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Spicing Up the New Year: Indian Cooking Adventure
Imagine a Christmas present of a whole new cuisine. That is what I received. My sister and her daughter went to an Indian food store, purchased spices, a spice box, bags of various beans and countless...
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My grandfather was a farmer at a time with ranchers would cut a hole in a farmer’s fence to let cattle graze a new field. My grandfather said he shot a cow or two when it came through the fence....
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Vulture View Flies in Portland, Oregon
“We LOVE your stories. I am obessed with the story Vulture View, and built a whole lesson around it, teaching kids all sorts of weird stuff about the adaptations of vultures. We even built our own...
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7 Months ‘Til Blueberry Hands
Blueberry Ranch. Organic blueberry farm. Three miles from my house. Need I say more? Our freezer is full. But I can’t wait until July 17th or so when once again I’ll have . . . blueberry hands!...
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Meet the Howlers Is On Its Way!
February marks the release of my new book, Meet the Howlers! (illustrated by Woody Miller, published by Charlesbridge).This nonfiction, rhyming read aloud looks at the life of a howler monkey from the...
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February: What Animal Is This?
Jeff took this photo in our driveway. I could have featured this creature in November. Want to know the answer? Click on the photo!
View ArticleColeen Salley honored in the Princess and Frog movie
Look through the credits for the Princess and the Frog movie (Disney) and you’ll see a big credit to our beloved Coleen Salley, New Orleans storyteller and great cheerleader for children’s books,...
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Full o’ Green and Saves You Green
Be on the lookout for when the Far East brand goes on sale. It often does. Stock up on the Far East couscous. Then buy some parsley. It’s free with vegetable purchase at our local Martin’s supermarket....
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Even I Can Make Peshwari Naan
Making naan requires yeast, a few hours, and a slightly warmed oven for dough rising because the house is freeeeeeeezing cold this time of year. Use the recipe in the book I mentioned in the previous...
View ArticleUnited Through Reading
For 20 years United Through Reading has been bringing families together by having parents and grandparents read books on tape and DVD so their child can see/hear their parent sharing something good....
View ArticleAir Quality and Soil Activity
Eric Dunsey, School Outreach Coordinator of the Pima County Department of Environmental Quality This uses Stars Beneath Your Bed. http://bringbackblue.com/assets/uploads/files/K-3(1).pdf
View ArticleBooks for Autistic Students
ALA librarians called on collective wisdom to assemble a list of books great for use with autistic students, in this case, 7th graders. The list included Ant, Ant, Ant: An Insect Chant (illus by Park)...
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Turtle, Turtle, Watch Out!
Just out (Feb 2010) is my brand new book based on an old favorite. Turtle, Turtle, Watch Out! has new layers in the main text, new endmatter on multiple species, and new illustrations by Annie...
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View ArticleHowler Monkey Links
Meet the Howlers was just released. To listen to my howler monkey sound recordings, check my book page, here. National Geographic also has photos and a bit of information:...
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One Is a Snail Big Book Goes to School
“The point of the journey is science and finding the snail!” –Dr. Doolittle, in the movie. Now, just imagine he said math. Hurray! See how the big book (HUGE book) version of One Is a Snail, Ten Is a...
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Inspiration at Seven Hills-Lotspeich in Cincinnati, Ohio
I was greeted by a parking sign, marching ants, and the wonderful Marcia Snyder, librarian at Seven Hills—Lotspeich in Cincinnati, Ohio. The classrooms had done dioramas of undersea scenes for Turtle,...
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Seven Hills-Doherty An Author’s Dream School
SEVEN HILLS-DOHERTY I’d just been to Seven Hills-Lotspeich. How could another school day be just as fun? Well, if you’re at the other Seven Hills Campus—Doherty. It can! This Cincinnatti school just...
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