Kathryn Lasky, National Bestselling Author, at Berkshire Country Day School November 19 at 10 am

Author of The Guardians of Ga'hoole Series to Speak

LENOX, MA (10/14/2011)(readMedia)-- Berkshire Country Day School is pleased to announce that Kathryn Lasky, multi award-winning author, will be speaking on Saturday, November 19 at 10:00 a.m. in the Fitzpatrick Hall on BCD's Brook Farm campus at 55 Interlaken Road (Route 183). This talk, sponsored by the Berkshire Country Day School Parents' Association, is free and open to the public.

Kathryn Lasky is the Newbery Honor author of over one hundred fiction and nonfiction books for children, young adults, and adults. Her books range from critically acclaimed nonfiction titles such as Beyond the Burning Time and True North to the wildly popular Guardians of Ga'hoole fantasy series about owls.

Lasky will be giving a PowerPoint presentation showing pictures that help to illustrate the process by which she writes her books. She will be focusing on several books, including the research she did at Harvard University for the Ga'Hoole series.

Spiders will also be a focal point of her discussion, as she will focus on Silk and Venom: Searching for a Dangerous Spider. This is a nonfiction book that Lasky worked on with her husband, photographer Christopher G. Knight. Also included in her talk will be The Deadlies, an early chapter books series about an adorable family of venomous spiders. Expect to hear about her Wolves of The Beyond series, as the fourth book Frost Wolf, is expected to be released on December 1. And because this really is a presentation for all manner of readers, Lasky will also include her mermaid series, Daughters of The Sea.

About the Author:

After graduating college, Kathryn Lasky wrote for magazines and worked as a teacher. Her first book, I Have Four Names for My Grandfather, was published while she was still teaching. Though raised in Indianapolis, Indiana, Lasky and her husband live in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Accordingly many of her books are set in historic New England. They have two grown sons, Max and Meribah. For more information about her, please visit: www.kathrynlasky.com.

About Berkshire Country Day School:

Berkshire Country Day School, established in 1946, is an independent school for students in Preschool through Grade 9. Berkshire Country Day School exists to inspire the individual promise of every student, that each may become an exemplary citizen of the world. For more information, visit www.berkshirecountryday.org.