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• Project: Curly-Cue Snakes

  

  Several years ago I did a school visit and went into a kindergarten class. Suspended from the ceiling were all sorts of paper snakes, each with a different... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Grinnell, Iowa: A Small Midwestern Town with Roots in the Past

  

  Grinnell, Iowa, 4th and Main Grinnell’s downtown, a block of mostly two-story brick storefronts, is on the National Register of Historic PlacesIn early June, Ar... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2012 TRAVEL

• Tidbits on Nature at Rancho La Puerto by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent (Guest Post)

  

  African Aloe plants decorate the path to the dining hall at Rancho La PuertaMy friend Dorothy Patent is a fellow nonfiction writer for kids who has more than 13... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Fourth of July Parade, Alameda, California

  

  What could be a better way to celebrate the Fourth of July than going to a parade? We spent the holiday this year in the San Francisco Bay area and joined... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2012 TRAVEL

• ALA in Anaheim, Book Signing and More

  

  Caroline and Donna Spurlock in the Charlesbridge BoothA week ago I was at the ALA (American Library Association) convention in Anaheim where I saw friends,... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Churches of Carlisle, PA, an Introduction, by Judith Stiehm (Guest Post)

  

  First Presbyterian Church, Carlisle, Pennsylvania My friend Judith Stiehm is a political theorist who teaches at the Florida International University in Miami. Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2012 TRAVEL

• Jamie Hogan's Illustrations from A WARMER WORLD at the University of Southern...

  

  Golden Toad, Illustration by Jamie Hogan for A WARMER WORLDIllustrations from A Warmer World will be included in “Tell Me a Story: A World of Wonders,” an... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Commentary by Marie Akerman on the Poem "Map" by Julie Cadwallader-Staub

  

  We recently attended a family reunion and Art's aunt proudly shared the essay that her granddaughter, Marie Akerman, had written for the History of Cartography... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2012 TRAVEL

• Kitty Hawk, North Carolina: The Birthplace of Aviation

  

  Wilbur Wright, Kitty Hawk, NCOn December 17, 1903, in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Wilbur and Orville Wright made the first powered flight in a heavier-than-air... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2012 TRAVEL

• Project: Finger-Painted Animals

  

  Hand-printed and finger-printed animalsA week ago I did an author visit at Fullbright Avenue Elementary School in Los Angeles. Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Golden Gate Bridge: Celebrating 75 Years!

  

  Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco, view from the Marin HeadlandsOn April 19, 1937, four days after the paving of the deck was finished, the first ceremony... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2012 TRAVEL

• Global Warming and the Dinosaurs: New Fossil Discoveries

  

  My newest book, A Warmer World, details how climate change, or global warming, is affecting wildlife today. Our planet has gone through many periods of warming... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The La Brea Tar Pits: A Treasure Trove of Ice Age Fossils in Los Angeles

  

  The George C. Page Museum, which houses the Ice Age fossils found in the Rancho La Brea Tar Pits, sits in the heart of the busy city of Los Angeles. Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2012 TRAVEL

• Young Authors at LA's Best

  

  Welcome Banner at Arlington HeightsDuring the past school year children in the LA’s Best after school program at 33 Los Angeles schools participated in a Young... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Istanbul: Museum of Innocence, Mevlevi Lodge, Pera Museum, Modern Art Museum

  

  Whirling Dervish Dance Floor, Mevlevi Lodge, IstanbulIn late May, I spent ten days in Turkey, which as my seat mate on the plane to Istanbul suggested, was not... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2012 TRAVEL

• Writing Istanbul: Workshop and Sightseeing Rolled into One

  

  Istanbul, View from the Galata BridgeI have just returned from a writing workshop in Istanbul, Turkey, four days jam-packed with writing, sight-seeing, and... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2012 TRAVEL

• Glastonbury, Stonehenge, and Avebury

  

  Glastonbury, Lady Chapel(Continuation of my London diary entry of September 7, 1998) Our Sunday morning excursion took us back to Medieval times. Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2012 TRAVEL

• Projects Build Excitement for an Author Visit

  

  Welcome poster with Wiggle and Waggle drawingsRecently, I did an author visit at Vintage Magnet School in Los Angeles. When I walked into the auditorium to set... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Bath, England: From the Romans to Jane Austen

  

  The Royal Crescent, Bath. Typical Georgian architecture.(Excerpt from my London diary, September 7, 1998) Last night we got back from our first weekend outside... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• IRA Conference: Think Outside the Book

  

  Signing A Warmer World in the Charlesbridge Booth at IRALast week I was in Chicago for the IRA (International Reading Association) conference where I gave a... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE