R is for Russia so that’s the next stop on the A to Z April Blog Challenge where we are Reading the World with kid’s books. In college I majored in geography with a minor in comparative literature because I wanted to learn about the world and the people who inhabit different geographical locations. The […]
Read your world
Q is for Quebec – another stop on the A-Z April Blog Challenge – Read Your World
We had a thrilling time in Paris and so now it’s on to Quebec where French is also spoken. I feel like I’m cheating a bit in this blog challenge. There are not many places that begin with the letter Q. I found no books about Qatar and the only book I could find about […]
C is for Cuba
Today A Field Trip Life is traveling to Cuba and I’m excited share to share a just released picture book that is set in that island nation. Drum Dream Girl How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music By Margarita Engle (author) and Rafael Lopez (illustrator) Drum Dream Girl is the colorful and poetic story of a […]
A- a reader’s field trip to Australia
What’s not to like about Australia? Some of the coolest animals in the world live there, the beaches are beautiful, and many of the best children’s books are set in the land down under. In fact, my favorite children’s book is from Australia: Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge By Mem Fox (author) and Julie Vivas (illustrator) Picture […]
My Own a-z blog challenge
The 2015 April A to Z blog challenge begins in a few short hours. This year I am excited to be a member of Pam’s Unconventional Alliance blogging team. In addition to posting daily, I will also be visiting the blogs of other writers. I am taking a blog tour of children’s books set in […]