Tara Sitser has lived in many worlds. She is an author, poet, curriculum development specialist, singer/songwriter, graphic designer, Leadership Member of the Climate Reality Project, a retired theater professional and a certified Chocoholic. Tara’s first published book, Coming To Light, a collection of flash fiction inspired by the artwork of Jill Freeman, is available at https://books.by/buttons-whimsy. She is the founder and owner of Buttons & Whimsy Publishing, a self-publishing company dedicated to supporting the intersection of education and the arts. A co-creator of the Connect The Dots Project Climate Education school curriculum, Tara’s, poetry, songwriting and design skills can be seen at the Project’s website: www.ConnectTheDotsProject.org. Directed at schoolchildren in 3rd to 5th grades, the CTD Curriculum is an Arts-Centered, participatory instructional method available free of charge to teachers with tools of many kinds that simplify the very complicated task of teaching Climate Education to children. Examples of the lesson plans can be found at the Connect The Dots Project YouTube Page: https://www.youtube.com/@ConnectTheDotsProject. Also found on the CTD YouTube page, Tara is very excited to offer music teachers access to The Super Powers Choir video, an 11-minute lesson that teaches the musical concept of Counterpoint while, at the same, teaching some of the many reasons we need to love and protect trees. Find more of Tara’s essays, flash fiction and poetry at Tara's Thoughts http://Tarasitser.blog Tara lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Art, and their Senegal parrot, ToQer, where books, birdie snuggles and chocolate are everyday priorities.