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• Egypt and Jordan: Around the World in 50 Days with Sara Kras, Fall 2011 (Guest...

  

  My friend Sara Kras and her husband went on an amazing journey this fall, circling the world with stops in the Middle East, India, China and the Pacific. I... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2011 TRAVEL

• Blog Anniversary and Illustrator's Day

  

  Three years ago today, I launched my Art and Books blog, inspired by a talk by Mary Peterson at the SCBWI LA Illustrator’s Day, demonstrating how easy it was... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Berlin in Winter

  

  Friedrichstrasse at night outside our hotel[Diary of my trip to Berlin in November 2010] It was the last Thursday in November and we were in Berlin, where Art... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2011 TRAVEL

• Favorites

  

  What is my favorite book, animal, food, color, place to visit? I often get asked these questions when I do school visits.Of the books I have written, it is... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Prague: Old World Food and Culture

  

  Prague, view from our hotel window of Prague Castle and St. Vitus CathedralIn November of 2010, we spent five days in Prague and, as I look over my trip diary,... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2011 TRAVEL

• CLC Award: The Best Written and Illustrated Suite of Nonfiction for Children

  

  Caroline and Marjorie Arnett at the CLC Gala Attending the annual author luncheon of the CLC (Council on Literature for Children in Southern California), is a... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Uppsala, Sweden

  

  Uppsala Castle, built in 1549: The Governor's Residence and Site of Several MuseumsLast month, my husband Art spent a week in Uppsala, Sweden. He was there fo... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Bobcats: The Writing Process, Learning from Real Life

  

  I love getting letters from readers. They often tell me about their own experiences with animals. They also want to know how I learn about animals for my... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2011 BOOKS

• September in Sardinia, Part III: Giants' Tombs, Sassari, and the Sinis Peninsula

  

  (A Week in Sardinia, September 2011, Continued) Arzachena, Tomb of the Giants "Coddu Vecchiu"Arzachena and Tombs of the GiantsAfter leaving Su Gologone, we... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2011 TRAVEL

• The Humboldt County Author Festival

  

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  Posted on 26 October 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• September in Sardinia: Part II, The Supramonte

  

  (Trip to Sardinia, September 2011, Continued)Valley below the Supramonte, near Su GologoneSu GologoneEntrance to Hotel Su GologoneAfter leaving Barumini, we... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2011 TRAVEL

• Photographing Animals: Patience is a Virtue

  

  Noisytime for Zoo Animals is one of six books in a series about how zoo animals eat, sleep, play, bathe, have babies, and make noise. Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• September in Sardinia, Part I: Ancient Crossroads of the Mediterranean

  

  A Week in Sardinia, September 2011Su Nuraxi: Bronze Age tower and village built about 1500 B.C.Grazing sheep, olive groves, and ancient vineyards stretched on... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2011 TRAVEL

• Project: Peanut Butter and Jelly Geology

  

  I love learning about fossils and they are often the topics of my books. As a child in Minneapolis, my family used to go on rock and fossil collecting... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2011 FOOD & DRINK, HISTORY

• UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley: A Plant Lover's Paradise

  

  Oak Knoll in the California SectionResearch and Conservation Nestled in the Berkeley hills, just above the Cal campus, more than 13,000 different species of... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2011 GARDENING, TRAVEL

• Puppet Parade, Hillsborough, NC

  

  Giant puppets are animated with large sticks.Picture giant handmade puppets, rollicking ragtime bands, performers on stilts, dancing troupes, and hundreds of... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2011 TRAVEL

• Make a Model of the Taj Mahal

  

  The Taj Mahal in Agra, India, is one of the wonders of the world. Built between 1632 and 1643, the Taj Mahal commemorates the love between Shah Jahan and his... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• The Taj Mahal

  

  The Taj Mahal, Agra, India The Taj Mahal: One of the Eight Wonders of the World (February 2000)In the spring of 2000, I was invited to India to do an author... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Taj Mahal: A Collaboration

  

  In the spring of 2000, I went to India to do an author visit at the American Embassy School in New Delhi and was taken to see the Taj Mahal. Despite all the... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• London: Highgate Cemetery, Victorian Splendor for the Departed

  

  Final Resting Place for the Famous(Excerpt from my diary of our three month stay in London in the fall of 1998.)Entrance to Highgate CemeteryOn Sunday afternoon... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL