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• Have Laptop, Will Travel: England's Lake District and More with Gretchen...

  

  Derwent Water, Lake District, EnglandMy friend Gretchen Woelfle is spending three months in England this spring, beginning with a writer's workshop in the Lake... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2012 TRAVEL

• Visiting Author, Pilgrim School, Los Angeles

  In March, I did an author visit at Pilgrim School in Los Angeles, which has an impressive Visiting Authors and Artists Series, organized by Upper School... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Window Seat: One Year Anniversary of The Intrepid Tourist

  

  Wetlands of Northern CanadaOne year ago this week, I launched my first post on The Intrepid Tourist, a report on our family’s visit to the Battle of Gettysburg... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2012 TRAVEL

• Author of the Month

  

  April is Earth Month and the perfect time to focus on global warming. I am pleased to be featured at CharlesbridgePublishing as the April Author of the Month... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Shanghai Zoo

  

  Giant Panda enjoying a roll in the grassWhenever I travel, I always like to visit zoos. On both of my trips to China, in 1995 and 2005, I went to the Shanghai... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2012 TRAVEL

• ABC Pretzels

  

  ABC Pretzels help young children learn the alphabet and are delicious to eat! When my children were small we lived in a 150 year old farmhouse in upstate... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2012 FAMILY, FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES, SCHOOLING

• Shanghai: Trip to China 1995

  

  Dragon, Yuyuan Gardens, ShanghaiIn the summer of 1995, we traveled to China, visiting Shanghai, Beijing, and Xian. In Beijing and Xian we had an official... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2012 TRAVEL

• Projects: Polar Bears, Penguins and More

  

  Two weeks ago I did an author visit at Ecole Bilingue, a bilingual French/English school in Berkeley, California. (I do not speak French, so my program was... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Oakland Zoo: New Baby Giraffe!

  

  Maggie, two-month old reticulated giraffe at the Oakland ZooTrips to the zoo are a favorite outing with my grandchildren and an excuse for me to go to one of... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• FOCAL Luncheon, Celebrating Me, Frida

  

  Carol Raby and Amy Novesky and Frida puppetOn Saturday, January 28, 2012, book lovers of all kinds–librarians, teachers, students, parents, authors,... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Ireland: Megalithic Passage Tombs to the Book of Kells

  

  Newgrange Passage Tomb, circa 3200 BCIn October 2004, we took a short trip to Ireland in conjunction with a scientific meeting for Art in Dublin. We spent... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2012 TRAVEL

• Watching Bald Eagles

  

  Bald Eagle in the Harbor, Bellingham, WashingtonA number of my recent books, including A Bald Eagle’s World, have been illustrated with my own art. Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2012 BOOKS

• Phillip Island, Australia

  

  Woolamai Peninsula, Phillip IslandExcerpt from my diary of our three month trip to Australia in 1999. Our trip to Phillip Island was in late February. Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT, TRAVEL

• Project: Book Fact Scavenger Hunt

  Like many authors, I find that school and library visits are one of the best ways to promote my books. They also put me in touch with my audience and give me a... Read more

  Posted on 29 February 2012 BOOKS

• Mesa Verde, Colorado

  

  Caroline and her brothers at Spruce Tree House, Mesa Verde, 1958When I was fourteen years old, my family went on an extended summer camping trip from our home i... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2012 TRAVEL

• Leo Politi Award, California Readers

  

  The Leo Politi Golden Author Award is presented by California Readers to the California author who has had the most books in the California Collections over... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Oxfordshire: A Weekend in the English Countryside, Fall 1998

  

  Oxfordshire, Sheep Grazing(Excerpt from the London Diaries, September 1998) A Taste of Fall The weather has changed to more fall-like temperatures and there is ... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2012 TRAVEL

• Hooray for Nonfiction!

  Several weeks ago I took part in a terrific day-long conference, SCBWI CA North/Central’s first ever Non-Fiction Intensive. I was the keynote speaker and... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Japantown, San Francisco

  

  Paper lanterns at Soko Hardware, Japantown, San FranciscoWhen most people think of tourist destinations in San Francisco, they think of Chinatown. Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Project: Icebergs and Sea Level

  

  Do you think melting icebergs raise the sea level? Do this experiment and find out.You will need: a glass bowl, water, ruler, ice cubes1. Pour water into the... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2012 SCIENCE