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CarolineArnoldArtandBooks
http://carolinearnoldart.blogspot.com/
Author/Illustrator Caroline Arnold's art and books focusing on the writing and illustrating process and her experiences with children and teachers at schools and libraries.
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The Intrepid Tourist
http://theintrepidtourist.blogspot.com/
Author Caroline Arnold's travel blog--a writer's journeys around the world, often to places beyond the normal tourist path. A personal view focusing on wildlife, ancient history, cultural events and outdoor activities.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 1516 )
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WET BOTSWANA, Guest Post by Owen Floody
Botswana, AfricaOur friend Owen Floody, who recently retired from a career of teaching and research at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania, has had the good... Read more
Posted on 28 May 2018 TRAVEL -
Sharing Hard Truths in Nonfiction for Children and Young Adults: CLCSC Spring...
Last Saturday I attended an inspiring and informative workshop sponsored by the California Literature Council of Southern California called “Sharing Hard... Read more
Posted on 26 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Art Donation to the 2018 ABC/CBC Silent Art Auction at BookExpo
I have donated a giclee print of an illustration from my book A Wombat’s World to the 2018 ABC/CBC Silent Art Auction to Benefit ABFE and Every Child a Reader. Read more
Posted on 23 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
SIX DAYS IN LONDON, Part 2: Guest Post by Paige Arnold
Shakespeare's Globe Theater, LondonMy granddaughter Paige, age 12, spent six days in London with her parents during her spring break. Read more
Posted on 21 May 2018 TRAVEL -
NEW CHICKS IN ROOM 6: A Classroom Visit
Four day old chicks. The thermometer monitors the temperature in the cage.The children in Mrs. Best’s kindergarten class in Room 6 at Haynes School in Los... Read more
Posted on 19 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
SOUTH AMERICAN ANIMALS, Now Available as a Kindle Book
My book, SOUTH AMERICAN ANIMALS is now available as an e-book on Amazon Kindle. It was originally published by Morrow Junior Books in 1999 and is out of print. Read more
Posted on 16 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
SIX DAYS IN LONDON, Part 1: Guest Post by Paige Arnold
Tower Bridge, London, EnglandMy granddaughter Paige, age 12, spent six days in London with her parents during her spring break and kept a diary of her daily... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2018 TRAVEL -
STORIES IN STONE: Rock Art Pictures by Early Americans is Now Available as an...
My book, STORIES IN STONE: Rock Art Pictures by Early Americans is now available as an e-book on Amazon Kindle. It was originally published by Clarion Books in... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
TREKKING THE CORDILLERA BLANCA in PERU, Guest Post by Owen Floody
Trekkers in the Cordillera Blanca of the Peruvian AndesOur friend Owen Floody, an avid trekker, recently hiked the Cordillera Blanca in Peru. Read more
Posted on 07 May 2018 TRAVEL -
Author Visit to the WPC Preschool, Los Angeles, CA
Last week I made my annual visit to the WPC Preschool in West Los Angeles, California. I first visited the group of three-year-olds where I read Noisytime for... Read more
Posted on 02 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
THE GARDEN OF FLOWERING FRAGRANCE: Chinese Garden at the Huntington, San...
Zigzag Bridge in the Chinese Garden, The Huntington, San Marino, CAIn the Chinese Garden at The Huntington, in San Marino, California, the exotic plants,... Read more
Posted on 30 April 2018 TRAVEL -
Visit to the Kona Library in Hawaii
Last week, when I was on the Big Island of Hawaii, I stopped in at the Kona Public Library to visit my friend Denise Stromberg. We met twelve years ago on my... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
A RAINY DAY in VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, HAWAII
In the Kilauea Iki Crater in Volcanoes National Park, HawaiiA week ago, on our trip to the Big Island of Hawaii, Art and I were hiking across what felt like a... Read more
Posted on 23 April 2018 TRAVEL -
Author Visit and Book Signing at Overland School, Los Angeles, CA
With bags of signed books at Children's Book World ready to go to students at Overland SchoolLast week I did two presentations in the auditorium of Overland... Read more
Posted on 18 April 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
CELEBRATING SEVEN YEARS OF TRAVEL at THE INTREPID TOURIST
With my family at Gettysburg, PA, July 1997Seven years ago today, on April 13th, 2011, I published the first post on THE INTREPID TOURIST. Read more
Posted on 13 April 2018 TRAVEL -
Author Visit with Kindergarteners at Westwood Charter School in Los Angeles
Westwood Charter School, Los Angeles, CAYesterday I had a fun visit with the kindergarten students at Westwood Charter School in Los Angeles, California, and... Read more
Posted on 11 April 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
BIRDS, BEACH AND SUN: A Spring Weekend in La Jolla, CA
Surfers and gulls at La Jolla Shores, CaliforniaUntil I moved to California I never knew how to pronounce La Jolla, the beach town just north of San Diego famou... Read more
Posted on 09 April 2018 TRAVEL -
Further Reading About Chicks and Chickens
When you finish reading a book, are you curious to find out more? At the back of many books these days you will find a list of further reading. Read more
Posted on 04 April 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE -
SPRINGTIME IN WALES, from the Memoir of Aunt Carolyn
Clwydian Range from Cileaire, WalesPerhaps the original intrepid tourist was Carolyn Arnold, my husband’s aunt. A single school teacher in Des Moines, she... Read more
Posted on 02 April 2018 TRAVEL -
Caroline Arnold Interview with Cybils:
After my book Hatching Chicks in Room 6 won the Cybils Award for Elementary Non-fiction, I did an interview with Cybils blog editor Melissa Fox. It was publishe... Read more
Posted on 28 March 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE