🎤 School Presentations

Bring Janet's bilingual stories alive in your school, library, or community event.

An Experience Children Remember

Janet Balletta brings more than two decades of classroom experience to every school visit. Her interactive presentations blend storytelling, cultural education, and hands-on activity — leaving children excited to read, write, and explore the rich traditions of Hispanic heritage.

The Colombian Mermaid Presentation
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The Colombian Mermaid Presentation

An interactive read-aloud of The Legend of the Colombian Mermaid featuring a guided discussion on Colombian culture, family values, and bilingual vocabulary. Includes a hands-on coloring and craft activity. Perfect for Grades K–2.

The Puerto Rican Pirate Presentation

The Puerto Rican Pirate Presentation

Journey to the Caribbean with Roberto Cofresí! This presentation explores Puerto Rican history and legend through storytelling, character analysis, and a Dulce de Coco cooking activity that brings the culture to life. Grades K–2.

Ocean Conservation Presentation
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Ocean Conservation Presentation

Introduce young learners to environmental stewardship through Mermaids on a Mission. Features an interactive oil-spill cleanup science experiment and Earth Day poetry writing activity. Ideal for science and ELA integration.

Author Visit — Full Day
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Author Visit — Full Day

A complete author-visit day covering all three books with multiple classroom rotations. Includes storytelling, Q&A sessions, writing workshops, and signed book purchases. Available for schools throughout Florida and beyond.

Hispanic Heritage Month
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Hispanic Heritage Month

A specially curated presentation celebrating Hispanic-American culture, bilingualism, and the power of multicultural storytelling — perfect for Hispanic Heritage Month assemblies or cultural celebrations.

Bilingual Literacy Workshop
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Bilingual Literacy Workshop

A professional development workshop for K–2 educators on using bilingual literature to build vocabulary, cultural competence, and reading engagement across English and Spanish learners in the same classroom.

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"My students couldn't stop talking about the Colombian mermaid for weeks. Janet's presentation made the story feel like it was happening right in our classroom."

— K-2 Teacher, South Florida

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