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Book Inspired San Diego Field Trips

February 11, 2024 Claire Annette Noland Leave a Comment

I believe that children’s books are perfect starting places for field trips. We’ve been inspired to visit places and learn more through many of the things that we first discovered on library and bookstore shelves. This past month was filled with these book and place excursions. GROWING AN ARTIST: The Story of a Landscaper and […]

Filed Under: Book Travel, Field Trips, Inspirations, Multicultural Children's Books, Picture Books, picture books, Places Tagged With: bookish field trips, Dave's Rock Garden, Fresno Art Museum, Growing an Artist, John Parra, San Diego Botanic Garden

Ready to Fly: How Sylvia Townsend Became the Bookmobile Ballerina

March 14, 2020 Claire Annette Noland 5 Comments

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 Claire Annette Noland 3 Comments

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 Claire Annette Noland 9 Comments

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 Claire Annette Noland 3 Comments

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

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