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• California’s PYRAMID LAKE and VISTA DEL LAGO VISITOR CENTER

  

  The Vista Del Lago Visitor Center is a cool and refreshing stop along I-5Along Interstate 5 an hour north of Los Angeles Pyramid Lake lies nestled between the... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2014 TRAVEL

• BALD EAGLE AND EGGS Coloring Page

  

  It's nesting time for bald eagles! Bald eagles usually lay two or three eggs in their nest. The male and female take turns sitting on the nest to keep the eggs... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• School Visit at the Brawerman School

  A week ago I had a wonderful author visit at the Brawerman School in West Los Angeles where I talked to a very enthusiastic audience of fourth, fifth and sixth... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• FLOATING MARKETS OF THAILAND from Aunt Carolyn's Memoir

  

  Floating Market, Thailand I have never been to Thailand, but I learned about the traditional floating markets when doing a research project. I would love to... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2014 TRAVEL

• THE TERRIBLE HODAG Now Available as a Kindle Book

  

  My tall tale, The Terrible Hodag, originally published in 1989 by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich and long out of print, is now available again as an e-book... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• School Visit Projects in Long Beach

  

  Yesterday I had a terrific author visit at St. Joseph's School in Long Beach, CA. Ten years ago I visited the same school so it was especially nice to be able t... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• HIKING THE GRAND CANYON IN WINTER. Photos by Tom Scheaffer

  

  Grand Canyon, Arizona. The Colorado River winds along the bottom.A few weeks ago, my brother Tom and a friend took a trip to the Grand Canyon in Arizona,... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2014 TRAVEL

• We Love California Authors and Illustrators Luncheon, 2014

  

  Last Saturday I was at the annual We Love California Authors and Illustrators Luncheon celebrating 18 years since California Readers was founded. Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• BERGAMO, ITALY: Pterosaurs and Mammoths at the Museum of Natural Science

  

  Capella Colleoni, Citta Alta, Bergamo, ItalyHundreds of millions of years ago, during the Dinosaur Age, winged reptiles called pterosaurs ruled the skies. Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2014 TRAVEL

• Too Hot? Too Cold? Finalist for the AAAS/Suburu SB & F Prize

  

  Page 28, Too Hot? Too Cold?, illust. by Annie Patterson I was delighted to learn that my book Too Hot? Too Cold? Keeping Body Temperature Just Right was named... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Visit to Young Authors of LA’s Best

  

  I recently had another successful visit with students in the LA’s Best Young Authors Program, this time at Maurice Sendak School in North Hollywood. Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• LALIBELA, ETHIOPIA: Rock Cut Churches and Christmas Celebration, Guest Post by...

  

  Pilgrims came to Lalibela from all over Ethiopia--by plane, bus, car, van, donkey, and on foot.My friend, Kathryn Mohrman, an avid and excellent photographer,... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2014 TRAVEL

• "If I Were a Color I Would Be Blue Like the Sky": LA'S BEST YOUNG WRITER'S...

  

  Coloring Wiggle and Waggle at LA's Best Young Writer's Program“If I were a color I would be blue like the sky.” “If I were an animal I would be fast as a... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• SEA BIRDS AND SEA LIONS: Walking the Coast Trail, La Jolla, CA

  

  Cliff walk, La Jolla, CaliforniaIf you are in San Diego and want a taste of nature, the half-mile cliff walk in La Jolla is the perfect place to go. Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2014 TRAVEL

• AUTHOR FESTIVAL, Huntington Beach, California

  

  Signing books at the Huntington Beach LibraryOn January 28th, I participated in the annual Author Festival in Huntington Beach, California along with... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• TERMESSOS, Ancient City in the Mountains of Southern Turkey, Photos by Tom...

  

  Ruins of the Ancient City of Termessos, near Antalya, TurkeyMy brother Tom recently returned from a three-week trip to southern Turkey, staying first in Selkuk... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2014 TRAVEL

• Primary Sources Key to Writing Nonfiction Books for Children

  Using primary sources is more important than ever when writing for children.Here is a list of government sites that maintain digital copies of primary sources.1... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• BIO BLURBS for CALIFORNIA READERS: Recent Years in a Nutshell

  The We Love California Authors and Illustrators Luncheon is coming up soon. Click HERE for more information and online registration. Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• MARINE MAMMAL CENTER at the Marin Headlands,San Francisco Bay California

  

  View from the Marine Mammal Center entrance on a foggy day.Every year hundreds of sick and injured seals, sea lions, elephant seals, and sea otters wash up on... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2014 TRAVEL

• Common Core's Impact on Children's Books: an AUTHOR'S VIEW

  How will Common Core's impact books for children? Recently, I was asked to be on a panel to discuss the impact that Common Core will have on the future of... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE