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• MARTHA, THE LAST PASSENGER PIGEON, at the Natural History Museum, Washington, DC

  

  Illustration of a Passenger Pigeon by Mark Catesby, The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, 1729-1747Once there were billions. Now ther... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2014 TRAVEL

• Sign up NOW for the December 6 FOCAL Award Luncheon

  You may now register now for the December 6 FOCAL Award Luncheon!!! And tell your friends.Go to www.focalonline.orgFOCAL (Friends of Children and Literature, th... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• BOOK QUILT: Treasured Souvenir of Author Visit to Taft Primary School Many...

  

  Detail of Quilt made by students at Taft Primary School, Taft, CaliforniaOne of the most treasured souvenirs of my many author visits to schools through the... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• FLAMINGOS, GIRAFFES, CONDORS AND MORE: Santa Barbara Zoo, Santa Barbara, CA

  

  Chilean Flamingo, Santa Barbara, ZooRecently, on a trip to Santa Barbara, California, I decided to go to the zoo where I had not been for a long time. Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2014 TRAVEL

• Project: THE SALTY SEA, Making Salt Crystals

  

  Salt CrystalsOcean and sea water is salty. Some lakes are also made of salt water, but most have fresh water. Great Salt Lake in Utah, the Salton Sea in... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• FESTIVALS OF MEXICO: Day of the Dead, Guest Post by Ann Stalcup

  

  Skeleton Figures for Day of the DeadMy friend and fellow children's book author Ann Stalcup has been fascinated by Mexican customs and culture for many years. Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2014 TRAVEL

• CLCSC Fall Gala Featuring Author/Illustrator Bryan Collier

  

  Martin's Big Words by Bryan CollierA week ago on Saturday it was a pleasure once again to participate in the annual Fall Gala of the Children’s Literature... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• POMPEII: THE EXHIBITION, A Vicarious Visit to Ancient Roman Times

  

  Two thousand years ago, Pompeii was a bustling seaside Roman town, not far from the modern city of Naples, Italy. It lay at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, an activ... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2014 TRAVEL

• DO AUTHOR VISITS MAKE A DIFFERENCE? Take the Survey

  

  Have you ever hosted an author visit at a school or been part of a planning committee to bring an author to your community? I know from my own experience that... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR at the California Science Center, Los Angeles

  

  Entrance to Space Shuttle Exhibit at the California Science CenterIn the fall of 2012, I watched on television as the space shuttle Endeavour made its slow... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2014 TRAVEL

• Radical Changes in the Editing Process: Santa Barbara Breakfast With the Authors

  

  Greg Trine, Joan Graham, Heidi Gill, Susan Casey, Valerie Hobbs, Alexis O'Neill, Sherry Shahan, Mel Gilden, Sara Kras, Marianne Richmond, Caroline Arnold,... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• BOHEMIAN SWITZERLAND NATIONAL PARK, Czech Republic, Guest Post by Tom Scheaffer

  

  Pravcická brána, Europe’s largest sandstone rock arch, Bohemian Switzerland National ParkMy brother Tom is a great traveler and last summer went to visit friend... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2014 TRAVEL

• Children’s Literature Class, Santa Barbara City College

  Earlier this week I had the opportunity to speak to Elizabeth Bowman’s children’s literature class at Santa Barbara City College in Santa Barbara, California. Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• SUNDIAL BRIDGE, Architectural Wonder in Redding, California

  

  The Sundial Bridge pylon is so tall (217 feet) I had to tip my camera sideways to get it all in.Several months ago I was in Red Bluff, California, doing... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2014 TRAVEL

• BANNED BOOKS WEEK, September 21-27, 2014, Celebrating the Freedom to Read

  

  (reposted from the ABFFE September 26 Newsletter) Booksellers around the country are participating in Banned Books Week, the national celebration of the... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The ANCIENT CLIFF DWELLERS of MESA VERDE Now at STARWALK KIDS

  

  THE ANCIENT CLIFF DWELLERS OF MESA VERDE, my book about the Anasazi, Native Americans who inhabited the cliffs and mesa tops of Mesa Verde, Colorado, a... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• PETRIFIED FOREST: Three Million Year Old Redwoods Turned to Stone, Calistoga,...

  

  Petrified Forest, Calistoga, California“The petrified forest, dating from the Eocene Period, is the only known example of a petrified forest in California. Its... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2014 TRAVEL

• AUTHOR SHOWCASE, Bakersfield, CA

  

  With Tina Nichols Coury at the SCBWI Author Showcase, Bakersfield, CAA week ago on Saturday I had a great time in Bakersfield at the SCBWI CenCal PAL Showcase... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Don’t Miss Santa Barbara’s BREAKFAST WITH THE AUTHORS, Oct 4, 2014

  

  On Saturday, October 4th I will be one of the authors speaking at the 62nd annual Breakfast With the Authors. This has been a highlight of the fall much longer... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• ALBANIA: Off the Beaten Path for American Tourists, Guest Post by Judith Steihm

  

  Judith at the Milingona Hostel, Tirana, AlbaniaMy friend Judith Stiehm is a professor of Political Science at Florida International University in Miami, Florida... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2014 TRAVEL