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The NEWEA Public Educator Award was established in 1989 to acknowledge those in New England who warrant merit for their contributions and service to the public education goals of the Association. This award is extended to an individual or group who has helped NEWEA achieve its objective of promoting clean water and increasing public awareness of and action in water pollution control. This year’s NEWEA Public Educator Award is presented to:
Joshua Atwood
While Linus Loon is presented as a colorful storybook, there is no mistaking the educational emphasis. Each chapter introduces a series of ecological terms and concepts which build on the previous chapters. A list of questions and vocabulary words follow each chapter to help reinforce the lessons. The concluding chapter ends by asking the reader to define a list of vocabulary words from the entire book and then presents a series of questions designed to help the reader make connections among concepts and apply them to everyday experiences. An Educator Handbook was also developed to assist in the integration of The Watershed Journey of Linus Loon into existing classroom curriculum. The Handbook addresses performance indicators in four sections of the State of Maine Learning Results: English, Arts, Science and Technology, Social Studies, and Mathematics. Joshua deserves our thanks for his outstanding work on this engaging but practical educational concept.
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Josh
Atwood is the author of The Watershed Journey of Linus Loon, a book he
wrote in the summer of 2003 while serving as an intern for the Maine
Coastal Program at the State Planning Office in Augusta. The book is
an illustrated storybook for children, using a charming animal story
to teach kids about watershed ecology. It recounts the journey of a
young loon named Linus from his home in a North Woods lake to the
ocean. As the journey unfolds, Linus learns about the various
ecosystems he travels through. 
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