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Ready to Fly: How Sylvia Townsend Became the Bookmobile Ballerina

March 14, 2020 By Claire Annette Noland 5 Comments

Ready to Fly: How Sylvia Townsend Became the Bookmobile Ballerina

As a child, my two favorite things were ballet and books so I am excited to discover a book that combines both. Best of all, it is the true story of a dancer who inspires others to persist in fulfilling their dreams. Ready to Fly: How Sylvia Townsend Became the Bookmobile Ballerina By Lea Lyon […]

Filed Under: Biographies, Inspirations, picture books Tagged With: African American dancers, ballet in picture books, Bookmobiles in picture books, How Sylvia Townsend Became the Bookmobile Ballerina, Sylvia Townsend

DANCING HANDS: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln on Perfect Picture Book Friday

September 27, 2019 By Claire Annette Noland 3 Comments

DANCING HANDS: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln on Perfect Picture Book Friday

I am excited to share a perfect picture book biography for Perfect Picture Book Friday-   DANCING HANDS: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln By Margarita Engle (author) and Rafael López (illustrator) Published by Atheneum/Simon and Schuster August 2019 Nonfiction Picture Book Biography for ages 4-8 Themes: biography, arts, refugees Places: Venezuela, […]

Filed Under: Biographies, Inspirations, picture books Tagged With: Abraham Lincoln in picture books, Dancing Hands, Margarita Engle, perfect picture book Friday, pianists in picture books, Rafael Lopez, Teresa Carreño children's biography

N is for Nicaragua and the library we built #atozblogchallenge

April 18, 2017 By Claire Annette Noland 9 Comments

N is for Nicaragua and the library we built #atozblogchallenge

Welcome to today’s A to Z Blog Challenge Post. This year I am writing about Library Love and today I’d like to share a library near and dear to my heart. When you step away from your normal routine, amazing things can happen. Last year a friend invited me to go on a woman’s retreat […]

Filed Under: Blogging A to Z, Books, Field Trips, Inspirations, Library Love, Multicultural Children's Books, Places Tagged With: SI Nicaragua, Students International

Ten Important Lessons I Learned from Roald Dahl

September 13, 2016 By Claire Annette Noland 3 Comments

Ten Important Lessons I Learned from Roald Dahl

Reading James and the Giant Peach was one of the highlights of my childhood. I was hooked from page one. Many of the most important lessons I learned in life came from books written by the brilliant Roald Dahl. And, in honor of his 100th birthday, I’m sharing some of his wise words.     […]

Filed Under: Books, Celebrate, Inspirations Tagged With: quotes, Quotes by Roald Dahl, Roald Dahl

The right word at the right time – encouragement

September 12, 2015 By Claire Annette Noland 5 Comments

The right word at the right time – encouragement

  Did you know that there is a National Day of Encouragement? Well, why not? There seems to be a holiday for everything. Words have power. The right word at the right time can help a person to continue a task, overcome an obstacle, or find the courage to try something new. On the other […]

Filed Under: Books, Celebrate, Inspirations Tagged With: Celebrate this week, encouragement, Ish by Peter H. Reynolds, Ruth Ayers Writes

A Celebration of Children’s Book Creators

August 8, 2015 By Claire Annette Noland 11 Comments

A Celebration of Children’s Book Creators

It’s Saturday and time to celebrate with others who link up with Ruth Ayres Celebrate This Week. If you’ve visited my blog before, you would recognize that kid’s books play a central role in my life. My career choices were made around the fact that I wanted a job where I could read and share […]

Filed Under: Books, Celebrate, Inspirations Tagged With: Celebrate this week, Jane O'Connor, Margaret O'Hair, Mem Fox, Sassy Scribes, SCBWI, SCBWI Summer Conference

U is for Uganda

April 24, 2015 By Claire Annette Noland 9 Comments

U is for Uganda

When I traveled to Africa, I learned how livestock ownership could change a family’s life. A donkey can serve as a taxi or means to haul water. Chickens give eggs that can be eaten or sold. A goat can enable a girl to get an education. This is the premise for Beatrice’s Goat by Page […]

Filed Under: Books, Field Trips, Inspirations, Multicultural Children's Books, Places Tagged With: Beatrice's Goat, goats, Heifer International, Kid World Citizen, Sole Hope, Uganda- children's books

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

Girls on the go at Happy Go Smile

January 10, 2015 By Claire Annette Noland 6 Comments

Girls on the go at Happy Go Smile

Here at A Field trip Life, I’m always on the lookout for places to go, people to meet, and books to read. Field trips aren’t just for kids. Grownups need to get out and about. And there are times when girlfriends just need to do something a bit different together. Dee, Mary and Naida are […]

Filed Under: Field Trips, Inspirations, Places, Uncategorized Tagged With: art field trip, collage workshop, Happy go Smile Cayucos

Floating into the New Year –

December 31, 2014 By Claire Annette Noland 6 Comments

Floating into the New Year –

  A few months ago my daughter, Roxanne, suggested that we go and decorate the Rose Parade float built by the students at the Cal Poly Universities. I’m always ready for a field trip so we signed up. Unfortunately, Roxanne was scheduled to work on campus so my brother, John, joined me. We kept asking […]

Filed Under: Celebrate, Farm Fresh, Field Trips, Inspirations, Places Tagged With: Cal Poly Rose Parade Float, Cal Poly Soaring Stories Float, New Year's Float, Rose parade, Rose Parade Float building

Thanksgiving Day – thinking of children who need families

November 27, 2014 By Claire Annette Noland 1 Comment

Thanksgiving Day – thinking of children who need families

  As we enjoy this time of family and give thanks for many blessings, I think of children who do not live with families of their own. After adopting two of our children through Holt International Children’s services, my husband and I became aware of the overwhelming number of vulnerable children in the word. Children […]

Filed Under: Field Trips, Inspirations, Places Tagged With: Holt International Children's Services, Holt International Vision Statement, International adoption, Special Needs Adoption

R is for raising readers…

April 21, 2014 By Claire Annette Noland 1 Comment

R is for raising readers…

I never grow tired of watching a child learn to read. It is an amazing process that has determined the course of my  life. There’s so much we can do to help raise readers. Here are a few suggestions: 1. Read to your children. This is simple advice but the most important. 2. Let your […]

Filed Under: Books, Field Trips, Inspirations, Places Tagged With: a-z blog challenge, learning to read, Leo Politi Murals, raising a reader, South Pasadena Public Library

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