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THE BIG BEACH CLEANUP – a call to action!

April 22, 2021 By Claire Annette Noland 1 Comment

THE BIG BEACH CLEANUP – a call to action!

There is nowhere I’d rather be than on a beach where I can walk the shore and listen to the waves. But there is nothing that can ruin a beach walk more than trash. For years our family has participated in Coastal Cleanup Day so the book I am sharing today is one that is […]

Filed Under: Citizen Science, picture books Tagged With: Charlotte Offsay, Environmental Activism, Problem Solving, The Big Beach Cleanup

Down Under the Pier – let’s explore!

April 29, 2020 By Claire Annette Noland 1 Comment

Down Under the Pier – let’s explore!

Isn’t it wonderful when you find a book that you feel personally connected to? I was born in Santa Monica, near the ocean and the famous pier. I was so excited to open DOWN UNDER THE PIER and return to my childhood days filled with sand and salt air breezes.   DOWN UNDER THE PIER […]

Filed Under: 2020 Debut Crew, Bookish Field Trips, Books, Citizen Science, picture books, Places Tagged With: Down Under the Pier, Nell Cross Beckerman author, Santa Monica Pier

Baby Loves Green Energy – little children can be scientists!

September 8, 2019 By Claire Annette Noland 1 Comment

Baby Loves Green Energy – little children can be scientists!

It is never too early to introduce science topics to young children and today I’d like to share a book that is the perfect for budding scientists.     BABY LOVES GREEN ENERGY by Ruth Spiro (author) and Irene Chan (illustrator) Charlesbridge 2018 Board book for babies and toddlers   I love all of the […]

Filed Under: Books, Citizen Science Tagged With: Baby Loves board books, Baby Loves Green Energy, environmental books for children, Irene Chan, Ruth Spiro

Best Books for Little Beach Babes

June 8, 2016 By Claire Annette Noland 2 Comments

Best Books for Little Beach Babes

Did you know that it is World Ocean Day? It is a day set aside to celebrate the ocean and to encourage people to take care of the sea. This year’s theme is Healthy Ocean, Healthy Planet. Take a look at their website to find how you can become involved. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t […]

Filed Under: Books, Celebrate, Citizen Science Tagged With: Art for a Sea Change, Beach Baby, Beach Books for Babies, Harry by the Sea, I'm the biggest Thing in the Ocean, Wave, World Ocean Day

A quote and some field notes…

January 30, 2016 By Claire Annette Noland 2 Comments

A quote and some field notes…

Whew! January has been a wild month filled with family, friends, and field trips! I’m taking a little break from packing. I need to be at the airport before 5 a.m. for my trip to Nicaragua. I will be helping to set up a school with Students International. My children have all traveled and worked […]

Filed Under: Books, Celebrate, Citizen Science, Field Trips, Multicultural Children's Books

Counting Counts for the Christmas Bird Count

January 5, 2016 By Claire Annette Noland 3 Comments

Counting Counts for the Christmas Bird Count

Today is National Bird Day which is the perfect day to share my latest field trip which was definitely for the birds.   I have tried to participate in the Christmas Bird Count for many years but, because of teaching and family obligations, I was never able to find a day that worked. Fortunately, I […]

Filed Under: Biographies, Books, Citizen Science, Field Trips, Places Tagged With: Audubon Society, Christmas Bird Count, Frank M. Chapman, National Geographic Kids Bird Guide of North America, The Sky Painter by Margarita Engle, When Agnes Caws by Candace Fleming

What would the world be like if oak trees didn’t exist?

October 12, 2015 By Claire Annette Noland 8 Comments

What would the world be like if oak trees didn’t exist?

California’s Central Valley was once filled with beautiful valley oak trees. Many were cleared for farms and cities but, fortunately, people have come to appreciate these enormous trees and now do what they can to preserve them. I’m happy that we live where oak trees have long been protected and are part of our every […]

Filed Under: Books, Citizen Science, Family, Places Tagged With: As an Oak Tree Grows. G. Brian Karas, Aydelott Ranch, Chicken Little retold by Steven Kellogg, children's books about trees, Kings County California, The Busy Tree by Jennifer Ward, Trees by Joyce Kilmer, Valley Oak Trees

It’s a Marvelous Night for a (Super) Moon Dance…

September 26, 2015 By Claire Annette Noland 7 Comments

It’s a Marvelous Night for a (Super) Moon Dance…

Field trips that can be taken near home often are the best ones. They are usually inexpensive and don’t require a lot of planning. Tomorrow night you can take the perfect field trip just by walking out your door and looking up. There will be a super moon lunar eclipse and that is reason to […]

Filed Under: Books, Celebrate, Citizen Science, Field Trips Tagged With: Blood Moon, Celebrate this week, Goodnight Moon. Kitten's First Full Moon, Harvest Moon, I Took the Moon for a Walk, If You Want to Go to the Moon, Lunar Eclipse, Moon Picture Books, Moondance, Ruth Ayers Writes, Super Moon

Field Trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium

September 6, 2015 By Claire Annette Noland 4 Comments

Field Trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium

This past week PBS and the BBC joined together to present Big Blue Live at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. We watched the first two nights of the show and then realized it had been awhile since we had been to the aquarium. Time for a Field Trip to celebrate a beautiful summer day! Our family […]

Filed Under: Books, Citizen Science, Field Trips, Places Tagged With: Author Laura Marsh, Big Blue Live, Celebrate this week, Monterey Bay Aquarium Field Trip, National Geographic Kids Sea Otters

The Accidental Field Trip – UC Davis Arboretum

May 19, 2015 By Claire Annette Noland 12 Comments

The Accidental Field Trip – UC Davis Arboretum

It seems that no matter where I go, my trip turns into a field trip opportunity. Last week I took my daughter’s very large Labrador retriever to the UC Davis Veterinary Small Animal Clinic. After meeting with the oncologist I knew both Easton and I needed to walk before the three hour drive home. We […]

Filed Under: Citizen Science, Field Trips, Places Tagged With: Nature's Gallery Mosaic Mural, Ruth Storer Garden, UC Davis Arboretum, UC Davis Flower Mural

Y is for Yosemite

April 29, 2015 By Claire Annette Noland 12 Comments

Y is for Yosemite

Y is for Yosemite We’re nearing the end of our Read Your World adventure on the A to Z Blog Challenge. It is day 25, the letter is Y and I don’t have to look far from home to find the perfect field trip spot – Yosemite! I was blessed to be in a family […]

Filed Under: Books, Citizen Science, Field Trips, Places Tagged With: John Muir and Yosemite, moonbow, Moonbow. Yosemite Falls Moonbow, Read your world, Teddy Roosevelt and Yosemite, The Camping Trip That Changed America: Theodore Roosevelt John Muir and Our National Parks, Yosemite - children's books

W is for Washington D.C.

April 27, 2015 By Claire Annette Noland 10 Comments

W is for Washington D.C.

Welcome to Day 23 in the A to Z Blog Challenge where we post in alphabetical order during April. My blog theme for the month is Read the World with Kid’s Books. W is our letter of the day so we are heading to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue which is, of course, the address for the […]

Filed Under: Books, Citizen Science, Farm Fresh, Field Trips, Food, Places Tagged With: a to z blog challenge, First Garden: The White House Garden and How It Grew, Gardening, Michelle Obama, Read your world, Washington D.C.

S is for San Diego our next stop on the A-Z April Blog Challenge Read Your World

April 22, 2015 By Claire Annette Noland 12 Comments

S is for San Diego our next stop on the A-Z April Blog Challenge Read Your World

Happy Earth Day! I hope you will have a chance to be outside and enjoy this beautiful spring day. It is very fitting that today’s stop on the A-Z blog challenge is S because that means we get to visit one of my favorite cities. The book I’d like to share today not only celebrates […]

Filed Under: Books, Celebrate, Citizen Science, Field Trips, Multicultural Children's Books, Places Tagged With: Children's books set in San Diego, Earth Day, Horticulture, Kate Sessions - biography, San Diego, The Tree Lady; the True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever

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

Watching the Monarchs – a field trip to the Pismo Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove

February 7, 2015 By Claire Annette Noland 3 Comments

Watching the Monarchs – a field trip to the Pismo Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove

Have you ever seen a Monarch butterfly as it migrates south for the winter? The sight of these magnificent orange and black insects floating in the breeze seems almost like a dream. In my opinion, this is one of the most amazing sights you can see. Now is the time to go if you are […]

Filed Under: Books, Citizen Science, Field Trips, Places Tagged With: Field Trip to Pismo, Monarch Butterflies, Monarch Butterfly by Gail Gibbons, Monarch Butterfly migration in California, Monarch Butterfly picture books, Monarch Watch, Pismo Beach Monarch butterfly Grove, The Little Butterfly by Sherry Shahan, Velma Gratch and the way cool butterfly by Alan Madison and Kevin Hawkes

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