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• ANSEL ADAMS PHOTOS AT THE DE YOUNG MUSEUM, San Francisco, CA

  

  Photo by Ansel Adams, Marin Hills from Lincoln Park, 1952It is hard to picture the American West without thinking of Ansel Adams and his iconic black and white... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2023 TRAVEL

• Caroline Arnold's Wisconsin Connection

  

  Caroline Arnold, author of The Terrible Hodag and the Animal Catchers (Boyds Mills Press, 2006), grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and spent her summers in... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• NAMIBIA: Spectacular Dunes and Abundant Wildlife, Part II, Guest Post by Owen...

  

  Zebra at Etosha National Park, Namibia.With many thanks to our friend Owen Floody, who was my husband's field partner on our trip to East Africa in 1971. Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2023 TRAVEL

• Review of PLANTING A GARDEN IN ROOM 6 in Bayviews

  

  This very nice review of PLANTING A GARDEN IN ROOM 6: From Seeds to Salad was published on the Bayviews blog of the Association of Children's Librarians of... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• NAMIBIA: Spectacular Dunes and Abundant Wildlife, Part I, Guest Post by Owen...

  

  Namib Desert, view from the air.With many thanks to our friend Owen Floody, who was my husband's field partner on our trip to East Africa in 1971. Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2023 TRAVEL

• EXTRAORDINARY BEADED TAPESTRIES by HAITIAN ARTIST CONSTANT MYRLANDE: Fowler...

  

  Art of Myrlande Constant (detail), Fowler Museum, Los Angeles, CAMyrlande Constant is a Haitian textile artist whose works reflect the vibrancy of life in... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2023 TRAVEL

• STORYWALK AT THE PARK: SATURDAY by Oge Mora, Los Angeles, CA

  

  On a recent visit to my neighborhood library, the Palms-Rancho Park branch of the Los Angeles Public Library, I discovered a StoryWalk tale posted around the... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• THE ROYAL TYRELL MUSEUM, Drumheller, Alberta, Canada, a Prehistoric Treasure...

  

  Royal Tyrell Museum, Drumheller, Alberta, CanadaIn early May, Art and I were in Canada, landing in Calgary, then driving about an hour and a half across the... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2023 TRAVEL

• INTERVIEW: Writing and Researching A WARMER WORLD

  

  I am pleased to say that my book A WARMER WORLD: From Polar Bears to Butterflies, How Climate Change Affects Wildlife (Charlesbridge, 2012) is still in print an... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• HIPPOS IN THE POTOMAC? George Washington University Statue, Washington, D.C.

  

  GW's River Horse, George Washington University, Washington, DC.Did hippopotamuses once swim in the Potomac? No. But at the entrance to the campus of George... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2023 TRAVEL

• OUTLINING LEAVES: Nature Inspired Art Project for Kids

  

  Every plant has its own kind of leaves. On a recent author visit to Ecole Bilingue in Berkeley, California, I saw some wonderful art projects inspired by... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• FROM MAI TAIS TO MAHI MAHI: Eating Out on the Big Island of Hawaii

  

  Mai Tai at Jackie Rey's, Kona, HawaiiWhen you get a slice of pineapple in your drink, you know you are in Hawaii. For a long time Art and I have been making... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2023 TRAVEL

• MEETING A GIANT OF THE DINOSAUR AGE (Via Its Fossil Remains)

  

  Giant Sea Reptiles of the Dinosaur Age. At the Royal Tyrell Museum, Drumheller, AlbertaI love learning about dinosaurs and the world as it was when they were... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• SPRING WILDFLOWERS AND PONIES IN ENGLAND’S NEW FOREST, Guest Post by Susan Kean

  

  Spring violets, the New Forest, EnglandMy friend Susan Kean, an excellent photographer, recently visited the New Forest in England, when wildflowers were... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2023 TRAVEL

• Authors and Schools Festival, Huntington Beach, Ca

  

  With welcome poster at Sts. Simon and Jude School, Huntington Beach, CA.After a hiatus during the Pandemic, it was wonderful to be back doing an author visit... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• DINOSAURS AND MORE at the Calgary Zoo, Alberta, Canada

  

  Dinosaur at the Calgary Zoo with the skyline of the city in the distance.How many zoos have both real wild animals AND dinosaurs? Not very many. Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2023 TRAVEL

• BUG FAIR 2023 at the Natural History Museum Los Angeles

  

  From carnivorous plants and tarantulas, to caterpillars, mounted butterflies, and much more, the annual Bug Fair at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Fun Day with Focal at the Los Angeles Public Library

  

  In the Children's Literature Room at the Los Angeles Public Library On Saturday, May 13, I joined other authors and book lovers as we enjoyed a special event... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A TRIP THROUGH TIME: HOODOOS AND FOSSILS in the Badlands of Alberta Canada

  

  Hoodoos, near Drumheller, Alberta, CanadaOver the eons the Red Deer River has cut a valley into the Alberta plains in Western Canada, revealing layers of rock... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2023 TRAVEL

• Visit to the Calgary Public Library

  

  Calgary Public Library, Alberta, CanadaThirty-one years ago I came to Calgary for a library conference. Last week I returned to Calgary while my husband, Art,... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE