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• 25,000 Views of The Intrepid Tourist

  

  As of today, the counter has ticked over to 25,000 views of The Intrepid Tourist since I launched the blog in April 2011! When I started, I wasn't sure that... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2013 TRAVEL

• Author Chair: LA's Best Young Author Program

  

  Every author needs a special chair! I found one waiting for me when I arrived at Micheltorena School in Los Angeles last week to meet with kindergarten, first... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Eagles in Iowa and Other Birds of Prey, Guest Post by Barbara Siebenschuh

  

  Bald Eagles, along the Iowa River near Iowa City, Iowa My friend Barbara Siebenschuh, classmate (Grinnell College) and roommate (University of Iowa), who still... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2013 TRAVEL

• SOAR INTO READING with BIRDS

  

  Caroline with Red-tailed Hawk, Goshute Mountains, NevadaI love learning about birds. My first published book was Five Nests, which came out in 1980 and was... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• MARY ANNING's Amazing Fossils at the Natural History Museum, London

  

  "Mary Anning" at the Museum of Natural History, LondonIn 1811, Mary Anning and her older brother Joseph discovered a strange-looking skull eroding out of the... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2013 TRAVEL

• Author Festival, Huntington Beach, CA

  

  Arriving for Author Day at Hope View School, Huntington Beach, CAAlmost every year for the past thirty years I have participated in the Huntington Beach Author... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• MOROCCO: Marrakech, Fes and Rabat, Guest Post by Kathryn Mohrman

  

  Marrakech has a number of spice shops in the medina (the old quarter). These blue canisters were more elaborate than the enticements of most of the shops. Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2013 TRAVEL

• Zoo Animal Series Now Digital

  

  These six books in my Zoo Animals series were published by Carolrhoda (Lerner) in 1999 but have been out of print for some time. Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2013 BOOKS

• Too Hot? Too Cold?: Top Picks from the Editors at Junior Library Guild

  

  In today's School Library Journal, my book Too Hot? Too Cold? is featured in the article On the Radar: Top Picks from the Editors at Junior Library Guild: New... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• GETTY MUSEUM, Los Angeles: An Outdoor View

  

  Recently, on a stormy fall day, we decided to take our visiting relatives to the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, figuring that on a rainy day, it would be the... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2013 TRAVEL

• SNEEZES AND SNIFFLES –New Book for Grade 3 Reading Program

  

  Your head hurts. Your nose drips. You can’t stop sneezing. You have a cold! My new little book, Sneezes and Sniffles, answers kids questions about colds and... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• BULLFIGHTING IN SOUTHERN FRANCE: The Course Comarge, Guest Post by Gwen Dandridge

  

  Bull Fighting in Marsillargues, FranceMy friend Gwen Dandridge sent me this post about the amazing bull fights typical of the southern France Comargue region,... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2013 TRAVEL

• FOCAL Award Luncheon: Joanne Rocklin and One Day and One Amazing Morning on...

  

  Joanne Rocklin autographing books at the FOCAL luncheonLast Saturday, January 12th, was the luncheon to honor the winner of the FOCAL Award, presented annually... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• XIAN, CHINA: Ancient Capital with Terracotta Soldiers and More

  

  Ancient City Gates, Xian, ChinaThis is a look at a trip from the past, China in 1995, when we visited Shanghai, Beijing, and Xian. Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2013 TRAVEL

• StarWalk Kids Review on SLJ EBook Toolkit

  

  StarWalk Kids Media, which features nine of my books in its catalogue and will soon have more, received an extremely positive technical review (including a vide... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2013 BOOKS, TECH

• Starred Review for TOO HOT? TOO COLD?

  

  I was thrilled to learn that my new book, TOO HOT? TOO COLD: Keeping Body Temperature Just Right, has just received a starred review in Kirkus (January 15,... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2013 BOOKS

• ANZA BORREGO STATE PARK, California: Desert Wildlife and More

  

  I grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it was not until I moved to California as an adult that I had any extended contact with the desert. Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2013 TRAVEL

• The Writing Process: Beginnings and Endings

  

  Beginnings: The beginning of your book creates the first impression. If you don’t grab your reader’s attention on the opening page, it doesn’t matter what else... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• CONNECTING CULTURES: Mobile Museum Brings the World to Kids

  

  On a recent visit to my neighborhood middle school (Palms Middle School, Los Angeles, CA) I walked into the library and was amazed to discover that it had been... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2012 TRAVEL

• Holiday Cookies: Artistic and Delicious! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

  

  Sugar cookies ready to go into the ovenA favorite activity of the holiday season is baking cookies. A tradition at our house has always been making sugar... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE