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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Banks County Schools Author Visit

I had a fantastic time with 120 first graders at the Primary School of Banks County. Working with two classes at a time, I read my two books, Sh Sh Sh Let the Baby Sleep and Trouble on Earth Day. Afterwards, we did a jumping game with consonant blends and a craft project invovlving recycled objects.

We sure had fun!!

To schedule an author visit for your school just email me at dancekam1 at yahoo dot com.

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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

The Winner of The Trouble on Earth Day Photo Contest is.....

12 years old, Ali Jo Marshall has won a $10 gift card! She took this squirrel picture in her back yard in Snohomish, Washington in the summer of 2011.

What a great young photographer!

This photo reminds me of my main character in Trouble on Earth Day, Shelby the squirrel. Shelby wins an Earth Day poster contest at school and searches her home for things to recycle. Her recycled items save the day when she meets a homeless bluebird. This colorful picture book has 23 pages of activities, songs, games, and recycling crafts. Order your copy on my blog or through amazon or other online book stores.

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Monday, April 9, 2012

Recycling Crafts for Earth Day

Earth Day is approaching. Celebrate with me on my book tour for Trouble on Earth Day by doing some recycling crafts with our children. Show them that helping the earth can be fun!

Snake Craft

This is a craft and a fun toy all in one! Preschoolers design their snake and then they can take it for a “walk” by pulling it along with the yarn.

What You Need: paper towel tube, scissors, tempera or poster paints, googly eyes, scrap of red felt, red yarn, glitter glue, paintbrush, glue.

How You make It: Adult cuts the paper towel roll into six sections of similar width. Preschooler creatively paints the sections, adding glitter glue and other details. Once paint is dry, help preschooler apply googly eyes and glue red felt forked tongue to the “head” tube section. Loop yarn around last section and tie; thread the yarn through the rest of the section, leaving it loose at the head as a leash to pull the snake.

Octopus Toilet Roll