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Wild About Bears Game!

Posted by Kirsten Cappy on Mar 24, 2015 in Bears (Asiatic), Bears (Black), Bears (Brown), Bears (Grizzly), Bears (Panda), Bears (Polar), Bears (Spectacled), Bears (Sun), Educators & Librarians, Wild About Bears | 0 comments

Let’s face it, I am wild about bears.  Since the release of Wild About Bears (Charlesbridge Publishing), educators and librarians have been sharing the wonderful ways they use the book to compare and contrast bear species. To give you and the brilliant children you teach a hands-on tool to think about the species’ similarities and differences, I have designed a simple single-player game. The game allows players to decide what traits make each bear species different and what traits are the same throughout the Bear Family (Urisdae or Modern Bear). View & Download the Game...

Decorated Horses of the Durbar Festival

Posted by Kirsten Cappy on Mar 8, 2015 in Decorated Horses, Featured Illustration | 0 comments

Illustration from Decorated...

Decorated Horses of the Crow Nation

Posted by Kirsten Cappy on Mar 8, 2015 in Decorated Horses, Featured Illustration | 0 comments

Illustration from Decorated...

Medieval Decorated Horses of Europe

Posted by Kirsten Cappy on Mar 8, 2015 in Decorated Horses, Featured Illustration | 0 comments

Illustration from Decorated Horses.

SCBWI/Lesley University Workshop

Posted by Jeannie Brett on Mar 30, 2014 in Educators & Librarians | Comments Off on SCBWI/Lesley University Workshop

A week ago I had the pleasure and honor of being on a panel for the SCBWI/Lesley University workshop, From Creative Process to Curriculum Connections; Children’s Books in the Classroom, at the Eric Carle Museum.  It was a fabulous day with lots of information from Lesley professors, authors and illustrators. If you are an educator or interested in children’s books in the classroom, please check out this page:  http://www.march22ndhandout.blogspot.com/ If you are interested in ways to use Wild About Bears in your classroom, check out this page: http://www.march22ndhandout.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html Please don’t miss all the information on these well thought out pages from Lesley University professors and the wonderful books of my colleagues, Loree Griffin Burns, Sarah Brannen, Julie Berry, Ellen Booraem, Elise Broach, Kelly Cunnane, Meg Kearney, Jennifer Ann Mann, Barbara Mariconda, Melissa Stewart and Jane Yolen. Thank you to Melissa Stewart, Lesley University, SCBWI and The Eric Carle Museum...

Happy Book Birthday to WILD ABOUT BEARS!

Posted by Jeannie Brett on Mar 11, 2014 in Jeannie Brett, Wild About Bears | 0 comments

The day is finally here!  Welcome to the World, WILD ABOUT BEARS! Check out UNABRIDGED, a blog from Charlesbridge Publishing, and read all about the very beginning of Wild About...

Reading to Shelter Cats

Posted by Kirsten Cappy on Feb 17, 2014 in My Cat Coon Cat | Comments Off on Reading to Shelter Cats

Oh, my! What a wonderful idea for kitties, children and literacy! Trout likes me to read My Cat, Coon Cat to him!  Read here about how Animal Rescue League of Berks County invites chidren in to read to their...

Dave Salmoni Prime Time with Brown Bear

Posted by Kirsten Cappy on Feb 17, 2014 in Bears (Brown), Wild About Bears | 0 comments

Polar Bear Adaptation

Posted by Kirsten Cappy on Feb 16, 2014 in Bears (Polar) | Comments Off on Polar Bear Adaptation

After spending so many years researching, writing, and illustrating Wild About Bears, I marvel at the ability of Polar bears to adapt and am deeply sorrowful for their need to. I recommend the article, “The Arctic’s Omnivore’s Dilemma” from Audubon Magazine.  Read it here.    ...

Happy Valentine’s Day

Posted by Kirsten Cappy on Feb 14, 2014 in Illustrations | Comments Off on Happy Valentine’s Day

One more month to wait for Wild About Bears (Charlesbridge Publishers)!  The anticipation is causing bears to dance through my...