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• 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

• Chicago: Marilyn, Millennium Park, and the Art Institute—A Stroll Down Michigan...

  

  One tower of the Crown Fountain, Millennium ParkRecently, I was in Chicago for a conference and had an hour or so on the last afternoon to stroll down Michigan... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2012 TRAVEL

• Get Involved! New Website for A Warmer World Shows You How

  

  Learn how YOU can be involved in helping to combat global warming. This new website, www.awarmerworld.com, created by Kirsten Cappy and Jamie Hogan, for A Warme... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• Hawaii's Big Island: The Hilo Side

  

  Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden, HiloLast week, Art and I were on Hawaii’s Big Island. Most of the week was in Kona, where Art was attending a conference, but... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2012 TRAVEL

• Project: Measuring Your Wingspan

  

  Do you sometimes wish you could fly like a bird? Even if we had feathers all over our arms, we still couldn’t fly because we are too heavy. But it is fun to... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• A Warmer World on Archimedes Notebook

  

  I was pleased to be interviewed by Sue Heavenrich about my book A Warmer World for her blog, Archimedes Notebook. Her review of the book and her interview with... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2012 BOOKS

• Cologne, Germany: The Cathedral, Old Town, and the Rhine

  

  Restaurant in Cologne's Old TownIn early March, my husband Art spent a few days at a meeting in Cologne, Germany, and has allowed me to share a few of his... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Terrible Hodag: What Do YOU Think It Looks Like?

  

  Recently, I did an author visit at Pilgrim School in Los Angeles. Before my visit, the librarian had read aloud my tall tale, The Terrible Hodag and the Animal... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE