JN Courtney
@jncourtneyauth.bsky.social
Children's Book Writer, explorer, loves nature, reading and special time with family and friends. Website: https://jncourtneypublications.com
I'm happy to share that my book "RATS With Backpacks: Dr. Donna Kean and Her Work at APOPO" received a Five Star Review from Reader Views. See the review at: readerviews.com/reviews/?s=J...
#herorats #science #apopo #rescuerats #savinglives #animals #science #rat #stem #stemeducationforkids💡
#herorats #science #apopo #rescuerats #savinglives #animals #science #rat #stem #stemeducationforkids💡
October 19, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I'm happy to share that my book "RATS With Backpacks: Dr. Donna Kean and Her Work at APOPO" received a Five Star Review from Reader Views. See the review at: readerviews.com/reviews/?s=J...
#herorats #science #apopo #rescuerats #savinglives #animals #science #rat #stem #stemeducationforkids💡
#herorats #science #apopo #rescuerats #savinglives #animals #science #rat #stem #stemeducationforkids💡
I enjoyed a two-night getaway at Stratford in Ontario, Canada. It's a fun place to explore, attend a play (I went to Anne of Green Gables) and taste some dark chocolate at Chocolate Barrs. Hope to return to see a play in the Patterson and Festival Theaters.
August 16, 2025 at 2:35 AM
I enjoyed a two-night getaway at Stratford in Ontario, Canada. It's a fun place to explore, attend a play (I went to Anne of Green Gables) and taste some dark chocolate at Chocolate Barrs. Hope to return to see a play in the Patterson and Festival Theaters.
Upcoming author events in upstate NY. Please join me if you're in the area. #rescuerats.bsky.social #stemeducationworks.bsky.social #Edinburghzoo.bsky.social #barnesandnoble #anotherchapter #glasgow #rmsc #rochesterny #brightonmemoriallibrary #anotherchapter #authorsnote #glasgow #science #rat
July 20, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Upcoming author events in upstate NY. Please join me if you're in the area. #rescuerats.bsky.social #stemeducationworks.bsky.social #Edinburghzoo.bsky.social #barnesandnoble #anotherchapter #glasgow #rmsc #rochesterny #brightonmemoriallibrary #anotherchapter #authorsnote #glasgow #science #rat
I enjoyed a breakfast picnic at the Erie Canal in Fairport with food from the local Farmer's Market - a great way to start my day. Here are a few pics from my walk afterwards along the canal. @nature.org @eriecanal.bsky.social @cnywaterways.bsky.social
July 20, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I enjoyed a breakfast picnic at the Erie Canal in Fairport with food from the local Farmer's Market - a great way to start my day. Here are a few pics from my walk afterwards along the canal. @nature.org @eriecanal.bsky.social @cnywaterways.bsky.social
Excited about an event this Saturday. #rescuerats.bsky.social #stemeducationworks.bsky.social #Edinburghzoo.bsky.social #pittsfordlibrary #pittsfordny #barnesandnoble #anotherchapter #glasgow #rmsc #rochesterny #brightonmemoriallibrary #anotherchapter #authorsnote #liftbridge #glasgow #science #rat
July 10, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Join me as I share my new book. Be inspired by intelligent rats who save people's lives and the Scottish girl, whose love of animals, led her to training them in Tanzania. calendar.libraryweb.org/event/14739985
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June 22, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Join me as I share my new book. Be inspired by intelligent rats who save people's lives and the Scottish girl, whose love of animals, led her to training them in Tanzania. calendar.libraryweb.org/event/14739985
#rescuerats.bsky.social
#stemeducationworks.bsky.social
#Edinburghzoo.bsky.social
#rescuerats.bsky.social
#stemeducationworks.bsky.social
#Edinburghzoo.bsky.social
Summer concerts are beginning. I went to the Fairport Gazebo for the Brockport Big Band. They were great! Unfortunately, with storms earlier in the day and a cloudy sky overhead, it wasn't as busy as most concerts are. #music #summerconcerts #brockportbigband #fairportpubliclibrary #eriecanal
June 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Summer concerts are beginning. I went to the Fairport Gazebo for the Brockport Big Band. They were great! Unfortunately, with storms earlier in the day and a cloudy sky overhead, it wasn't as busy as most concerts are. #music #summerconcerts #brockportbigband #fairportpubliclibrary #eriecanal
Please join me for my upcoming author event based on writing "RATS With Backpacks: Dr. Donna Kean and Her Work at APOPO." #herorats #science #positive #inspiringstories #apopo #rescuerats #savinglives #animals #scotland #tanzania #science #rat #excitingbooks #stem #stemeducationforkids💡
June 5, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Please join me for my upcoming author event based on writing "RATS With Backpacks: Dr. Donna Kean and Her Work at APOPO." #herorats #science #positive #inspiringstories #apopo #rescuerats #savinglives #animals #scotland #tanzania #science #rat #excitingbooks #stem #stemeducationforkids💡
It's been an exciting past three months. My new book "RATS With Backpacks: Dr. Donna Kean and Her Work at APOPO" was launched. It's my third book and has been well received. It's been amazing to see the community response from libraries, bookstores and schools. I'm very grateful for the support.
June 5, 2025 at 2:14 AM
It's been an exciting past three months. My new book "RATS With Backpacks: Dr. Donna Kean and Her Work at APOPO" was launched. It's my third book and has been well received. It's been amazing to see the community response from libraries, bookstores and schools. I'm very grateful for the support.
Sounds like fun! I'd like to share with two writers' groups the "Happy Birthday PB Party. What is the zoom link?
Thank you. J. N. Courtney. Author of "RATS With Backpacks: Dr. Donna Kean and Her Work at APOPO."
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@herorats.bsky.social
@stemeducationworks.bsky.social
Thank you. J. N. Courtney. Author of "RATS With Backpacks: Dr. Donna Kean and Her Work at APOPO."
@rescuerat.bsky.social
@herorats.bsky.social
@stemeducationworks.bsky.social
May 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Sounds like fun! I'd like to share with two writers' groups the "Happy Birthday PB Party. What is the zoom link?
Thank you. J. N. Courtney. Author of "RATS With Backpacks: Dr. Donna Kean and Her Work at APOPO."
@rescuerat.bsky.social
@herorats.bsky.social
@stemeducationworks.bsky.social
Thank you. J. N. Courtney. Author of "RATS With Backpacks: Dr. Donna Kean and Her Work at APOPO."
@rescuerat.bsky.social
@herorats.bsky.social
@stemeducationworks.bsky.social
Beautiful scene Mike. The long stretches of lavender in Provence are incredible to see.
Thanks for reposting my festival announcement. :)
My new book "RATS With Backpacks...": is inspiring others.
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@herorats.bsky.social
@stemeducationworks.bsky.social
Thanks for reposting my festival announcement. :)
My new book "RATS With Backpacks...": is inspiring others.
@rescuerat.bsky.social
@herorats.bsky.social
@stemeducationworks.bsky.social
May 30, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Beautiful scene Mike. The long stretches of lavender in Provence are incredible to see.
Thanks for reposting my festival announcement. :)
My new book "RATS With Backpacks...": is inspiring others.
@rescuerat.bsky.social
@herorats.bsky.social
@stemeducationworks.bsky.social
Thanks for reposting my festival announcement. :)
My new book "RATS With Backpacks...": is inspiring others.
@rescuerat.bsky.social
@herorats.bsky.social
@stemeducationworks.bsky.social
SPRING Arriving! I was in Philadelphia and enjoyed signs of Spring. Yea for nature's beauty.
April 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
SPRING Arriving! I was in Philadelphia and enjoyed signs of Spring. Yea for nature's beauty.
Upcoming Festival this Sunday at sweet local bookstore: Hipocampo in Rochester, NY. Stop by and check out some awesome books. @rescuerat.bsky.social
@herorats.bsky.social
@stemeducationworks.bsky.social
@museumofplay.bsky.social
@edinburghzoo.bsky.social
@marylandzoo.bsky.social
@kindlestack.com
@herorats.bsky.social
@stemeducationworks.bsky.social
@museumofplay.bsky.social
@edinburghzoo.bsky.social
@marylandzoo.bsky.social
@kindlestack.com
April 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Upcoming Festival this Sunday at sweet local bookstore: Hipocampo in Rochester, NY. Stop by and check out some awesome books. @rescuerat.bsky.social
@herorats.bsky.social
@stemeducationworks.bsky.social
@museumofplay.bsky.social
@edinburghzoo.bsky.social
@marylandzoo.bsky.social
@kindlestack.com
@herorats.bsky.social
@stemeducationworks.bsky.social
@museumofplay.bsky.social
@edinburghzoo.bsky.social
@marylandzoo.bsky.social
@kindlestack.com
Book Launch at B&N, Pittsford went well - thank you for all of your support. I appreciate all of you who could attend. @rescuerat.bsky.social
@herorats.bsky.social
@stemeducationworks.bsky.social
@museumofplay.bsky.social
@edinburghzoo.bsky.social
@marylandzoo.bsky.social
@kindlestack.com
@herorats.bsky.social
@stemeducationworks.bsky.social
@museumofplay.bsky.social
@edinburghzoo.bsky.social
@marylandzoo.bsky.social
@kindlestack.com
April 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Book Launch at B&N, Pittsford went well - thank you for all of your support. I appreciate all of you who could attend. @rescuerat.bsky.social
@herorats.bsky.social
@stemeducationworks.bsky.social
@museumofplay.bsky.social
@edinburghzoo.bsky.social
@marylandzoo.bsky.social
@kindlestack.com
@herorats.bsky.social
@stemeducationworks.bsky.social
@museumofplay.bsky.social
@edinburghzoo.bsky.social
@marylandzoo.bsky.social
@kindlestack.com
It's a countdown - my launch is in 5 days - Wow! Please join me and be inspired by a scientist and her cool work at APOPO. @rescuerat.bsky.social @herorats.bsky.social @tue.nl @stemeducationworks.bsky.social @museumofplay.bsky.social @edinburghzoo.bsky.social @marylandzoo.bsky.social
April 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
It's a countdown - my launch is in 5 days - Wow! Please join me and be inspired by a scientist and her cool work at APOPO. @rescuerat.bsky.social @herorats.bsky.social @tue.nl @stemeducationworks.bsky.social @museumofplay.bsky.social @edinburghzoo.bsky.social @marylandzoo.bsky.social
Book entitled "RATS With Backpacks: Dr. Donna Kean and Her Work with APOPO" is now available. Deena Viviani, Brighton, NY librarian recommends it as a "great STEM title for upper-elementary to middle school classrooms and libraries." Dr. Uzelmeier (RMSC, NY) - a book "everyone can relate to."
March 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Book entitled "RATS With Backpacks: Dr. Donna Kean and Her Work with APOPO" is now available. Deena Viviani, Brighton, NY librarian recommends it as a "great STEM title for upper-elementary to middle school classrooms and libraries." Dr. Uzelmeier (RMSC, NY) - a book "everyone can relate to."
Join us for a book event launch for my new book, "RATS With Backpacks: Dr. Donna Kean and Her Work at APOPO." Learn about a Belgian non-profit organization which trains rats and dogs to save lives. Discover the story of Dr. Donna Kean who trains rats to rescue survivors after a natural disaster.
March 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Join us for a book event launch for my new book, "RATS With Backpacks: Dr. Donna Kean and Her Work at APOPO." Learn about a Belgian non-profit organization which trains rats and dogs to save lives. Discover the story of Dr. Donna Kean who trains rats to rescue survivors after a natural disaster.
Exciting news! Hardcover now available; paperback on 3/18/2025. #stemeducation #intelligentanimals #science #positive #inspiringstories #apopo
#rescuerats #savinglives #savinglivestogether #animals #scotland #tanzania
#science #rat
#excitingbooks #stem #stemeducationforkids💡
#rescuerats #savinglives #savinglivestogether #animals #scotland #tanzania
#science #rat
#excitingbooks #stem #stemeducationforkids💡
March 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Exciting news! Hardcover now available; paperback on 3/18/2025. #stemeducation #intelligentanimals #science #positive #inspiringstories #apopo
#rescuerats #savinglives #savinglivestogether #animals #scotland #tanzania
#science #rat
#excitingbooks #stem #stemeducationforkids💡
#rescuerats #savinglives #savinglivestogether #animals #scotland #tanzania
#science #rat
#excitingbooks #stem #stemeducationforkids💡
Learn more about these Rescue RATs in my new book "RATS With Backpacks: Dr. Donna Kean and Her Work With APOPO.* It will be available in both hard cover and paperback formats in March 2025.
*APOPO is a Belgian non-profit organization which trains rats and dogs to save lives.
*APOPO is a Belgian non-profit organization which trains rats and dogs to save lives.
March 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Learn more about these Rescue RATs in my new book "RATS With Backpacks: Dr. Donna Kean and Her Work With APOPO.* It will be available in both hard cover and paperback formats in March 2025.
*APOPO is a Belgian non-profit organization which trains rats and dogs to save lives.
*APOPO is a Belgian non-profit organization which trains rats and dogs to save lives.
Happy to announce that my new book, RATS With Backpacks: Dr. Donna Kean and Her Work at APOPO, is now available for pre-order:
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/rats-with-...
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February 27, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Happy to announce that my new book, RATS With Backpacks: Dr. Donna Kean and Her Work at APOPO, is now available for pre-order:
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/rats-with-...
@herorats.bsky.social @scinews.bsky.social @positivenews.bsky.social @sandiegozoo.bsky.social @marylandzoo.bsky.social
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/rats-with-...
@herorats.bsky.social @scinews.bsky.social @positivenews.bsky.social @sandiegozoo.bsky.social @marylandzoo.bsky.social
Excited to share that my new book is, cross my fingers, going to the printer this week. It's been an amazing journey to share about truly remarkable rats and Dr. Donna Kean and her work at APOPO. #apopo #unsungHeroes #LifeSavers #HumanityAtitsBest #SelflessService #SavingLives
January 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Excited to share that my new book is, cross my fingers, going to the printer this week. It's been an amazing journey to share about truly remarkable rats and Dr. Donna Kean and her work at APOPO. #apopo #unsungHeroes #LifeSavers #HumanityAtitsBest #SelflessService #SavingLives
Working at home today. About 4-5" of snow have fallen. Here's the view outside my kitchen window. Very serene.
January 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Working at home today. About 4-5" of snow have fallen. Here's the view outside my kitchen window. Very serene.
Exciting News! My book "RATS With Backpacks Dr. Donna Kean and Her Work with APOPO,” will be launched in early 2025. Join me at the RCBF at Monroe Community College, Rochester, NY on 11/2, from 1:00-1:30 to learn more about these very cool rats and the scientist who grew up to work with them.
October 29, 2024 at 1:42 AM
Exciting News! My book "RATS With Backpacks Dr. Donna Kean and Her Work with APOPO,” will be launched in early 2025. Join me at the RCBF at Monroe Community College, Rochester, NY on 11/2, from 1:00-1:30 to learn more about these very cool rats and the scientist who grew up to work with them.
It's the season of Children's Book festivals. I'm excited to join local authors to share my books at Barnes and Noble, Pittsford on 4/27 from 10:00-4:00 and Hipocampo Bookstore on 5/5 from 11:00-2:00. Please stop by if you're in the area. :)
April 23, 2024 at 3:18 AM
It's the season of Children's Book festivals. I'm excited to join local authors to share my books at Barnes and Noble, Pittsford on 4/27 from 10:00-4:00 and Hipocampo Bookstore on 5/5 from 11:00-2:00. Please stop by if you're in the area. :)
Glad to be on Bluesky. Plan to share ideas, pics, story progress.. Below is one of my favorite pics from Shutterstock. I love this image - as I my first books are stories about living in the clouds: Cloudscape Charlie's Story and Cloudscape Matilda's Story - middle grade kidlit. Best wishes to you.
March 22, 2024 at 2:50 AM
Glad to be on Bluesky. Plan to share ideas, pics, story progress.. Below is one of my favorite pics from Shutterstock. I love this image - as I my first books are stories about living in the clouds: Cloudscape Charlie's Story and Cloudscape Matilda's Story - middle grade kidlit. Best wishes to you.