Published on March 30, 2011 at 8:00 am
This past Monday I had the pleasure of visiting Calais elementary school. The visit began with an all-school presentation in the auditorium and then I visited with four classrooms. All of the students were working on writing and illustrating their own stories, and I talked to them about how I illustrated Redwoods. We also did [...]
Published on March 28, 2011 at 8:39 am
Coral reefs are the largest structures on earth that are built by animals. There are reefs that are more massive than the hover dam, the great wall of china and the great pyramids. And what creatures build them? You guessed it: corals. To understand how they do it, it’s first important to understand what a [...]
Published on March 18, 2011 at 8:19 am
A group in Michigan is cloning extremely large and long lived trees in an effort to curb global warming, according to this AP article. Trees are very good at sequestering carbon–they absorb carbon from the air and that carbon becomes part of the tree for as long as it is living. When the tree dies, [...]
Published on March 16, 2011 at 10:25 am
I’ve just finished work on Coral Reefs, which is slated for publication in Fall 2011. The book is similar to Redwoods (not a sequel, but more of a companion) and I’m really excited about it. Did you know that coral reefs are the largest structures on earth created by living things? Far bigger than the [...]
Published on March 13, 2011 at 4:42 pm
On February 23rd, I had the pleasure of visiting the Ottauquechee Elementary School in Quechee, VT. I read Redwoods to the full school, then I visited with several student groups in the library. I showed slides of my trip to Redwood National Park and we did some fun drawing projects. The visit was especially great, [...]
Published on March 11, 2011 at 10:21 am
I recently returned from a wonderful trip to Los Angeles to accept the 2010 FOCAL Award. The award has been given out annually for the past 32 years to an outstanding book with a California focus by the Friends of Children and Literature (which is associated with the Los Angeles Public Library). Prior to the [...]
Published on March 7, 2011 at 10:20 am
To begin with, I apologize to anyone who read about the first three steps in my painting process and has been waiting to read about the final step for a full year. I’ve been distracted from blogging this year, but I’ve finally found time to write the final post in this series. So without further [...]
