Ted Talks for Educators
I listen to TED talks as I walk and as I do dishes. Time and again, I come across ones that I think might be inspiring or useful for educators. So I’m starting this post and updating as I come across...
View ArticleBear Studies Resources Older Grades
My book Eat LIke a Bear comes out next Fall. It’s a picture book, for young ages, about grizzly bears. But I just read about a curriculum that might interest some educators who want to learn more about...
View ArticleTouch A Butterfly Wildlife Gardening Resources
It’s almost fated to happen. Every time I go to press, I find a flood of books/websites, and the like, which I wish I’d known about so I could include them in my resource section. Usually, when I’m...
View ArticleGo Go Grapes Salutes Revolutionaries!
Love these folks! They’ll pump you up for changing the world, whether it relates to veggies, or not! First, here are some inspiring TED talks about vegetable garden power: Stephen Ritz: A Teacher...
View ArticleTo Love a Toad
Just publishing one of my poems here because. Because why not put it out there? Just dug it out of a little corner, forgotten, of my computer file pile. There are so many poems stuck in there like...
View ArticleScience Books and Films Nov Issue
Science Books and Films’ November 2012 issue has an article by Terrence E. Young, Jr that celebrates science picture books: “November is Science Picture Book Month.” Vulture View and Stars Beneath...
View ArticleWriting Poetry
For you aspiring poets, and teachers of poetry, I recommend the new book Write a Poem Step By Step by JoAnn Macken. It’s incredibly useful. So clearcut and inspiring. I love writing poetry. A few...
View ArticleRah Rah Radishes…going beyond the plate
My eyes are peeled for resources that connect to children’s nutrition. Here’s what’s come across my platter recently. First, Annette Triplett from the University of Missouri extension office shared...
View ArticleBear Resources
Eat Like a Bear, my book illustrated by Steve Jenkins comes out in late 2012. But I’m already gathering like a bear for winter. The bears in that book are brown bears (grizzlies) but perhaps your...
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Pollinator Partnership!
Want to know what to plant to help native pollinators in your area? Check out the free guides on the website of the Pollinator Partnership. Wish I’d seen this before my book Touch A Butterfly:...
View ArticleVulture TED Talk
There was a TED talk recently about vultures. I think educators might be interested in seeing it for their own background research. It’s only a little over six minutes long. You’ll want to look it...
View ArticleHere Come the Humpbacks!
Here Come the Humpbacks! My new nonfiction picture book, illustrated by Jamie Hogan of Maine, traces the migration of a humpback whale from the Caribbean to Stellwagen Banks near New England. The main...
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Books Coming in 2013
Here Come the Humpbacks! illustrated by Jamie Hogan should be swimming its way into stores on Feb 1st. Then, April 23rd, Touch A Butterfly: Wildlife Gardening With Kids arrives in stores. It’s an adult...
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Eat Like a Bear
Choosing snack to munch while going over proofs for Fall 2013 book illustrated by Steve Jenkins. Yup, blueberries!
View ArticleHumpback Whales, Books, and Visits!
I just returned from a great weekend speaking at the Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library where they are celebrating 100 years and the young authors in their community. The educators and authors were...
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NAEYC, Mem Fox, Pete the Cat!
If you want to know who I am and what I do, NAEYC’s Young Children magazine November 2012 issues has what’s probably my best interview yet: www.naeyc.org/yc/files/yc/file/201211/MeetTheAuthor.pdf Last...
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Wildlife Gardening With Kids
Just received a first copy of my new book, Touch a Butterfly: Wildlife Gardening With Kids. It’s published by Roost Books; they have a free downloadable chapter pdf. The book ships on April 23rd....
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AAAS K-2 Lesson and Whale Review
AAAS Science NetLinks has put up an excellent K-2 lesson on food chains that uses Vulture View and Trout Are Made of Trees. It links with Project 2061 Benchmark 5 The Living Environment; and National...
View ArticleTouch a Butterfly: Wildlife Gardening With Kids
Turn your garden into a hummingbird hotspot, a haven for butterflies, and a thriving ecosystem. This family-friendly guide is my most personal book yet, sharing the wildlife gardening knowledge that...
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The Secret Behind Eat Like a Bear
When I saw Steve Jenkins’ art for our new book, Eat Like a Bear (Sept 10, 2013, Holt), I was amazed. The bears’ bodies were so furry-looking. I emailed Steve about it. He told me their bodies were...
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