Theresa Marie YankovoyThe author is a 6th-grade middle school teacher who employs a play-ethos approach to the classroom, including imaginative uses of animals to guide and uplift students in the classroom. "The Hippo" may hold their snack until the end of class, or the "lephant" may know something it would like to tell them after class.Additionally, the author has been a lifelong lover of knowledge of wisdom, exploring and reading about ancient cultures. She has been fortunate to be a reading specialist in a World History classroom since 2017. She is certified in Middle-Grade English 5-9, Social Studies 5-9, ESE, PK-3, and has an ESOL, Gifted, and Reading Endorsement. She continues to enjoy teaching elementary school students internationally on a virtual platform.The author grew up along the Florida coast in the Northwest Panhandle. She has a Master of Education. The author lived on the Big Island of Hawaii for eight years, where she unknowingly adopted a family of wild chickens and roosters after feeding the babies one day. However, Clucky was found as an abandoned roaming baby rooster after she moved back to her childhood home in Florida. Read More Read Less