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• THE WRITING PROCESS: Where Do I Write?

  

  At my desk in my office A number of years ago I moved to a new house and got a new office. One of its attractions is that it has a huge closet for storing my... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• FESTIVALS OF MEXICO, The Blessing of the Animals, Guest Post by Ann Stalcup

  

  My friend and fellow author Ann Stalcup has been fascinated by Mexican customs and culture for many years. She has taken numerous photographs in the Mexican... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2014 TRAVEL

• WOMBAT Coloring Page

  

  As darkness falls in Australia, a mother and baby wombat come out of their burrow. They spend the night digging up grasses and roots to eat. Soon the young... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• GORGEOUS: Art Exhibit at the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco

  

  Detail from Miss Blanche Chair, 1988 by Shiro KuramataWhat is beauty? What is gorgeous? Curators at the Asian Art Museum and at the Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2014 TRAVEL

• PLATYPUS Coloring Page

  

  The platypus is one of the world's strangest mammals. It has fur like a beaver, a bill and webbed feet like a duck, and, unlike all other mammals except the... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• ISTANBUL, TURKEY:, Guest Post by Kathryn Mohrman

  

  Istanbul, Turkey. Hagia Sofia at SunsetMy friend, Kathryn Mohrman, an avid and excellent photographer, visited Turkey earlier this year when she was on her way... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2014 TRAVEL

• FOCAL Writing Contest for Kids: THE TREE LADY

  

  (reposted from UTLA United News "Grapevine" section, August 2014) The Tree LadyAn Essay Contest for Grades 3-8An exciting opportunity to develop writing skills... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• EPHESUS, TURKEY: Guest Post by Kathryn Mohrman

  

  Library of Celsus, Ephesus, Turkey. My friend, Kathryn Mohrman, an avid and excellent photographer, visited Turkey earlier this year when she was on her way to... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2014 TRAVEL

• GRUNT, QUACK, OINK: Focus on Animal Books for Kids in SLJ

  

  Many thanks to Barbara Wysocki for the nice mention, along with authors Gail Gibbons and Seymour Simon, in her July 23, 2014 post in School Library Journal! Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• FOLD THE FLOCK: Passenger Pigeon Origami Project

  

  2014 marks the centennial anniversary of the extinction of the Passenger Pigeon. Once millions of these birds gathered in huge flocks across the eastern part... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• BEIJING ZOO and PEKING DUCK, Beijing, China (Day 5)

  

  Red Panda, Beijing ZooThe following is an excerpt from the diary of our trip to China July, 1995. We were traveling with three friends, spending five days in... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2014 TRAVEL

• BIRDS: NATURE'S MAGNIFICENT FLYING MACHINES Now Translated into Chinese

  

  Recently, the mailman delivered a package, and, to my surprise, it contained a copy of my book BIRDS: NATURE'S MAGNIFICENT FLYING MACHINES (Charlesbridge,... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• MINORITIES PARK and LAMA TEMPLE, Beijing, China (Day 4)

  

  Musicians, Minorities Park, BeijingThe following is an excerpt from the diary of our trip to China July, 1995. We were traveling with three friends, spending... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2014 TRAVEL

• California Readers Closing Its Doors

  As of August 2014, California Readers will be closing its doors. The main reason is the fact that LAUSD has not been funding personnel for its school libraries... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• TIANANMEN SQUARE, FORBIDDEN CITY and SUMMER PALACE, Beijing, China (Day 3)

  

  "Female" lion, Forbidden City, Beijing, ChinaThe following is an excerpt from the diary of our trip to China July, 1995. We were traveling with three friends,... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2014 TRAVEL

• GIRAFFE, with Photos by Richard Hewett, Now Available at StarWalk Kids

  

  Informative and engaging, Giraffe offers a close-up look at this gentle giant of the African plains. A clear text and forty extraordinary full-color... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 2014 FOCAL AWARD: The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-loving Woman...

  

  Written by H. Joseph Hopkins, Illustrated by Jill McElmurryFOCAL (Friends of Children and Libraries, the support group of the Children’s programs of the Los... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• CLOISONNE, MING TOMBS and THE GREAT WALL, Beijing, China (Day 2)

  

  Great Wall of China, BadalingThe following is an excerpt from the diary of our trip to China July, 1995. We were traveling with three friends, spending five day... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2014 TRAVEL

• LLAMA is Now Available at StarWalk Kids

  

  Llama offers youngsters a close-up view of these gentle, elegant-looking natives of the high Andean plateaus. They are used to transport goods in places where... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• SPONGE SPROUTER: Garden Activity for Young Children

  

  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 16 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE