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• FOUR DAYS IN NEW YORK CITY, Guest Post by Paige Arnold

  

  Love sculpture in New York City A week ago, my granddaughter Paige (age 10) spent four days in New York City. Paige has a new camera and enjoyed photographing... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2016 TRAVEL

• Gardening Project: DO PLANTS FEEL GRAVITY?

  

  One of my first illustration assignments was for a book about gardening activities with children. At that time, most books for children were illustrated with... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• STRATFORD-UPON-AVON: It’s All About Will, Guest Post by Gretchen Woelfle

  

  Stratford-upon-Avon, Anne Hathaway's CottageMy friend and fellow children's book writer, Gretchen Woelfle, has spent the last several months in England. She is... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2016 TRAVEL

• SAVING THE PEREGRINE FALCON: a Song to Remember

  

  Peregrine Falcon ArtI have been cleaning out old files and came across this wonderful song created by the First Grade Class at Mission Avenue Open School in... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• CHINESE LANTERN FESTIVAL: Franklin Square, Philadelphia, PA

  

  Dragon, Chinese Lantern Festival, Franklin Square, Philadelphia, PAFranklin Square, one of five public squares laid out by William Penn in his original plan... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2016 TRAVEL

• Review of LIVING FOSSILS in Through the Looking Glass Children's Book Reviews

  

  I was pleased to receive this very nice review of my book LIVING FOSSILS: Clues to the Past in the August 3rd issue of Through the Looking Glass Children's... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• PTEROSAURS: Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs at the Natural History Museum Los...

  

  Model of Pteranodon in the exhibit PTEROSAURS: Flight in the Age of DinosaursImagine a world in which the sky was filled with hundreds of flying creatures,... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2016 TRAVEL

• Book Review in Grinnell Magazine

  

  I am pleased to have my books reviewed in the summer issue of the Grinnell Magazine on page 15. I studied art and literature at Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• CREATIVE AFRICA Exhibit at the Perelman Building, Philadelphia Museum of Art

  

  Creative Africa Exhibit at Perelman Building, Philadelphia Museum of ArtBrilliantly colored fashion designs, haunting photographs, traditional textiles, masks... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2016 TRAVEL

• SCBWI SUMMER CONFERENCE 2016, Los Angeles, CA

  

  My Workshop at the 45th Annual SCBWI Summer Conference, Los Angeles, CA The SCBWI summer conference, held this year in the elegant Biltmore Hotel in downtown Lo... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• COAST STARLIGHT EXCURSION: Oakland to Los Angeles by Train, Guest Post by...

  

  Around the bend with the Coast Starlight train, CaliforniaMy friend and fellow children's book writer Gretchen Woelfle recently took the train from Oakland to... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2016 TRAVEL

• NYPL Recommends: New Nonfiction for Kids

  

  I was delighted to discover my new book, LIVING FOSSILS: Clues to the Past on the list of books recommended by the staff of the New York Public Library, in a... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, Hike to Hidden Lake: Guest Post by Tom Scheaffer

  

  Beginning of trail to Hidden Lake, Glacier National ParkMy brother Tom recently revisited a favorite family vacation spot from when we were growing up. His... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2016 TRAVEL

• Living Fossils at the Los Angeles Zoo

  

  Zoo Scape, May-June IssueMy book Living Fossils: Clues to the Past focuses on animals of today that closely resemble their ancestors known from fossils. Did... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• EXPO LINE to the SANTA MONICA PIER, Santa Monica, California

  

  Pacific Park Ferris Wheel, Santa Monica PierI’ve walked the Santa Monica Pier many times but never, until this summer when my grandchildren came to visit,... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2016 TRAVEL

• Listen to A ZEBRA'S WORLD on YouTube

  

  I was searching the internet recently and was pleased to discover Kristi Bailey, a kindergarten teacher in Texas, reading A Zebra’s World in the Caroline... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• THE GETTY VILLA, Malibu, CA: Ancient Art in a Spectacular Setting

  

  Entry to the Getty Villa, Malibu, CAEver since I studied Latin in high school, I have been intrigued by ancient Roman culture. Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2016 TRAVEL

• Review of LIVING FOSSILS in Foreword Reviews, Summer 2016

  

  I was pleased to receive the following nice review of my book LIVING FOSSILS, CLUES TO THE PAST (Charlesbridge) in the summer 2016 issue of Foreword Reviews. Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• MAGNIFICENT MOSAIC MURALS: Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens

  

  Mosaic by Isaiah Zagar, Philadelphia, PAOn a recent visit to Philadelphia, I discovered a long colorful wall facing the row houses along the narrow street... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2016 TRAVEL

• GIANT SHARK Featured in the Fable Learning Summer Reading PopUp Library

  

  I was delighted to discover that my book GIANT SHARK: Megalodon, Prehistoric Super Predator is featured on the FableLearning.com/PopUp library in July. Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE