Thank you to Flashlight Press for telling us about the appearance of Hey, Little Ant in an Israeli children’s wildlife magazine called Iton Chai. “Hey Nemala! is a funny, book that provokes thought through an entertaining discussion between two creatures, large and small. The book encourages children to formulate opinions about animals, peer pressure, and… Read more »
Maine Audubon Speaker Series: Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95 Thursday Dec 6, 2012 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Gilsland Farm Audubon Center Free More info Newbery Honor and National Book Award–winning Maine author Phillip Hoose tells the extraordinary story of a single bird’s strength, adaptability, and determination in the… Read more »
An Argentine Senator has introduced a bill into the national legislature declaring B95—the “Moonbird”– a “project of national interest. For Senator Jorge Colazo, B95 “symbolizes the importance for the province of the protection of the environment and wildlife “Today,” he continued,” we honor a symbol of this care—B95, our international ambassador for the continent. The… Read more »
Just got word that my good friend Charles Duncan and his colleague Diego Luna will search for B95—the Moonbird– in Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, on October 13 and 14. There will be others searching as well. Trying to pick one bird out of a flock is always a challenge, but the odds are somewhat… Read more »
Thanks to Ada Moreau Demlow of The Librarian Life for featuring Hey, Little Ant. “…a great tool to kick off conversations about bullying, animal rights, use and abuse of power, and other related issues.” Here’s to the librarians’ life of connecting kids and books!
Author Phillip Hoose describes “world series fever,” an affliction of boys in the 1950’s when the game was only played during the day–a school day. How to get out of school to watch? If your cousin was pitching for the New York Yankees in the World Series and your mom could not be fooled, you… Read more »
Recently I visited the Washington Middle School for Girls, in Washington DC. The appearance was arranged through An Open Book Children’s Literacy Foundation, a non-profit organization formed “to improve literacy among disadvantaged children and teens in the greater Washington, D.C. area by giving schools and students books and access to authors and illustrators.” I was… Read more »
“…holding B95 in my hands several times is among the biggest thrills of my life.” –-Biologist Patricia Gonzalez It is only fitting that Biologist Patricia Gonzalez, head of the wetlands program, Fundacion Inalafquen, would be the one to spot B95 last May 28. She is perhaps the person who knows him best. She was part of the banding… Read more »
“…a gripping example of ecological interdependence on an international scale that’s likely to motivate some teens to get involved in saving birds.” –Kathleen Odean, Great Common Core Non-Fiction Motivate teens? We hope so! Look for the section in the back of the book entitled “What You Can Do” for ideas on getting involved in shorebird and… Read more »
“How could I put readers in the air with hundreds of birds that look alike?” Author Phillip Hoose was honored to a Guest Blogger for TeachingBooks.Net for his book, Moonbird. Read “Taking Flight with Moonbird” here.