Happy Book Birthday to Save the…Turtles!
It’s publication day for Save the…Turtles, the book that introduced me to the term “chelonian.” Meet Jonathan, a Seychelles giant tortoise and the oldest living land animal…find out how turtles breathe through their butts (it’s true, they do)…and learn about the Wijsen sisters, teenage environmental activists. “Written in an engaging, easy-to-read style, this series works for both research and personal reading,” says Booklist.
Read MoreSave the…Rhinoceroses
Have I mentioned that Save the…Rhinoceroses is on sale? Can’t remember if I gave this one a shout-out on its pub date!
And did you know that a contented rhino makes a sound like mmm-wonk? This is my favorite rhino fact.
(I lobbied for “rhinos” instead of “rhinoceroses” in the title but got overruled by somebody at the publisher. Shame. Once you start saying “rhinoceroses” it’s really, really hard to stop.)
Happy Pub Day, Save the…Rhinos!
Delighted to announce that Save the…Rhinos! is now available. Each of the books in these nonfiction series has an intro by Chelsea Clinton and is full of fabulous animal facts and true stories of conservation success.
The best rhino fact–a contented rhino (lots of grass, plenty of warm sun, no other bothersome rhinos around) makes a noise like this: mmmmmwonk.
May your day be full of mmmmmmwonk!
How To Kill a Tardigarde
I don’t know why you’d want to (they’re kind of cute, if also terrifying), but I’ve been researching tardigrades for a new book. And they are HARD to kill.
Heat? They can survive temps up to 300 F.
Cold? They’re fine at -200 F.
Pressure? They’d be perky at the bottom of the Marianna’s Trench.
Vacuum? They have been blasted into space and survived. Some laid eggs in space. Eggs that hatched.
They are tiny (1.5 millimeters long at most), harmless, and indomitable.
Read MoreSarah L. Thomson
A children’s book author publishing award-winning nonfiction, poetry, picture books and novels including…
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