publishing
company which specializes in beautiful layouts and cover designs. With over 30
years in the publishing industry, Diane has written several bestsellers herself
and takes pride in being able to help other writers to get their books out to
the world.
Her tag line, "From Manuscript to Market," covers the full
spectrum of services, from editing and design, to publishing and international
distribution. Helping her authors find pleasure and satisfaction in the
publishing process is very important to Diane.
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