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My big interview goof!

April 3, 2018

Have you ever interviewed anyone before? When I spoke to Meredith Bastian, the Curator of […]

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Do you drink bottled water? Microplastics found in >90% of brands

March 28, 2018

Avian. Arrowhead. Fiji. Dasani. Poland Spring. Even Boxed Water (which comes in a cardboard container). […]

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Tackling the ocean plastic problem

March 22, 2018

Ocean plastic. It’s a HUGE problem to the tune of about 1.5 tons of trash […]

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Zoo scientist saves black-footed ferrets one kit at a time

February 6, 2018

Zoos take care of animals and welcome visitors of all ages, but that’s not all […]

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New STEM title releases with multi-stop blog tour

November 7, 2017

Zoo Scientists to the Rescue, a new STEM title for middle-grade readers is here! After two years […]

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Saving sea otters: Your call to action

Saving sea otters: Your call to action

September 27, 2017

Happy Sea Otter Awareness Week! In my last post to cap a month-long celebration of […]

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Saving sea otters: Star in a kids’ book

Saving sea otters: Star in a kids’ book

September 25, 2017

Happy Sea Otter Awareness Week! Today Dr. Brent Hughes, a marine biologist with the University of […]

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Saving sea otters: Sharing a trophic cascade

Saving sea otters: Sharing a trophic cascade

September 20, 2017

Welcome back for another interview in my month-long series of posts celebrating Sea Otter Awareness […]

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Saving sea otters: Environmental heroes

Saving sea otters: Environmental heroes

September 18, 2017

Thanks for joining me as I continue my month-long celebration of Sea Otter Awareness Week. […]

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Saving sea otters: Continued threats

Saving sea otters: Continued threats

September 13, 2017

Are you ready for Post Three in my month-long celebration of Sea Otter Awareness Week? […]

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  • Home
  • Books
    • Sharks Unhooked: The Adventures of Cristina Zenato, Underwater Ranger
    • Giant Rays of Hope: Protecting Manta Rays to Safeguard the Sea
    • A River’s Gifts: The Mighty Elwha River Reborn
    • Planet Ocean
    • Eavesdropping on Elephants
    • Neema’s Reason To Smile
    • Zoo Scientists to the Rescue
    • Sea Otter Heroes: The Predators That Saved an Ecosystem
    • Plastic, Ahoy! Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
    • Ebola: Fears and Facts
    • Jingle the Brass
    • Nugget on the Flight Deck
    • Surviving Animal Attacks
    • Elite Operations series
    • Energy Lab series
    • QuickReads Fluency Library
    • Books for English language-learners
    • Writers write all kinds of things
  • Author Visit Programs
    • FAQs
    • Calendar
  • Blog
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    • STEM + Literacy Activities
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    • Earth Day Every Day newsletter archive
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  • Writer Resources
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  • Who is Patricia Newman?
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