Humpback Whales, Books, and Visits!
I just returned from a great weekend speaking at the Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library where they are celebrating 100 years and the young authors in their community. The educators and authors were...
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NAEYC, Mem Fox, Pete the Cat!
If you want to know who I am and what I do, NAEYC’s Young Children magazine November 2012 issues has what’s probably my best interview yet: www.naeyc.org/yc/files/yc/file/201211/MeetTheAuthor.pdf Last...
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Wildlife Gardening With Kids
Just received a first copy of my new book, Touch a Butterfly: Wildlife Gardening With Kids. It’s published by Roost Books; they have a free downloadable chapter pdf. The book ships on April 23rd....
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AAAS K-2 Lesson and Whale Review
AAAS Science NetLinks has put up an excellent K-2 lesson on food chains that uses Vulture View and Trout Are Made of Trees. It links with Project 2061 Benchmark 5 The Living Environment; and National...
View ArticleTouch a Butterfly: Wildlife Gardening With Kids
Turn your garden into a hummingbird hotspot, a haven for butterflies, and a thriving ecosystem. This family-friendly guide is my most personal book yet, sharing the wildlife gardening knowledge that...
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The Secret Behind Eat Like a Bear
When I saw Steve Jenkins’ art for our new book, Eat Like a Bear (Sept 10, 2013, Holt), I was amazed. The bears’ bodies were so furry-looking. I emailed Steve about it. He told me their bodies were...
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Common Core Masters: Librarians
If Common Core is about encouraging inquiry, the people we should be consulting are trained librarians: the masters of guided, deep inquiry. Susan Raben at Lyon is a master librarian and clear...
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On the Road!
In my namesake month, I’m mostly on the road doing school visits in spots like the one pictured here. The educators and children are so energizing! Thanks for celebrating my birthday with me, too.
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Touch a Butterfly: Wildlife Gardening With Kids
It’s here! April 23rd release. If you like what you hear in my talks or read in my children’s books, this is the next step. Touch a Butterfly: Wildlife Gardening With Kids is perhaps my most personal...
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My new book Touch a Butterfly: Wildlife Gardening With Kids is featured on the National Wildlife Federation website. They are some of the best educators in the field of wildlife gardening and have been...
View ArticleSea Turtles and StoryWalk at Essex
It’s been such a busy year that I’m only now getting around to reporting on some of the terrific places I’ve visited. In February I was greeted by giant sea turtles at Essex Elementary in VT, where I...
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Let’s Go Nuts! Seeds We Eat Related Books
For my book, Let’s Go Nuts: Seeds We Eat, release date August 27, 2013, Beach Lane Books Books for Younger Readers Aston, Dianna Hutts., and Sylvia Long. A Seed Is Sleepy. San Francisco: Chronicle,...
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Let’s Go Nuts: Seeds We Eat Memory Jogger
Have you accidentally (or on purpose) memorized parts of Let’s Go Nuts! Seeds We Eat? (Beach Lane, August, 2013) Below are two photos with seeds arranged in the format of parts of the seed chant. Try...
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Alphabetical Seed Guide for Let’s Go Nuts: Seeds We Eat
Here are photos of seeds to help you identify the seeds in my book Let’s Go Nuts: Seeds We Eat, (August 27, 2013, Beach Lane Books). (more…)
View ArticleCommon Core and More
School Library Journal’s Myra Zarnowksi, Marc Aronson, and Mary Ann Cappiello serve up some common core nonfiction mentor texts in an article. Here Come the Humpbacks is included, hooray! This year...
View ArticleHere Come the Humpbacks! Paired With Poetry
Booklist Online’s newsletter has a lovely article by Anastasia Suen that has some terrific ocean poetry books and includes Here Come the Humpbacks! as a book connection. Hurray!
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Shark Tank and Turtle, Turtle, Watch Out! and Lionfish
When the new edition of my book, Turtle, Turtle, Watch Out! was created, there was a lionfish on the top left corner of the cover. My reaction: WHAAAA? I’ve been snorkeling the reefs in the Caribbean...
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Here Come the Humpbacks! Event Kit
Everyone is invited to download a free Whale Migration Game for classrooms, libraries, bookstores, and other mammal loving locales. The event kit encourages readers (ages 5-10) to imagine both the...
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Resources for Let’s Go Nuts: Seeds We Eat
Here are some resources to help readers and teachers use my new book, Let’s Go Nuts! Seeds We Eat (Release date August 27, 2013, Beach Lane Books an imprint of Simon & Schuster). Hope you find...
View ArticleTurtle, Turtle, Watch Out! in Family Magazine
Good review of Turtle, Turtle, Watch Out! and related books in and Ocean Alive Section of Family magazine and also on the website of reviewer Meribeth Shank. Hooray! Nice to be in good company.
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