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• Author Visit, Garin School, Brentwood, CA

  

  Last Friday, I visited Garin Elementary School in Brentwood, California (in the Sacramento delta area east of San Francisco) and was pleased with the... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Western Australia, Part 2: Shark Bay--Dolphins, Pearls, Pelicans and More

  

  Pelican at Monkey Mia, Shark BayRecently, I was cleaning out and found my diary from our trip to Australia in 2007, when we toured the west coast with our frien... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2016 TRAVEL

• Family Reading Night at Jefferson School, Redondo Beach, CA

  Last Wednesday, I participated in the Family Reading Night at Jefferson Elementary School, in Redondo Beach, California as part of their celebration of Read... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• NONFICTION PIZZA, Classroom Project

  

  Sample for Nonfiction Pizza Book Report ProjectAt a recent school visit a third grade teacher shared with me a project she was using to help her students learn... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Western Australia, Part 1: Augusta, Yanchep National Park, the Pinnacles,...

  

  Murchison River Gorge, Kamberri, Western AustraliaRecently, I was cleaning out and found my diary from our trip to Australia in 2007, when we toured the west... Read more

  Posted on 29 February 2016 TRAVEL

• New PRINTS at My Etsy Shop: Rain Forest, Desert, Forest and Prairie

  

  A Day and Night in the Rain Forest, Noon I have just added seven new full size prints to my Etsy shop. Each one is a limited edition gallery quality print made... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review of LIVING FOSSILS in School Library Journal, February 2016

  

  I was pleased to receive this excellent review of Living Fossils: Clues to the Past in the February issue of School Library Journal. Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• BIKING THROUGH FRANCE: from the Memoir of Carolyn T. Arnold

  

  Old Roman Bridge, Along the Riviera, FranceMy husband’s Aunt Carolyn bicycled in France in the summer of 1953. The following is an excerpt from her memoir... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2016 TRAVEL

• Project: MAKE YOUR OWN FOSSIL

  

  You can make a mold of a living object. It will be similar to a real fossil. You will need: 1. a small paper or plastic cup 2. wet sand 3. Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• THE GREAT BARRIER REEF: Australia's Underwater Wonderland

  

  Heron Island on Australia's Great Barrier Reef rises above the surrounding reef.The Great Barrier Reef, stretching for 1250 miles along Australia’s... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2016 TRAVEL

• Review of LIVING FOSSILS in Booklist

  

  Title page of Living Fossils: Clues to the Past (Charlesbridge, 2016)I was pleased to receive this very nice review of LIVING FOSSILS: Clues to the Past in the... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• CSLA Conference, 2016, San Diego, CA: Doorways to Diversity

  

  Last weekend I participated in the CSLA Conference, in San Diego, celebrating the 100 year history of the California School Library Association at the... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Ocean Hall: NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, Washington, DC

  

  Aquarium Exhibit, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural HistoryWe had come to the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC, to see the special... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2016 TRAVEL

• AUTHOR FESTIVAL, Huntington Beach, CA, Visit to Perry School

  

  Signing books at the Huntington Beach LibraryTuesday, January 26th was the annual Huntington Beach, California, Author Festival, a wonderful day of authors and... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• LIVING FOSSILS: Clues to the Past, OFFICIAL PUBLICATION DAY!

  

  TA-DAH! Today is the official publication date of my book LIVING FOSSILS: Clues to the Past by Charlesbridge Books. With beautiful illustrations by Andrew Plant... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• SICILY: VALLEY OF THE TEMPLES, Guest Post by Tom Scheaffer

  

  Tom at the re-assembled remains of the Temples of "Castor and Pollux".My brother Tom loves to travel and Italy is one of his (and my) favorite places. Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2016 TRAVEL

• AUTHOR VISIT at Echo Horizon School, Culver City, CA

  

  With Librarian Claudette Brown in the Echo Horizon School LibraryOn Monday, I had an excellent visit with second and third graders at Echo Horizon School in... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• SICILY: Mount Etna and Toarmina, Guest Post by Tom Scheaffer

  

  Hiking to the top of Mount Etna, SicilyMy brother Tom loves to travel and Italy is one of his (and my) favorite places. Here is his report from his most recent... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2016 TRAVEL

• 150,000 Views of the Intrepid Tourist!

  

  Water Jousting in Sete, France (guest post by Gwen Dandridge)As of today, there have been 150,000 views of The Intrepid Tourist! Hooray! Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2016 TRAVEL

• New Animal Cards at My Etsy Shop: Toucans, Jaguars, Black Bears and More

  

  Cards: images from A Day and Night in the RainforestToucans, jaguars, bison, and a family of black bears, oh my! If you go to my Etsy shop, CarolineArnoldArt,... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE