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• AUTHOR-GO-ROUND, Santa Barbara: A Fun Week with Students, Teachers, Librarians

  

  Reading The Terrible Hodag and the Animal Catchers at my Author-Go-Round StationA week ago I was one of four authors participating in the annual week long... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Celebrating ANGEL ISLAND: GATEWAY TO GOLD MOUNTAIN by Russell Freedman, Winner o...

  

  ANGEL ISLAND by Russell Freedman, 2016 FOCAL Award Winner, and Puppets by Jesse KingsleyOn Saturday, January 28, 2017, librarians, teachers, students, parents,... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• JAPAN: Train Ride to Nikko, from the Memoir of Aunt Carolyn

  

  Carolyn T. Arnold, Nara, Japan 1969My husband's Aunt Carolyn traveled to Japan in the 1960's and 70's as the leader of a tour group. Here is an account of one o... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2017 TRAVEL

• PUBLICATION PARTY AT HAYNES SCHOOL for Hatching Chicks in Room 6

  

  Lollipops to Celebrate the Publication of Hatching Chicks in Room 6Last Thursday I made a special visit to Haynes CES School to present my new book, Hatching... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• MADAGASCAR: Leaping Lemurs, Guest Post by Owen Floody, Part 2

  

  A pair of Coquerel’s sifakas, MadagascarIn June 2016, our friend Owen Floody planned and led a trip to Madagascar. Owen recently retired from a career of... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2017 TRAVEL

• SCBWI Nonfiction Intensive, Oakland, CA: A Great Day with Two Authors and an...

  

  Caroline Arnold, Alyssa Mito Pusey, and Pamela Turner, SCBWI Nonfiction Intensive PanelLast Saturday, I was one of three speakers at the Nonfiction Intensive... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• MADAGASCAR: Leaping Lemurs, Guest Post by Owen Floody, Part 1

  

  Diadamed Sifaka, MadagascarIn June 2016, our friend Owen Floody planned and led a trip to Madagascar. Owen recently retired from a career of teaching and... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2017 TRAVEL

• NEW BOOK! Hatching Chicks in Room 6, Official Publication Day

  

  HATCHING CHICKS IN ROOM 6, Text and Photos by Caroline Arnold (Charlesbridge, 2017)TA-DAH! Today is the official publication day of HATCHING CHICKS IN ROOM 6! Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• HIKING THE ANDES, the HUAYHUASH TREK: Owen’s Peruvian Adventures, Part 2, Guest...

  

  Glacial Lakes on the Huayhuash Circuit, PeruOur friend Owen Floody is in the midst of a series of three treks in Peru, with two down--Machu Picchu in May 2015... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2017 TRAVEL

• School Library Journal Review of HATCHING CHICKS IN ROOM 6

  

  The following review appeared in School Library Journal, December 2016PreS-Gr 2– Through the excellent use of colorful up-close photos, Arnold captures the... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Booklist Review of HATCHING CHICKS IN ROOM 6

  

  The following review appeared in Booklist, December 1, 2016Readers are in for a treat as they join Mrs. Best and her kindergarten class for their egg-hatching... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Publishers Weekly Review of HATCHING CHICKS IN ROOM 6

  

  My new book HATCHING CHICKS IN ROOM 6 will be published next week on January 10th and has already received a number of very positive advance reviews. Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Kirkus Review of HATCHING CHICKS IN ROOM 6

  

  The following review appeared in Kirkus, November 15, 2016It’s a lucky kindergartner who gets to witness the miracle of life through the incubation of eggs.... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• MACHU PICCHU: Owen’s Peruvian Adventures, Part 1, Guest Post by Owen Floody

  

  Machu Picchu, PeruOur friend Owen Floody is in the midst of a series of three treks in Peru, with two down, Machu Picchu (May 2015), Huayhuash (July 2015), and... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2017 TRAVEL

• Octopus, Escape Artist of the Sea

  

  Did you know that October 11, 2016, was Cephalopod Awareness Day? Just in case you need reminding, octopuses and squid are cephalopods. They are among the... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2016 CULTURE

• Happy Holidays!

  

  As we decorate our tree with family treasures and mementos from our travels through the years, we send best wishes to all of you for a veryHAPPY HOLIDAYandJOYOU... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• HIKING THE ALPS: I’ll Take the High Road: Trek from Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn...

  

  In June 2016, our friend Owen Floody hiked the Haute Route from Chamonix, France to Zermatt, Switzerland. Owen recently retired from a career of teaching and... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2016 TRAVEL

• CRA Eureka Silver Award for LIVING FOSSILS

  

  I was thrilled to learn that my book LIVING FOSSILS, Clues to the Past is a 2016 CRA Eureka Silver award book. This award, given by the California Reading... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• DINOSAUR TRACKS! Near Tuba City, Arizona, Guest Post by Caroline Hatton

  

  Theropod (perhaps Dilophosaurus) tracks near Tuba City, ArizonaMy friend and fellow children’s book writer Caroline Hatton saw these dinosaur tracks in March... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2016 TRAVEL

• SCBWI 2016 Winter Reading List

  

  The 2016 Winter Reading List has just been published at the SCBWI website and includes my book LIVING FOSSILS: Clues to the Past, listed in the section of... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE