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• 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

• GIANT SHARK Now Avaiilable in Kindle Edition

  

  My book Giant Shark: Megalodon, Prehistoric Super Predator with striking illustrations by Laurie Caple is now available as an Kindle e-book on Amazon. Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• ALCATRAZ: Rock With a History in San Francisco Bay

  

  Alcatraz. Tunnel and Guard Tower at Entrance to Prison Area.I’ve been visiting the San Francisco Bay area for more than forty years, and every time I cross the... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2014 TRAVEL

• SIGN-UP REMINDER: Fiction Or Nonfiction: What's Best for Your Story? Class at...

  I will be teaching a one-day class in the UCLA Extension Writer's Program during Winter Quarter. The class is on Saturday, March 1st and will be held from... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• KYOTO, JAPAN: 1000 Shrines and Temples

  

  Heian Shrine, KyotoIn July of 1995, I accompanied Art to Kyoto, Japan, where he was attending a conference. Kyoto is renowned for its beautiful shrines and... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2014 TRAVEL

• Adelie Penguins and Climate Change

  

  Some of the most dramatic evidence of climate change is occurring in the polar regions. I recently received an email from a teacher in Newton, Massachusetts,... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• WATERCOLOR PAINTINGS by Tom Scheaffer at the Blue Dot in Alameda

  

  Tom Scheaffer and painting of Mount TamalpaisI am just back from Oakland and helping my brother Tom Scheaffer hang his show of watercolor paintings at the Blue... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• NARA, JAPAN: The First Capital of Japan

  

  Gate to Tadai-ji Temple, Nara, JapanIn July of 1995, I accompanied Art to the beautiful city of Kyoto, Japan, where Art was attending a conference. Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2014 TRAVEL

• New Book: OCTOPUS, ESCAPE ARTIST OF THE SEA

  Happy New Year! Here's a new book for the new year--Octopus, Escape Artist of the Sea.Now you see it, now you don't! In less than a second, an octopus can chang... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• KYOTO, JAPAN: Gion Festival, Tea Ceremony, and Flower Arranging

  

  Kyomizu Temple, Kyoto, JapanIn July of 1995, I accompanied Art to Kyoto, Japan, where he was attending a conference. Kyoto is famous for its festivals and its... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2013 TRAVEL

• HOLIDAY READING: Celebrate With Books!

  

  Some of my favorite Christmas picture booksWhat better way to prepare for Christmas than to read some of the special books that celebrate the themes of the... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Holiday Greetings!

  

  Amaryllis. Native to South Africa, they are now cultivated all over the world.Every year at holiday time I like to buy amaryllis bulbs. Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2013 TRAVEL

• Young Authors at LA’s Best Have Fun with WIGGLE AND WAGGLE

  

  Recently, I spent an hour with enthusiastic young authors grades one through five at the South Region #10 school in Los Angeles. The class was part of the LA’s... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• California’s LOST COAST HEADLANDS: Hike to Guthrie Creek

  

  The Lost Coast in northern California has some of the state’s most spectacular scenery--ranging from alpine forests and thick redwood groves to rolling rangelan... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2013 TRAVEL

• FOCAL Award Luncheon, Honoring ONE CRAZY SUMMER by Rita Williams Garcia

  

  Luncheon table centerpiece for One Crazy Summer, depicting the palm tree next to Cecile's house in Oakland, her poetry, a replica of Delphine's Timex watch, a... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• PANDA Now at StarWalk Kids as an E-Book

  

  This December the StarWalk Kids Media eBook collection is adding even more eBooks by their authors and illustrators. Here is a list of some of the new entries... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE