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• Folk Art from the Czech Republic: A Christmas Creche

  

  Paper Cut-Out Creche from the Czech RepublicHAPPY HOLIDAYS 2012!Note: This piece was originally posted in December 2010 on my Art and Books blog. Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2012 TRAVEL

• The Writing Process: One Idea Leads to Another

  

  I frequently discover ideas for a new books as I am working on other projects. What is mentioned as a passing fact in one book later turns out to be the main... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Melbourne Zoo and Healesville Animal Sanctuary, Melbourne, Australia

  

  Echidnas at the Melbourne Zoo(Here is one of my diary entries from our three-month stay in Melbourne in 1999.)Last week I made my first visit to the Melbourne... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2012 TRAVEL

• Project: LITERACY CHAIN

  

  On one of my school visits, I went into the library and found it festooned with paper chains. When I looked closer, I saw that each link had the name of a book... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• CHABOT SPACE and SCIENCE CENTER: Oakland, California

  

  Explore the Solar System at the Chabot Space and Science Center Have you ever wanted to try on an Apollo mission space suit, crawl through a “black hole”, or... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2012 TRAVEL

• Author of the Month at UNABRIDGED

  

  Check out the Charlesbridge Publishing blog, Unabridged, where I am the Author of the Month for December! I write about the background for my upcoming book Too... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A WARMER WORLD, NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book

  

  I was delighted to learn that A Warmer World is on the National Science Teachers Association Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 for 2013. Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• LA COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART: Levitated Mass, The 2000 Sculpture and More, Los...

  

  Levitated Mass by Michael Heizer, LACMA, Los Angeles, CaliforniaOn a recent Sunday, I decided it was time to go see Levitated Mass, the giant suspended rock... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2012 TRAVEL

• Art Auction and Banned Books Week

  

  Boxing Kangaroos from A Kangaroo's World, pages 18-19The American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE) is holding a children’s art auction on... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• THE DUKE LEMUR CENTER, Durham, North Carolina

  

  Duke Lemur Center, "Tonga Soa" means "Welcome" in MalagasyA year ago, in November, when we were in North Carolina for Thanksgiving, we did a family outing to th... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2012 TRAVEL

• Young Authors at LA's Best

  

  Card made by Young Authors at Knox SchoolI recently visited three schools in Los Angeles to talk to children in the Young Authors Club program which is part of... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• PIE on I-5: Food for the Hungry Traveler in California's Central Valley

  

  Apricot Pie from The Apricot TreeApple pie, blackberry pie, peach pie--just like mother used to make! Does traveling make you hungry? Are you always on the... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2012 TRAVEL

• Cards for the Holidays at My Etsy Site

  

  Need cards for the holidays? To send? To give as gifts? I continue to sell cards and prints based on the illustrations from my animal books at my Etsy site. Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: Botanical Garden and Veterans Memorial

  

  Flowers in the Royal Botanic Garden, Melbourne, AustraliaIn honor of Veterans Day, here is an excerpt from my diary of our three-month stay in Melbourne,... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Playful Wild Goats: Writing Activity

  

  "The two baby goats scampered across the rocky wall, their tiny feet clinging to the rough stone surface." That's the beginning of my book WILD GOAT, now... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• WATER JOUSTING , Sete, France: Guest Post by Gwen Dandridge

  

  Water Jousting Tournament, Sete, FranceMy friend Gwen Dandridge sent me this post about the amazing jousting matches in the canals of Sete, France, that she... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2012 TRAVEL

• CLC Fall Gala: Candace Fleming and Eric Rohmann Featured Speakers

  

  Last Saturday I attended the Children's Literature Council of Southern California (CLC) 51st Fall Gala at the Skirball Center in Los Angeles. Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Going "Batty": Activity

  

  Bats have an amazing sense of hearing and can detect sounds far above the range of human hearing. These high pitched sounds are called ultrasounds. Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2012 BOOKS

• THE MURALS OF MAXO VANKA, Millvale, Pennsylvania. Guest Post by Lester Scheaffer

  

  St. Nicholas Church, Millvale, PA with murals by Maxo VankaSeventy-five years ago, Croatian artist Maximilian Vanka completed the murals inside St. Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• PEN Literary Awards Festival: Meeting Matthew Kirby, Author of Icefall

  In my September 5th post I wrote about Icefall, by Matthew Kirby, winner of the PEN award for Children's/Young Adult Literature. Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE