June 8th is World Ocean’s Day and a day to celebrate the vast bodies of water and their inhabitants. Museums, aquariums and zoos will hold celebrations this weekend across the country. If you are lucky enough to live on the coast, a trip to the beach is a great way to celebrate this year’s theme “Healthy oceans, healthy planet”.
Of course Arbordale has many books that celebrate the ocean and many online activities that can be done right at home. So today on the blog we have a few fun ways to honor the ocean without leaving the comforts of your own home.
Draw your own Marine Mammal
from Waterbed:s Sleeping in the Ocean
Toothy Sharks
read: Shark Baby
Find more fun activities on the Marine Life Pinterest Board, or learn more about World Oceans Day!
Good friends Jimi and Isaac set off on an oceanic coming-of-age adventure of a lifetime.
A Sandy Grave Virtual Book Tour Schedule
Visit today and enter at a chance to win a $50 Barnes and Noble Gift Card!Monday, April 21
Wednesday, April 23
Thursday, April 24
Friday, April 25
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- One winner will be chosen via Rafflecopter to receive one $50 Barnes and Noble Gift Card
- This giveaway begins March 3 and ends on April 25, 2014.
- Winners will be contacted via email on April 28, 2014.
- Winner has 48 hours to reply.
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Donna M. McDineAward-winning Children's Author
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Donna McDine on Google+A Sandy Grave ~ January 2014 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
Powder Monkey ~ May 2013 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
Hockey Agony ~ January 2013 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
The Golden Pathway ~ August 2010 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
~ Literary Classics Silver Award and Seal of Approval, Readers Favorite 2012 International Book Awards Honorable Mention and Dan Poynter's Global e-Book Awards Finalist
The adventure continues for three girlfriends, Leah, Nicole and Hayley as they attempt to uncover the truth about the whale poachers at the beach. Enjoy the virtual book tour of A Sandy Grave by Donna McDine.
Be sure to enter at your chance to win a $50 Barnes and Noble Gift Card. Details below the tour schedule.
Thank you for your time and interest!
A SANDY GRAVE TOUR SCHEDULE
Friday, March 28
Tuesday, April 1
Wednesday, April 2
Thursday, April 3
Friday, April 4
Monday, April 7
Tuesday, April 8
Wednesday, April 9
Thursday, April 10
Friday, April 11
Monday, April 14
Wednesday, April 16
Thursday, April 17
Friday, April 18
Monday, April 21
Wednesday, April 23
Thursday, April 24
Friday, April 25
Pump Up Your Book and Donna McDine are teaming up to give you a chance to win a $50 Barnes and Noble Gift Card.
Terms & Conditions:
- By entering the giveaway, you are confirming you are at least 18 years old.
- One winner will be chosen via Rafflecopter to receive one $50 Barnes and Noble Gift Card
- This giveaway begins March 3 and ends on April 25, 2014.
- Winners will be contacted via email on April 28, 2014.
- Winner has 48 hours to reply.
Good luck everyone!
a Rafflecopter giveaway ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Best wishes,Donna M. McDineAward-winning Children's Author
Connect with Donna McDine on Google+
A Sandy Grave ~ January 2014 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc. Powder Monkey ~ May 2013 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc. Hockey Agony ~ January 2013 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc. The Golden Pathway ~ August 2010 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.~ Literary Classics Silver Award and Seal of Approval, Readers Favorite 2012 International Book Awards Honorable Mention and Dan Poynter's Global e-Book Awards Finalist
For those of you enduring the long winter and those of you that relish living in a warm climate, I know you can feel the sand between your toes no matter way.
Escape with three girlfriends, Leah, Nicole and Hayley as they attempt to uncover the truth about the whale poachers at the beach. Enjoy the virtual book tour of A Sandy Grave by Donna McDine.
Be sure to enter at your chance to win a $50 Barnes and Noble Gift Card. Details below the tour schedule.
Thank you for your time and interest!
A SANDY GRAVE TOUR SCHEDULE
Wednesday, March 26
Thursday, March 27
Friday, March 28
Tuesday, April 1
Wednesday, April 2
Thursday, April 3
Friday, April 4
Monday, April 7
Tuesday, April 8
Wednesday, April 9
Thursday, April 10
Friday, April 11
Monday, April 14
Wednesday, April 16
Thursday, April 17
Friday, April 18
Monday, April 21
Wednesday, April 23
Thursday, April 24
Friday, April 25
Pump Up Your Book and Donna McDine are teaming up to give you a chance to win a $50 Barnes and Noble Gift Card.
Terms & Conditions:
- By entering the giveaway, you are confirming you are at least 18 years old.
- One winner will be chosen via Rafflecopter to receive one $50 Barnes and Noble Gift Card
- This giveaway begins March 3 and ends on April 25, 2014.
- Winners will be contacted via email on April 28, 2014.
- Winner has 48 hours to reply.
Good luck everyone!
a Rafflecopter giveaway ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Best wishes,Donna M. McDineAward-winning Children's Author
Connect with Donna McDine on Google+
A Sandy Grave ~ January 2014 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
Powder Monkey ~ May 2013 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
Hockey Agony ~ January 2013 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
The Golden Pathway ~ August 2010 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.~ Literary Classics Silver Award and Seal of Approval, Readers Favorite 2012 International Book Awards Honorable Mention and Dan Poynter's Global e-Book Awards Finalist
The adventure continues for three girlfriends, Leah, Nicole and Hayley as they attempt to uncover the truth about the whale poachers at the beach. Enjoy the virtual book tour of A Sandy Grave by Donna McDine.
Be sure to enter at your chance to win a $50 Barnes and Noble Gift Card. Details below the tour schedule.
Thank you for your time and interest!
A SANDY GRAVE TOUR SCHEDULE
Monday, March 3
Tuesday, March 4
Wednesday, March 5
Friday, March 7
Monday, March 10
Tuesday, March 11
Wednesday, March 12
Thursday, March 13
Monday, March 17
Wednesday, March 19
Friday, March 21
Monday, March 24
Tuesday, March 25
Wednesday, March 26
Thursday, March 27
Friday, March 28
Tuesday, April 1
Wednesday, April 2
Thursday, April 3
Friday, April 4
Monday, April 7
Tuesday, April 8
Wednesday, April 9
Thursday, April 10
Friday, April 11
Monday, April 14
Wednesday, April 16
Thursday, April 17
Friday, April 18
Monday, April 21
Wednesday, April 23
Thursday, April 24
Friday, April 25
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Pump Up Your Book and Donna McDine are teaming up to give you a chance to win a $50 Barnes and Noble Gift Card.
Terms & Conditions:
- By entering the giveaway, you are confirming you are at least 18 years old.
- One winner will be chosen via Rafflecopter to receive one $50 Barnes and Noble Gift Card
- This giveaway begins March 3 and ends on April 25, 2014.
- Winners will be contacted via email on April 28, 2014.
- Winner has 48 hours to reply.
Good luck everyone!
a Rafflecopter giveaway ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Best wishes,Donna M. McDineAward-winning Children's AuthorConnect with Donna McDine on Google+A Sandy Grave ~ January 2014 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.Powder Monkey ~ May 2013 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.Hockey Agony ~ January 2013 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.The Golden Pathway ~ August 2010 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.~ Literary Classics Silver Award and Seal of Approval, Readers Favorite 2012 International Book Awards Honorable Mention and Dan Poynter's Global e-Book Awards Finalist
I'm over the moon to announce the Pump Up Your Book Promotion Virtual Book Tour for my latest children's book, A Sandy Grave, commencing March 3 through April 25.
Exciting $50 Barnes and Noble gift card giveaway. Entry details below….
Thank you one and all for hosting me during the March and April. I'm looking forward to staying connected with you all! Here's the schedule….
A SANDY GRAVE TOUR SCHEDULE
Monday, March 3
Tuesday, March 4
Wednesday, March 5
Friday, March 7
Monday, March 10
Tuesday, March 11
Wednesday, March 12
Thursday, March 13
Monday, March 17
Wednesday, March 19
Friday, March 21
Monday, March 24
Tuesday, March 25
Wednesday, March 26
Thursday, March 27
Friday, March 28
Tuesday, April 1
Wednesday, April 2
Thursday, April 3
Friday, April 4
Monday, April 7
Tuesday, April 8
Wednesday, April 9
Thursday, April 10
Friday, April 11
Monday, April 14
Wednesday, April 16
Thursday, April 17
Friday, April 18
Monday, April 21
Wednesday, April 23
Thursday, April 24
Friday, April 25
Thanks for your time and interest!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Best wishes,Donna M. McDineAward-winning Children's Author
Connect with Donna McDine on Google+A Sandy Grave ~ January 2014 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.Powder Monkey ~ May 2013 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.Hockey Agony ~ January 2013 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.The Golden Pathway ~ August 2010 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.~ Literary Classics Silver Award and Seal of Approval, Readers Favorite 2012 International Book Awards Honorable Mention and Dan Poynter's Global e-Book Awards Finalist
M E D I A R E L E A S E
CONTACT: Donna M. McDine
Award-winning Children’s Author
Website: http://www.donnamcdine.com
Phone: 845-721-7802
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Award-winning Children's Author, Donna M. McDine, Releases Fourth Children’s Book, A Sandy Grave
Take a spell bounding ride into the stories of award-winning children's author, Donna McDine. Be prepared for the adrenaline rush of escaping via the Underground Railroad, the slip of the ice beneath your skates, the harsh reality of the Royal Navy Press Gangs, the discovery of whale poachers at the beach, or experience the first day of kindergarten nervousness. The roller coaster action in each escapade will transport the reader into a specific time period. One never knows where they will end up, past or present. So come on in for a front row seat in Donna's writing world.
McDine’s latest children’s book, A Sandy Grave immerses the reader in a summer adventure at the beach that is interrupted by a beached whale and poachers of the whale’s teeth. What is a group of friends to do when they find themselves thrown into discovering the identity of the mysterious men at the beach as the Violations of the Endangered Species Act and the Mammal Protection Act come into play?
Title: A Sandy Grave
Category: Chapbooks for Tweens
Author: Donna M. McDine
Illustrator: Julie Hammond
Hardcover ISBN: 9781616334543; 1616334541
Softcover ISBN: 9781616334550; 161633455X
eBook ISBN: 9781616334567; 1616334568
Available: Barnes and Noble, Amazon, Guardian Angel Publishing, and through the author for autographed copies.
About the author: Donna McDine is an award-winning children's author, Honorable Mention in the 77th and two Honorable Mentions in the 78th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competitions, Literary Classics Silver Award & Seal of Approval RecipientPicture Book Early Reader, Readers Favorite 2012 International Book Awards Honorable Mention, Global eBook Awards Finalist Children’s Picture Book Fiction, and Preditors & Editors Readers Poll 2010 Top Ten Children’s Books ~ The Golden Pathway.
Her interest in American History resulted in writing and publishing The Golden Pathway. Donna’s 2013 releases of Powder Monkey and Hockey Agony and the 2014 release of A Sandy Grave will be joined by an additional book to be published by Guardian Angel Publishing, Dee and Deb, Off They Go. She writes, moms and is a personal assistant from her home in the historical hamlet Tappan, NY. McDine is a member of the SCBWI, Children’s Literature Network, and Family Reading Partnership.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Best wishes,Donna M. McDineAward-winning Children's AuthorConnect with Donna McDine on Google+A Sandy Grave ~ January 2014 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.Powder Monkey ~ May 2013 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.Hockey Agony ~ January 2013 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.The Golden Pathway ~ August 2010 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.~ Literary Classics Silver Award and Seal of Approval, Readers Favorite 2012 International Book Awards Honorable Mention and Dan Poynter's Global e-Book Awards Finalist
I've just returned from vacation and have some catching up to do, but I didn't want to let Nonfiction Monday pass by without highlighting Claire A. Nivola's beautiful picture book, Life in the Ocean: The Story of Oceanographer Sylvia Earle.
Nivola, Claire A. 2012. Life in the Ocean: The Story of Oceanographer Sylvia Earle. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux.
Born in 1935, Sylvia Earle rode in a single passenger airplane at the age of 5, was diving by the age of 16, went on an expedition in the Indian Ocean (the only female member of the expedition!), helped design a submersible diving bubble, once lived for 2 weeks under water, and served as the chief scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Ostensibly a biographical story of the admirable, Sylvia Earle, Life in the Ocean: The Story of Oceanographer Sylvia Earle is this and more.
Life in the Ocean inspires the reader to follow his dreams, wherever they may lead, and for the reader already interested in the natural world, and marine environments in particular, Life in the Ocean calls him to explore,
We have explored only 5 percent of the ocean. We know more about the planets in outer space than we know about the sea on our very own home planet!
Claire Nivola's detailed paintings illustrate her intense interest in the natural world, showing even a lone mussel or skate egg sac on the ocean floor. Most of the illustrations are large and surrounded by white space, offset by manageable blocks of text in a simple font. However, smaller square illustrations are used to highlight the two more biographical pages of the book - each square featuring a milestone in Earle's life. The painting of a humpback whale swimming past Sylvia is stunningly serene, but calls to mind our individual insignificance on the planet. Check out
Macmillan's Flickr gallery of artwork from Life in the Ocean to see this (though truncated) and many other illustrations from the book.
A lengthy and illustrated Author's Note contains additional information on Sylvia Earle and the current state of the earth's oceans. A Selected Bibliography rounds out this engaging and informational text.
Beautiful, inspiring and enlightening. Highly recommended.
Other reviews @
Waking Brain CellsKirkus ReviewsWhile Sylvia Earle may have "lost her heart to the water," after leaving her home in New Jersey for Florida, the ocean here in New Jersey is also a source of constant wonder, where my family has enjoyed sighting whales, dolphins, bio luminescent creatures lighting up the evening breakers, wave-surfing manta rays, and all manner of other more mundane, but nonetheless fascinating creatures. Life in the Ocean reminds me that these everyday marvels may not always be so. They need our support as well as our admiration.
By: Bianca Schulze,
on 1/27/2012
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By Nina Schuyler, The Children’s Book Review
Published: January 27, 2012
By Jason Chin
Reading level: Ages 5 and up
Hardcover: 40 pages
Publisher: Flash Point (October 25, 2011)
Source: Publisher
What to expect: Science, Nature, Biology, Marine life, Water
Jason Chin does something pretty wonderful in his nonfiction book, Coral Reefs: He hasn’t forgotten the wild imagination of a kid.
What makes Coral Reefs unique is that along with loads of interesting information, he’s included colorful watercolor illustrations that tell their own story. In a sense he is blurring the boundary between fiction and nonfiction. The result is something completely engaging. And this hybrid form dishes out just enough facts without overwhelming. So you learn that though coral reefs may look like plants, they’re actually animals; and at the same time, the pictures, which often take up more than half the page, tell the story of a girl who goes to the library and picks up a book about coral reefs.
Illustration copyright © 2011 by Jason Chin
You learn coral reefs are the largest structures built by an animal on earth! The Belize barrier reef is over 180 miles long!; and at the same time, the illustrations show the girl’s world transforming, with the library slipping away and turning into coral, along with sea plants and fish. “There are so many species living in reefs that they are often called the cities of the sea,” writes Chin. And the water whooshes into the library, and the girl is swept up on a wave that carries with it octopus, sea turtles, fish and more coral. Very quickly, the girl is floating underwater, exploring and learning about the city of the sea. It’s a city, Chin tells us, with “a complex web of relationships, and each has its own place in the system.”
“There are so many species living in reefs that they are often called the cities of the sea,”
After you’ve fallen in love with coral reefs and the teeming life that calls it home—“More than four thousand kinds of fish and thousands of other species have been discovered in coral reefs—more than in any other part of the ocean”—after he’s completely hooked you, Chin has bad news. The reefs, just like so many other living things, are threatened by pollution and over-fishing. Thankfully, he gives a list of things you can do to help. You can—and you’ll want to—form a relationship with the reefs.
Add this book to your collection: Coral Reefs
Nina Schuyler‘s first novel, The Painting, (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill/2004), was a finalist for the Northern California Book Awards. It was also selected by the San Francisco Chronicle as
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Love the aquanaut photo.
Only 5% of the ocean- how amazing. What a future there is in that!
This sounds like a wonderful non fiction addition for our class library. Thank you!
I love books about chasing dreams and I enjoy looking at the ocean. Will be sure to check this one out. Thank you for the review!
I am hoping that it will be my daughter's future. She, too, has "lost her heart to the water." :)