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• FOUR YOUNG DANCERS by Edgar Degas

  

  Young Dancer by Edgar Degas, Art Institute of ChicagoOn a recent visit to the Art Institute of Chicago, I met, once again, the famous sculpture of a young dance... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2017 TRAVEL

• AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS is Now a Kindle Book

  

  My book, AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS is now available as an e-book on Amazon Kindle. It was originally published by HarperCollins in 2000 and is out of print. Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Chicago River Cruise: MAGNIFICENT ARCHITECTURE

  

  Chicago SkyscrapersNo one who visits Chicago can fail to be impressed by the soaring skyscrapers and other large historic buildings that crowd the downtown. Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2017 TRAVEL

• National Geographics and an Urban Native Plant Garden at Esperanza School in...

  

  A week ago my 43 years of National Geographic magazines found a new home! Mrs. Oasay, a wonderful 5th grade teacher at Esperanza Elementary School in Los... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• WATCHING A SOLAR ECLIPSE, from SUN FUN by Caroline Arnold

  

  Pinhole eclipse viewer, from Sun Fun, text and illustrations by Caroline ArnoldMy book SUN FUN, originally published in 1981 and now available as an ebook on... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• THE CHICAGO ART INSTITUTE: From Paperweights to Impressionists and More

  

  Two stately lions guard the entrance to the Art Institute of Chicago, one of the oldest and largest art museums in the United States, and one of my favorites. Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2017 TRAVEL

• IMAGINE II: Illustrators Art Exhibition

  

  A Day and Night in the Desert, 9:00 am I am pleased to have two pieces of art from my book A Day and Night in the Desert in IMAGINE II: The Art of Children’s... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• AFRICAN ANIMALS is Now a Kindle Book

  

  My book, AFRICAN ANIMALS is now available as an e-book on Amazon Kindle. It was originally published by Morrow Junior Books in 1997 and is out of print. Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• EXTREME MAMMALS: Odd Creatures, Unusual Features at the Natural History Museum o...

  

  Model of Indricotherium at the Natural History Museum of LA CountyImagine a furry creature more than fifteen feet tall living in your back yard–but only if you... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2017 TRAVEL

• A Walk in the Desert Snap Words

  

  Vocabulary words from my book A Walk in the Desert flash on the screen in this YouTube video for children to recognize and read. The video is by Sharon... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Washington, D.C. MUSEUMS ON THE MALL

  

  Alexander Calder mobile at the entrance to the East Wing of the National Art Museum, Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. is a city designed for tourists,... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2017 TRAVEL

• Bassett Memorial Library, Wawona, Yosemite National Park

  

  Bassett Memorial Library, Yosemite National ParkRecently, I spent several days in beautiful Yosemite National Park, staying in Wawona at the south end of the... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• POLKA DOTS: Yayoi Kusama at the Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, D.C. and Four...

  

  Inside the Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, D.C.“Our earth is only one polka dot among a million stars in the cosmos.” Yayoi Kusama, 1968.Polka dots were everywher... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2017 TRAVEL

• MILAN, ITALY: Guest Post by Cathy Bonnell

  

  Gothic Cathedral, Milan, ItalyMy friend Cathy Bonnell, a school librarian (now retired) in Phoenix, Arizona, loves to travel. Recently, she went to Italy,... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2017 TRAVEL

• Hatching Chicks in Room 6 in Grinnell Magazine

  

  My summer issue of Grinnell Magazine just arrived and it includes an announcement of my book Hatching Chicks in Room 6 in its Artist's and Scholars... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• MONTREAL: Three Days in May, Day 3–Musee Des Beaux-Arts, Marc Chagall

  

  Marc Chagall, Self Portrait, Musee des Beaux Arts, MontrealNote: This is a repost of my 6/19/17 post on my travel blog The Intrepid Tourist. Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• SIENA, ITALY, Guest Post by Cathy Bonnell

  

  View of the Duomo, Siena, ItalyMy friend Cathy Bonnell, a school librarian (now retired) in Phoenix, Arizona, loves to travel. Recently, she went to Italy,... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2017 TRAVEL

• Egg-Citing Activities for Kids, Part 4: Cut-Out Hatching Chick Art Project

  

  Here is a fun and easy activity you can do in conjunction with reading my new book, Hatching Chicks in Room 6. You can make a jaunty chick popping out of its eg... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• FLORENCE, ITALY: Guest Post by Cathy Bonnell

  

  Michelangelo's David, replica in the Piazza della Signora, Florence, ItalyMy friend Cathy Bonnell, a school librarian (now retired) in Phoenix, Arizona, loves t... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2017 TRAVEL

• ALA Annual Conference, Chicago: Book Signing at Charlesbridge

  

  In the Charlesbridge booth at ALA with Editor Karen BossOn Saturday and Sunday, June 24th and 25th, I attended the American Library Association annual conferenc... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE