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• PEN Literary Awards Festival

  

  Imagine a room filled with more than 300 writers representing genres ranging from fiction, poetry, and graphic novels, to screenplays, teleplays and research... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• THE WELSH EISTEDDFOD - A Tournament of the National Arts, from the Memoir of...

  

  A misty morning in Wales. Photo by Carolyn T. ArnoldThink Edinburgh Fringe crossed with Glastonbury – and then think Wales – and you’ll be halfway to picturing... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2013 TRAVEL

• Kangaroo Coloring Page

  

  Kangaroos are giant leapers. An adult grey kangaroo can jump 30 feet (9 meters) in a single bound and leap over a fence 9 feet (2.7 meters) high! Its long, heav... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• MONARCH BUTTERFLIES at the Ellwood Butterfly Grove, Goleta, CA

  

  Monarch butterfly, Ellwood Butterfly Grove, Goleta, CaliforniaAmong nature’s most incredible journeys is the annual migration of monarch butterflies. Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2013 TRAVEL

• BREAKFAST WITH THE AUTHORS, Santa Barbara, CA

  Last Saturday, October 5th, I had the pleasure of participating in the 61st annual Breakfast With the Authors in Santa Barbara, California. Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• CYMRU AM BYTH - Welcome to Wales, from the Memoir of Carolyn T. Arnold

  

  Wales, Looking toward Glyn Dror, near Mold Perhaps the original intrepid tourist was Carolyn Arnold, my husband’s aunt. A single school teacher in Des Moines,... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2013 TRAVEL

• DO YOU WANT TO BE A WRITER? Read to Write

  

  Caroline, Age 10When I was ten years old, I met a girl who loved to read as much as I did. We went to the library together, checked out books, and talked about... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• SIERRA HIKE to KEARSARGE PASS, Guest Post by Marianne Wallace

  

  Keaersarge Pass (elevation 11,760 feet)My friend and fellow children's book writer/illustrator, Marianne Wallace, and her husband Gary backpacked in the... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2013 TRAVEL

• Paper Plate Dinosaurs

  

  Who doesn't love dinosaurs? First graders at a school I visited read my book Dinosaurs All Around, which tells how artist Steven Czerkas creates life-size... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• HERON ISLAND, a Jewel in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

  

  Heron Island lies fifty miles east of the city of Gladstone in Queensland. Part of the island is the Heron Island Resort; the other houses a scientific... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2013 TRAVEL

• CHICHEN ITZA: At the Heart of Mexico's Ancient Mayan World

  

  Chichen Itza, El CastilloThe ancient city of Chichen Itza, with its towering pyramid, 13 ball courts, many temples, giant market, and numerous other buildings,... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2013 TRAVEL

• WALRUS MOTHER AND BABY Coloring Page

  

  A walrus mother has a baby, called a calf, about 15 months after mating. At birth, a walrus calf weighs 100 to 160 pounds (45 to 72 kilograms) and is about 4.5... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• De Young Art Museum, San Francisco: RICHARD DIEBENKORN, the Berkeley Years

  

  Richard Diebenkorn photographed in his studio, at de Young Museum, San FranciscoRichard Diebenkorn, whose painterly landscapes vibrate with the rich colors of... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2013 TRAVEL

• A Mural as a Class Project: Miwok Village Life

  

  Mural of Miwok Village by Third Grade StudentsMost students in third grade learn about Native Americans. In my brother’s third grade class in Novato, California... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• LAKE SUPERIOR'S NORTH SHORE: A Great Minnesota Fall Getaway

  

  The Hjordis--a 50 foot traditionally rigged schooner, sailing on Lake Superior near Grand Marais.Want great food in the far north? The place to go is northern... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2013 TRAVEL

• School Garden: Plant in Containers

  

  An old tire, dresser drawer, tin can, or bucket can make a good gardening containerGardening is a great hands-on learning project with kids. But many schools... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• WATER, FIRE, AND ICE: A Photo Tour of Iceland, Guest Post by Owen Floody

  

  Puffin on the Latrabjarg CliffsIn May, our friend Owen Floody went on a photo tour of Iceland. Owen recently retired from a career of teaching and research at... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2013 TRAVEL

• Project: WIGGLE AND WAGGLE HATS

  

  I'm always amazed at the creative projects students do after reading my books. When I visited Susan B. Anthony School in Sacramento several years ago, I found... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Mexican Food in the Yucatan

  

  Hotel El Meson del Marques, Valladolid, MexicoOn our first night home after our vacation in Mexico the joke was, “Shall we go out for Mexican? Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2013 TRAVEL

• The Writing Process: My Idea Box

  

  So you want to write a children's book! Ideas for books are everywhere. They come from our own interests and experiences, both as adults and when we were... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE