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• SLOCRA Evening With Authors and Illustrators in Shell Beach, CA

  

  SLOCRA Dinner Authors with our certificates of appreciation: L-R, F.C. Shaw, Lee Wardlaw, Joe Cepeda, Allison Crotzer Kimmel, Caroline Arnold, Sharon LovejoyOn... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Author Visit at Hephatha School in Anaheim, CA

  Last week I did an author visit at Hephatha Lutheran School in Anaheim, California. I enjoyed my day at Hephatha very much. I thank second grade teacher Linda... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 50 States: Celebrating the Fourth Anniversary of The Intrepid Tourist

  

  When I was in fifth grade we had to memorize all the states of the United States and their capitals. (In 1955, there were only 48 states. Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2015 TRAVEL

• LA’s Best Author Visit at Coldwater Canyon School

  

  Monkeys and Toucan in the Rain ForestA week ago I had the chance to spend an hour with students in the LA’s Best Young Authors’ program at Coldwater Canyon... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review of A DAY AND NIGHT IN THE RAIN FOREST in Booklist

  

  I was pleased to get this great review of my new book A Day and Night in the Rain Forest by Angela Leeper in the April 1 issue of Booklist, a publication of... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• GUATAMALA: Lake Atitlan and the Guatamalan Highlands. Guest Post by Tom and Susa...

  

  Local market, Lake Atitlan, featuring tomatoes, corn, onions, avocados, chile verde and other locally grown produce.A few weeks ago, our friends Tom and Susan... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2015 TRAVEL

• Celebrating Reading with Young Authors and Illustrators at Gladstone Elementary...

  

  Last week I had the honor of speaking to the young authors and illustrators and their proud parents and grandparents from Gladstone Elementary School in San... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Author Visit to Brawerman East and Brawerman West Schools in Los Angeles

  Last week I enjoyed visits to Brawerman East and Brawerman West Elementary Schools in Los Angeles as part of their Celebration of Reading. Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• ARIZONA WHIRLWIND, Part 3: Antelope Canyon and Grand Canyon, Guest Post by Owen...

  

  Upper Antelope Canyon, ArizonaOur friend Owen Floody traveled in Arizona last September. Owen recently retired from a career of teaching and research at Bucknel... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2015 TRAVEL

• Author Visit at Park Century School, Culver City, CA

  Last Tuesday I spoke to students and teachers at Park Century School in Culver City as part of their week of celebrating reading. Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Author Visit, Mount Vernon Elementary School, Bakersfield, CA

  

  Welcome Sign, Mount Vernon Elementary School, Bakersfield, CAOn Monday of this week I had an excellent author visit at Mount Vernon Elementary School in... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• ARIZONA WHIRLWIND, Part 2: Canyon De Chelly and Monument Valley, Guest Post by...

  

  White House Ruins, Canyon de Chelly, ArizonaOur friend Owen Floody traveled in Arizona last September. Owen recently retired from a career of teaching and... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2015 TRAVEL

• WHAT TIME IS IT? Project: Make a World Time Zone “Clock”

  

  Paper Plate Time Zone "Clock"It takes 24 hours for Earth to make one complete revolution in space. As each hour passes, Earth rotates approximately 15 degrees o... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• ARIZONA WHIRLWIND, Part 1: Portal, Petrified Forest, and Painted Desert, Guest...

  

  Hummingbird, Portal, ArizonaOur friend Owen Floody traveled in Arizona last September. Owen recently retired from a career of teaching and research at Bucknell... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2015 TRAVEL

• Charlotte S. Huck Children’s Literature Festival, Redlands, CA

  

  Festival Poster created by Peter BrownLast week I participated in the wonderful Charlotte Huck Children’s Literature Festival, held at the University of... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• UCLA Writer's Program Scholarships

  For more than thirty years I have taught in the UCLA Writer's Program. My courses have focused on writing for children, but the program offers hundreds of... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• CROATIA: Walking the Wall in Dubrovnik, Guest Post by Tom Scheaffer

  

  Dubrovnik, Croatia. 1940 meters of thick walls circle the cityIn late December and early January my brother Tom spent three weeks in Croatia, staying in... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2015 TRAVEL

• Author Visits in the Madison School District, Phoenix, AZ

  

  At Madison Rose Lane Elementary School with Jahnvieve and Deborah Reker I have spent the last week doing author visits at four schools in the Madison School... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Hiking the EBMUD Trails in the Oakland Hills, California

  

  Tall trees at the canyon trail headRecently, we spent a warm Saturday afternoon hiking on one of the many beautiful trails in the Oakland Hills. Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2015 TRAVEL

• Author Visit to All Saints Episcopal School in Phoenix, AZ

  

  Yesterday I had an excellent visit at All Saints Episcopal School in Phoenix, Arizona. I gave three presentations in the Parish Hall to students in... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE