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• 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

• 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