Inspiration

    “My main goal,” she says, “is to inspire children to do their best. Whether they want to paint like John James Audubon, study animals like Jane Goodall, invent a computer like Steve Wozniak, or become a journalist like Nellie Bly, the key is to believe in yourself and stick with your dreams.”

Biographies come to life

    In lively programs that always include music and humor, Marty Kendall describes the detective work involved in writing nonfiction. 

    She often dons a shawl and "becomes" one of the women she's written about.

Bicycling across Spain

    She and her family bicycled 750 miles across Spain on the historic Camino de Santiago. She tells fascinating tales about the trail and shows pictures of this ancient route and its modern pilgrims.

“Low Bridge, Everybody Down!”

    Marty has written about the Erie Canal and literally gotten her feet wet in it. She grew up in Rochester, New York, America’s first boom town thanks to the Canal. She’s cruised the Erie many times. She shows stunning photos of the landscape, tells amazing stories about the building of the canal, and she performs songs of the era.