When I finally got around to checking my email this evening, I found out I'd been given the Humane Award. Thank you Shari Lyle-Soffe for bestowing this honor on me.
What is the Humane Award for?
"The Humane Award honors certain bloggers who are kindhearted individuals who regularly support blogs with their sweet comments. They have tastefully done blogs that are updated on a regular basis."
Now it's my turn to pass this along. It's hard to pick only a few, but here are my choices:
Today’s featured guest in the “Bounding for Books Blog Tour” is Margot Finke. Another multi-published author, her latest book Rattlesnake Jam is a great book for al those reluctant readers out there.
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Before we get into Margot’s book, be sure to visit the rest of the tour today. Here’s where you can find them. Jennifer Gladen can be found at Topsy Turvy Land with Donna Shepherd. Mayra Calvani is over at Daily News with Kim Chatel. Joy Delgado chats with Jennifer Gladen at Jen’s Blog. Shari Soffe visits with Mayra Calvani at Mayra’s Secret Bookcase. Donna Shepherd pops in to chat with Shari Soffe at “Out of My Mind” About Books for Children. Kim Chatel and Margot Finke talk over at Margot’s blog. Remember to leave comments along the way. You might just win one of the prizes being offered.
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Okay, back to Rattlesnake Jam. Her are all the particulars. Reading level: Ages 5 –10 Paperback: 28 pages Publisher: Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc (G.A.P) - May 2008 ** eBook ISBN 13: 978-1-935137-24-5 -
A FREE Link to an AUDIO of Margot reading this book comes with every Autographed soft cover copy purchased from her website .
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Want to know what the book is about? "Rattlesnake Jam" is a rhyming romp for reluctant readers - especially boys! Pa hunts rattlers, and Gran cooks them up into her gooey green rattlesnake jam. Good for whatever ails you, Gran sells her concoction to folks near and far. However, Pa yearns for rattler over rice, or maybe rattlesnake pie: but can he persuade Gran to cook them for him? Kevin Collier is the illustrator. He really knows how to make a book jump off the pages. You can smell and taste Gran’s rattlesnake jam just by looking at them.
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So, how does Margot take this book beyond reading? She starts with a coloring page. Print it out and have fun coloring!
We also have a tasty treat for you. Skewered Rattler, yum? Check it out and maybe you can cook some up for dinner tonight.
If that’s not enough, go to Gran's Kitchen – for more ideas.
There's lots more information about Margot and her writing. You can visit her website for more inovative ideas. Also, follow her through this blog tour and remember to leave comments.
I hope you enjoyed reading about Rattlesnake Jam. Come back Friday when Donna Shepherd comes for a visit and we talk about Dotty and her friends.
Today, instead of one book, I’m highlighting a whole bunch of books by one author, Margot Finke. Her 7 rhyming book series about US and Australian animals are fun reads as well as educational. She’s also written “Rattlesnake Jam” which is hilarious. On her website she has delicious (?) sounding recipes for rattlesnakes.
Take Margot’s books beyond reading. First Hop over to Margot's DOWN-UNDER FUN - for fun facts about all the Aussie animals in this series.
Next, Buzz over and visit WILD US CRITTERS- to discover more fun facts about the U.S. animals in this series.
Go over to Gran's Kitchen Read real recipes for cooking rattlesnake. Watch out your mom doesn't faint!
Since all her books are available as e-books, Margot wants to assures us that today's kids are computer savvy, and e-Books today are selling better than ever. Why? Because the technology for e-Books and POD publishing is finally coming of age, and who can afford expensive hard cover books anyway? Parents can SAVE MONEY and TREES by going GREEN, and buying their kids books on CD or Download. Be thrifty!!
Not only is Margot's website dedicated to her children's books,but also to helping children's writers learn the craft of writing. Her Manuscript Critique Service offers personal guidance.
Here are a few links to pages of interest:
Margot's Blog Read all thelLatest news about writing, her books, other books + the odd rant.
Go to her Website. Here you’ll find all of Margot's Books. She also does a lot for writers, so if you are or want to become a children’s book author, she can help you with:
Manuscript Critiques, Secrets of Writing for Children, lots of information on queries and a children’s writing guide.You can E-Mail Margotany time. She is always happy to chat about books and writing.
I go into my pictures and post the fourth picture in the fourth album.
So, here's mine. It's a picture of when my book, "Zooprise Party / Fiesta Zoorpresa" was being printed. Here the quality control guy is making sure the greens are the right shades of green, the blues are too ans so on. I'm glad I was there because there were some blues, greens and browns that weren't right and we had to start all over!
So, now I have the honor of passing this tag onto four more people. Here are my picks:
I'm so glad you stopped by. Here we will explore together books that go beyond reading. What exactly does this mean? Books that show children in fun and subtle ways interesting and new (to them) facts. Books that go beyond being just a story. Books that, well, teach. Thank you for joining me on this journey. Let the exploration begin . . .
These are some of the awards we have won here at Books go Beyond Reading. Thank you!
Butterfly Award
When Life Give You Lemons, Make Lemonade
About us
At Laughing Zebra – Books for Children we have created what some consider a complete package. We have a bilingual picture book and to compliment it we created an activity book and a teacher’s guide. On our web site we have even more activities and fun stuff. You can check it out at http://www.laughing-zebra-children-books.com/
