Conrad J. Storad
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2024
Conrad J. Storad is the award-winning author or editor of more than 60 science and nature books for young readers. Night Watchers is his new title for 2023, the first of the Story Monster’s S.T.E.A.M. Chronicles book series. Story Monsters Among Us was published in 2022. The graphic comic style book provides brief snapshots from the evolution of human storytelling.
Storad also writes “Conrad’s Classroom,” a monthly science/nature column in Story Monsters Ink, a national-award winning magazine. An accomplished storyteller, Storad has “edutained” more than 1 million students and teachers across the nation with his programs and writing workshops that promote reading and science literacy.
After 33 years living and working in Tempe, Arizona, Conrad and wife Laurie now live in their hometown of Barberton, Ohio, where he was a 2017 honoree on the city’s Walk of Fame.
Night Watchers
Night Watchers -- A science-filled adventure with the Story Monster to color. Readers join Story Monster as Eddie the Elf Owl serves as a learning guide to explore the amazing world of nocturnal creatures that live throughout North America. The book uses engaging storytelling, dynamic language, and fun, "graphic novel" style illustrations to ignite a reader's curiosity. Night Watchers blends nonfiction topics with a captivating narrative in an effort to promote literacy and a desire to learn more about science and nature. The book is designed for young readers, teachers, and parents who want to foster a love for S.T.E.A.M. subjects.
Story Monsters Among Us
The Storyteller’s tool for engaging the imagination of young readers … for teachers, librarians, parents, and all storytellers!
Story Monsters Among Us whisks readers away on a journey spanning 50,000 years to discover the origins of storytelling—from the Chauvet Cave painters of southern France to the brothers Grimm to modern-day stories in the digital age. As the history of storytelling is recounted to Story Monster, readers are reminded of where storytelling came from and what it delivers to listeners. Delightful illustrations accompany each of the stories.
Rattlesnake Rules
If these babies shake their rattles, you’d better pay attention! This book helps children learn about rattlesnakes. Much maligned primarily because they are too often misunderstood, rattlesnakes have gotten a bad rap over the years. Conrad J. Storad, an award-winning author of more than 30 science and nature books for young readers, wants to do something about that. In his just released book, Rattlesnake Rules, Conrad demystifies the world of rattlesnakes and introduces children to such topics as who, when, and what rattlesnakes eat. He shows readers why rattlesnakes have rattles and what it means if you hear one. You will learn how the snakes’ forked tongues help them survive. The delightful and colorful illustrations of Nathaniel P. Jensen help bring the story alive.