Guest Post: Fire on the Mountain
In this guest post, author Pamela McDowell shares the inspiration for her book, Fire on the Mountain, and how wildfires affect families, communities, animals and more.
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Guest Post: Why a hybrid graphic novel was the perfect format for Every Home Needs an Elephant
Author and illustrator Jane Heinrichs explains where she got the idea for Every Home Needs an Elephant and shares the different forms the story took along the way before she realized that a hybrid graphic novel was the perfect one.
Guest Post: How I accidentally found ideas for How to Become an Accidental Activist
In this guest post, Frieda Wishinsky, co-author of How to Become an Accidental Activist, explains how she was inspired to profile four of the activists featured in the book.
Guest Post: Design Like Nature authors share a biomimicry experiment you can try at home!
In this guest post, Design Like Nature authors Megan Clendenan and Kim Ryall Woolcock share the story of their own biomimicry experiment: creating compostable packaging out of banana peels!
Guest Post: Elizabeth Withey on how her own life inspired The One with the Scraggly Beard
In a guest post for the Orca Blog, Elizabeth Withey explains how her idea for The One with the Scraggly Beard came from her own family’s experiences.
Guest Post: No, I Will Not Stop Talking About Queer Pride
The following post was written by Robin Stevenson. I was standing in front of about fifty children, enthusiastic and curious fifth graders, talking about my book Pride: Celebrating Diversity and Community. I’d just finished telling them about the Stonewall Riots, showing them photos of the Stonewall Inn, and of the …