This Fall, I had the unique experience of participating in a "radio media tour" for National Geographic. Boy, was that nerve-wracking! I would patch into a local radio station for on-the-fly questions, and I never knew what I was going to be asked. I was able to get the audio for a couple of those … Continue reading Radio Interviews
Edible Science Cooking Classes at Cook’s Warehouse
This Saturday, I'll be teaching the first of two Edible Science cooking classes at Cook's Warehouse. I am so pleased to be working with and supporting a strong, local business! Register here! From the Cook's Warehouse Catalog: Edible Science: Experiments You Can Eat Hands On for Kids (Ages 8 – 12) (8588) Your kitchen is … Continue reading Edible Science Cooking Classes at Cook’s Warehouse
Book Signing at the Little Professor this Weekend!
If you are in the Birmingham area, come out and meet a whole group of children's authors at The Little Professor! We'll be sharing and signing some of our favorite books. This is a special signing for me, because my grandmother used to take me to the Little Professor every summer when I came to … Continue reading Book Signing at the Little Professor this Weekend!
Edible Science In Stores!
It was great fun to walk into Little Shop of Stories and see Edible Science on the shelf! I was even told that it is on their list for school book fairs this fall. Science! Yum!
Science and Literacy Workshop at West GA GYSTC
I had a great time meeting so many wonderful teachers today. If you are looking for the materials for the K-2 group, click here for the K2 powerpoint and here for the weighing activity. If you are looking for the K-5 sessions, you'll find the k5 powerpoint and the blanket science activity here. If you were … Continue reading Science and Literacy Workshop at West GA GYSTC
All Over This Week
I had a great time at GLMA doing author speed-dating with librarians in Peachtree City on Monday. I hope to see a great group at West GA GYSTC's Science and Literacy Day on Thursday. And then I'm off to the 21st Century Children's Nonfiction Conference in NY for the weekend. What a whirlwind!
GSTA in Macon
If you're attending GSTA in Macon this week, drop by Ballroom B on Friday at 3:00 for my session on testing. Click here if you are looking for the materials from that presentation.
Follow-up to Literacy Week
Cobb EMC just released a review of Literacy Week, so I wanted to link to it here. Mark Justice and the team over there is really wonderful in how they handle this, and how they provide author visits to a huge number of elementary students at no cost to their schools. This also gives me … Continue reading Follow-up to Literacy Week
Stuck in School Tube!
I was excited about squishy circuits--a teaching tool for electricity designed by AnnMarie Thomas--that I discovered while researching a new project I'm doing. I brought it in to my daughter's school to show my maker-librarian friend. She whips out her phone and starts recording me as I'm talking, and then posts it to School Tube! … Continue reading Stuck in School Tube!
Half-way Through Cobb EMC Literacy Week!
I have been having such a good time visiting schools for Literacy Week! I went to Dowell Elementary on Monday, Brumby on Tuesday, and today I saw some fabulous third, fourth, and fifth graders at Birney Elementary. Cobb EMC has been wonderful--right down to providing huge banners that make all of us authors look like … Continue reading Half-way Through Cobb EMC Literacy Week!
Once Upon a Science Book 