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• MORCOM ROSE GARDEN, Oakland, CA: A Refreshing Retreat

  

  Oakland Municipal rose Garden, Oakland, CATucked into a wooded glen in a residential neighborhood of Oakland, California, the Morcom Rose Garden is a... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2020 TRAVEL

• Ray Bradbury Centennial Celebrations

  

  The Palms-Rancho Park Library in Los Angeles is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of author Ray Bradbury.I recently received this notice from my... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• THE SPECTACULAR EASTERN SIERRAS: Guest Post by Tom Scheaffer

  

  Mobius Arch, Alabama Hills, CaliforniaMy brother, Tom Scheaffer, loves the outdoors and recently took a trip with two friends from their home in San Diego, CA,... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2020 TRAVEL

• Kangaroo Coloring Page

  

  A sulphur-crested cockatoo looks on as a young kangaroo stands up tall and punches with its paws. During play fights, young kangaroos do not hurt one another. Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• BALLONA LAGOON NATURE WALK, Marina Del Rey, CA

  

  Path along Ballona Lagoon, Marina Del Rey, California Hidden among the Marina Del Rey condos near the beach in Los Angeles, is one of our favorite nature walks. Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2020 TRAVEL

• Fifty Nifty Projects for Kids

  

  Are you looking for something to do while school is out for summer vacation? At my website you can find FIFTY NIFTY PROJECTS that you can do in connection with... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• JAPANESE FISHING VILLAGE MEMORIAL at TERMINAL ISLAND, LA: A Piece of California’...

  

  Japanese Fishing Village Memorial on Terminal Island, San Pedro, CaliforniaFrom the early 1900s until World War II, the fishing village of Fish Harbor on... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2020 TRAVEL

• Ode to Librarians

  

  I was cleaning out my files recently and discovered this poster created by the Pennsylvania School Librarian"s Association for School Library Media Week, March... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• TONS OF FISH ON THE BEACH: A CALIFORNIA GRUNION RUN, Guest Post by Caroline...

  

  Grunion run on a Southern California beachMy friend and fellow children’s book author Caroline Hatton took all the photos in this post in April 2009 when she... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2020 TRAVEL

• THE GEOGRAPHY BOOK: Perfect for Stay at Home Fun STEAM Activities

  

  Get to Know the Earth's Many Forms with Dozens of Fun and Easy Projects in The Geography Book by Caroline Arnold. From finding directions by the stars, to... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• HIKING IN THÓRSMÖRK, ICELAND: WHY AND HOW, Guest Post by Caroline Hatton

  

  Thórsmörk, Iceland, is an enchanted place, including for knee-high folk, such as those seen in front of this mini cottage.My friend and fellow children’s book... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2020 TRAVEL

• EL NINO: Stormy Weather for People and Wildlife, Now Available as an E-Book

  

  My book, El Niño: Stormy Weather for People and Wildlife is now available as a Kindle book on Amazon. For readers age 10 and up. Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• BUTTERFLIES OF KIBALE FOREST NATIONAL PARK, Uganda, Part 3, Guest Post by Karen...

  

  Euphaedra eusemoides, butterfly in Kibale National Park, UgandaMy friend Karen Minkowski, truly an intrepid tourist, has spent much of her life in the field... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2020 TRAVEL

• STEAM Activity: Which Came First, the Chicken Or the Egg?

  

  Which came first, the chicken or the egg? A chicken lays an egg, a chick grows inside, hatches, grows to be a chicken--that lays another egg. And so on, and so... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• BUTTERFLIES OF KIBALE FOREST NATIONAL PARK, Uganda, Part 2, Guest Post by Karen...

  

  A mixed species group of butterflies feeds on wet dung in Kibale National Park, Uganda.My friend Karen Minkowski, truly an intrepid tourist, has spent much of... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2020 TRAVEL

• STEAM Project: The Egg is Hatching!

  

  When a chick is ready to hatch, it uses its beak to poke a hole in the shell. In my book, Hatching Chicks in Room 6, you can see photos of real chicks in the... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• BUTTERFLIES OF KIBALE FOREST NATIONAL PARK, Uganda, Part 1, Guest Post by Karen...

  

  Little Pansy (Junonia sophia), Kibale National Park, UgandaMy friend Karen Minkowski, truly an intrepid tourist, has spent much of her life in the field... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2020 TRAVEL

• Writing Exercise: USING THE FIVE SENSES, 2

  

  I recently cleaned out my files and found various materials that I had used when teaching my class in writing for children in the UCLA Writer’s Program. Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• DUBLIN GULCH: ABANDONED CAVE HOMES NEAR DEATH VALLEY, CA, Guest Post by...

  

  Dublin Gulch, California. Cave home doors and stove pipes.While staying home during the COVID-19 pandemic, my friend and fellow children’s book author Caroline... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2020 TRAVEL

• Writing Exercise: USING THE FIVE SENSES, 1

  

  I recently cleaned out my files and found various materials that I had used when teaching my class in writing for children in the UCLA Writer’s Program. Here... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE