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• BURREN NATIONAL PARK, IRELAND: Guest Post by Marianne Wallace

  

  Ireland: Burren Roadside Holy Well, along Galway Bay RoadMy friend and fellow children's book writer/illustrator Marianne Wallace and her husband Gary, a... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2013 TRAVEL

• Summer is SUN FUN Time! Easy-Read Activities on Kindle

  

  SUN FUN: An Easy Read Activity Book by Caroline Arnold. Here is the perfect book to inspire activities to do with your kids, grandkids, or students, on a hot... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• DUBLIN, IRELAND: Guest Post by Marianne Wallace

  

  Dublin, Ireland. Farrington's Pub in Temple Bar areaMy friend and fellow children's book writer/illustrator Marianne Wallace and her husband Gary, a botanist,... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• ONE CRAZY SUMMER by Rita Garcia-Williams, Winner of the FOCAL Award 2013

  

  I am pleased to announce that Rita Garcia-Williams wonderful book, One Crazy Summer, has been chosen to receive the FOCAL Award this year. Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• TULE ELK RESERVE: Preserving California's Wildlife

  

  I don’t know how many times I’ve driven Interstate 5 through California’s Central Valley and passed the signs to the Tule Elk Reserve (near Taft and Bakersfield... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2013 TRAVEL

• A LITTLE FREE LIBRARY in My Neighborhood Or Yours!

  

  I was out for a walk around my West Los Angeles neighborhood the other day and discovered that one of my neighbors has put up a library box in front of their... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• JOAQUIN MILLER PARK in the Oakland, CA Hills: Nature and History

  

  The Cascade in Joaquin Miller Park is the Amphitheater's waterfall feature. Built in 1941 and dedicated to California writers, it still flows with water. Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2013 TRAVEL

• ART TOAST: Edible Art Project

  

  Art Toast by Ida Frask: Frida Kahlo, Self Portrait Dedicated to Dr. EloesserA friend sent me a link to photos of The Art Toast Project by Norwegian artist Ida... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• MADELEINE ALBRIGHT’S PINS, Czech Museum, Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Guest Post by...

  

  My friend and fellow art student (at Grinnell College and University of Iowa) Barbara Siebenschuh recently went with friends from Iowa City to see the exhibit o... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• The Science of Apple Pie: Cooking as a Science Project

  

  Is baking an apple pie a science experiment? Why not? The multiple variables--type of apple, moisture, fat content, spices, salt, etc. all impact the final... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING at the De Young Museum of Art, San Francisco

  

  Poster for the Girl with a Pearl Earring Exhibit at the de Young Museum, San FranciscoI read the book. I saw the movie. And now I have seen the painting! Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2013 ART & DESIGN, TRAVEL

• SUMMER IS READING TIME! Check It Out at Your Local Library!

  

  Caroline, age 4, with a favorite bookWhen I was growing up, I always loved summer vacation because it was a time when I could gorge myself on books at the publi... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• TURKEY: Ephesus and Sights Around Selkuk

  

  The Ancient Greek City of Ephesus, Temple of HadrianusUntil I visited Turkey, I never realized the breadth of the ancient Greek and Roman empires. Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2013 TRAVEL

• SCHOOL VISIT, Westminster Author Festival, Westminster, CA

  

  At Meairs Elementary, Westminster, CAYesterday I had a wonderful day as an "author in residence" as part of the annual Westminster Author Festival in... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• PATAGONIA: Spectacular Scenery and Abundant Wildlife

  

  View from Hosteria Pehoe in Torres del Paine National Park, ChileThe trip to Patagonia in 1995 is among our top family vacations ever. Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2013 TRAVEL

• Rhubarb and Book Discussion

  Once a month I go to a book discussion group where we talk about children's books, usually one picture book and one middle grade or young adult novel. You can... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A WARMER WORLD on the Bank Street Best Children's Books of the Year List

  

  I just learned that my book A Warmer World: From Polar Bears to Butterflies, How Climate Change Affects Wildlife, illustrated by Jamie Hogan, is on the Bank... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Art Project: Flowers in the School Garden

  

  Spring Flowers, Lu Sutton Elementary School, Novato, CAMy brother Tom, a third grade teacher in Novato, California, loves to garden and loves to do art... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• NEPAL, Shrines, Temples and Breathtaking Mountains: Guest Post by Owen Floody

  

  Nepal. Machhapuchhare SunsetIn March, our friend Owen Floody went to Nepal. We have known Owen ever since he and Art were graduate students at Rockefeller... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2013 TRAVEL

• Art from A PENGUIN'S WORLD Helping to Support Free Expression at BEA

  

  "Penguin's First Swim" from A Penguin's World (PictureWindow Books, 2006)A book is challenged in a school or library in the United States almost every day. Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE