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New Book to help celebrate National Adoption Day

November 18, 2017 By Claire Annette Noland 1 Comment

New Book to help celebrate National Adoption Day

Today I’d like to share a special book for those of us who have chosen international adoption as a way to build our families: Babies Come From Airports by Erin Dealy (author) and Luciana Navarra Powell (illustrator) “Some babies come from the hospital, Some babies come from airports, but all babies come from love.” This […]

Filed Under: Adoption, Books, Celebrate, Family, Multicultural Children's Books Tagged With: adoption, Babies Come From Airports, Erin Dealy

Understanding Asperger’s Syndrome

September 12, 2016 By Claire Annette Noland 7 Comments

Understanding Asperger’s Syndrome

Today I am linking up with the great bloggers who share  Diverse Children’s Books. The current theme is Diverse Books Featuring a Character with a Disability.  This is a subject which is close to my heart. What is Asperger’s Syndrome and how do you explain it to young children? As a teacher and a mom to […]

Filed Under: Adoption, Books Tagged With: #diverse kid lit, Armond Goes to a Party by Nancy Carlson and Armond Isaak, Asperger's syndrome, Asperger's Syndrome in children's books, Asperger's syndrome picture books, I Have Asperger's and Sometimes I feel, Understanding Sam and Asperger's syndrome

Celebrating a Miracle

December 31, 2015 By Claire Annette Noland 15 Comments

Celebrating a Miracle

Today as a year comes to a close and a new one begins, I am celebrating a miracle. Wasn’t it just yesterday that we gazed at a photo of a baby girl that we knew instantly was our daughter? Didn’t we just meet her at the Holt reception center in Seoul and bring her home? […]

Filed Under: Adoption, Books, Celebrate, Family, Uncategorized Tagged With: A Prayer for the children by Ina Hughes, Celebrate, Celebrate the Week, Prayer for a Child, Ruth Ayres Writes

K is for Korea another stop on the A to Z Read Your World Blog Challenge

April 13, 2015 By Claire Annette Noland 7 Comments

K is for Korea another stop on the A to Z Read Your World Blog Challenge

The Korean Cinderella by Shirley Climo  (Author), Ruth Heller (Illustrator) picture book ages 4-9 Today a Field Trip Life is off to old Korea before it was divided into North and South. We have stacks of books set in Korea and I asked my daughter which one I should write about. She chose The Korean Cinderella saying it […]

Filed Under: Adoption, Books, Field Trips, Multicultural Children's Books, Places

E is for Ethiopia

April 6, 2015 By Claire Annette Noland 8 Comments

E is for Ethiopia

On today’s A to Z April blog challenge, A Field Trip Life is visiting Ethiopia as part of my Kids Read the World Book Challenge. I am sorry this post is long but it involves issues that are dear to my heart. The picture book that I’d like to share today is one that touched […]

Filed Under: Adoption, Books, Field Trips, Multicultural Children's Books, Places Tagged With: A Thirst for Water, adoption literature, Children's books set in Ethiopia, Children's picture books about adoption, Christine Ieronemo, Ethiopia, Holt International Children's Services, Kid World Citizen, The Gimbichu Project

Celebrate Pi Day! 3.14152653

March 13, 2015 By Claire Annette Noland 2 Comments

Celebrate Pi Day! 3.14152653

When you live with a math fanatic March 14th is a big day. And, this year it looks like it will be the best ever! It is Pi Day and we are going to celebrate. I first learned of Pi day from my daughter Mee Mee who loves all things math. Since we enjoy all holidays […]

Filed Under: Adoption, Books, Celebrate, Citizen Science, Farm Fresh, Field Trips, Food, Inspirations, Multicultural Children's Books, Places, Uncategorized Tagged With: 3.1415, Albert Einstein's Birthday, I Am Albert Einstein, Pi Day, Pi Day Bracelet, Pi Day Crafts, Pizza Pi, Ugly Pie

International Book Giving Day … Books = Love

February 12, 2015 By Claire Annette Noland 1 Comment

International Book Giving Day … Books = Love

I LOVE books (mostly books for kids) so I was thrilled to learn about International Book Giving Day on February 14th. You can read about it on Amy Broadmoore’s blog, Delightful Children’s Books. February 14th! Valentine’s Day! I LOVE Valentine’s Day so now I know what I want to do to celebrate this year. What child […]

Filed Under: Adoption, Books, Celebrate, Places Tagged With: A Field Trip Life, Book Drive, Decorating with Children's books, Delightful Children's Books, Evelyne Holingue, International Children's Book Giving Day, Valentine's Day

Multicultural Children’s Book Day #ReadYourWorld

January 19, 2015 By Claire Annette Noland 3 Comments

Multicultural Children’s Book Day #ReadYourWorld

One of the unexpected benefits of venturing into the world of blogging has been the opportunity to meet other bloggers. As I started following and commenting, one post led to another. I met bloggers who share many of the same passions that I do, namely children’s literature, family, and traveling. Since our family is a […]

Filed Under: Adoption, Books, Celebrate Tagged With: #ReadYourWorld, Diversity Book Challenge, Diversity in children's books, Multicultural Children's Book Day

When we met you … a family celebration

December 5, 2014 By Claire Annette Noland Leave a Comment

When we met you … a family celebration

Happy Adoption Day by John McCutcheon (author, song writer) and Julie Paschkis was not available when my children were young but I wish it had been. The illustrations and text (originally a song) are bright and cheerful and together make a perfect book to celebrate the arrival of a child. The book follows the parents as […]

Filed Under: Adoption, Books, Celebrate Tagged With: adoption, adoption books for children, Gotcha Day, Happy Adoption Day, Homecoming Day, International adoption

Every Year on Your Birthday – remembering the birth families

December 1, 2014 By Claire Annette Noland 4 Comments

Every Year on Your Birthday – remembering the birth families

Children come into the foster care and adoption systems for many different reasons. Mothers do not give up their children lightly. For every child happily placed into a home, there is a birth mother who grieves. Mee Mee was born on August 26th. Gregory’s birthday is July 5th. Since they were born in South Korea […]

Filed Under: Adoption, Books Tagged With: Adoption - children's Books, Every Year on Your Birthday

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I continue to read Amanda Gorman's Inauguration Da I continue to read Amanda Gorman's Inauguration Day poem "The Hill We Climb."
Every line is just so beautiful. I am inspired and hopeful.
@amandascgorman 
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I have started the @21daydiscoveryourwhy journal c I have started the @21daydiscoveryourwhy journal challenge through the generosity of Oahn Jordan of @tinytriumphco 
Today's journal prompt was Where were you a year ago?
Thanks to my phone camera, I could easily take a look. And there were the faces of Christina, Thomas and Evelyn on January 18, 2020 as I was leaving Nicaragua. Little did I know that there would be a pandemic and the flights were stopped. Somehow, things fell into place and I was able to return with Roxanne on January 18, 2021. We recreated the original photo (on the right). I'm so excited about what’s ahead! You can still sign up - look at the bio in @tinytriumphco or @21daydiscoveryourwhy
It has been amazing watching to process of MIMIC M It has been amazing watching to process of MIMIC MAKERS go from idea to picture book! I can’t wait to hold it in my hands. Posted @withregram • @knordynordy COVER REVEAL

After raising two boys and teaching for over twenty years in a public school, I’ve witnessed the natural wonder that children have about the living world. Their voracious curiosity to understand the mysteries of our planet  is in everything they do!  Does it float? Does it fly? Does bend or break?  Children are curiosity in motion! I’ve come to believe this wonder about the world is the first step on the pathway to living sustainably on our beautiful planet. How ? By being curious and learning from the living world. 

Well...innate curiosity is something I wanted to explore. So...
I asked each inventor in my book what sparked their curiosity about nature? Well...after years of research, lots of interviews, and loads of classroom projects, MIMIC MAKERS was born. This picture book is a look at ten inventors from around the world, who began asking questions and investigating nature to create amazing biomimicry inventions that help us all. I hope it inspires a new generation of mimic makers. 

My thanks to my incredible editor, Alyssa Mito Pusey and the entire staff at Charlesbridge. Huge thanks to Paul Boston for your superb illustrations. Many thanks to Gretchen Hooker and Sherry Ritter of the Biomimicry Institute. 

#biomimicryinstitute #biomimicry #biodesign #stemreads #readingfunin21 #nonfictionforkids #childrensbooks #childrensbookauthor #teachersofinstagram #librariansofinstagram
Teachers- do you know about World Read Aloud Day? Teachers- do you know about World Read Aloud Day? Cardinal Rule Press authors would love to do a free zoom visit with your classroom on February 3rd  Sign up in the link in my bio
Mr. Ernie loves to put his nose in a good book. He Mr. Ernie loves to put his nose in a good book. He's currently reading the fantastic LAYLA and the BOTS: HAPPY PAWS written by Vicky Fang and illustrated by Christine Nishiyama. 
Layla is a rockstar and inventor (how cool is that?) who has three bots who help her solve problems in their town using technology.
This is a perfect chapter book for budding makers who love STEAM and fun! Mr. Ernie loves the roller coaster they design for dogs!

To read more about Happy Paws and the second book in this new series,  LAYLA and the BOTS: BUILT FOR SPEED visit my blog, A Field Trip Life. (link in bio)

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