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Wednesday, July 8, 2015 7:12:24 AM
Donna Spurlock wrote a blog post titled :
Donna said, "Ah, the memories. ALA Annual 2015 in San Francisco. The authors! The illustrators! The librarians!What a great event!"
Friday, May 29, 2015 9:10:12 AM
Donna Spurlock wrote a blog post titled David's Drawing Table episode 2:
Donna said, "Did you ever want to be a storyteller? You probably already are! Join author/illustrator David Hyde Costello at the Drawing Table and help him figure out what to do about one scary lake monster. Is he friend or is he foe? Your ideas are needed!"
Tuesday, March 3, 2015 10:06:47 AM
Donna Spurlock wrote a blog post titled Eating Your Homework is as Easy as Pi!:
Donna said, "<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--> Humdrum or delicious? When students eat their homework, the..." more
Tuesday, February 10, 2015 8:49:09 AM
Donna Spurlock wrote a blog post titled Introducing a Children's Book to Scholars?:
Donna said, "<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--> At first, I was elated when the Hunan Provincial Museum..." more
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 12:52:37 PM
Donna Spurlock wrote a blog post titled The Words That Connect Us:
Donna said, "Jennifer Wolf KamWords have always been my friend. From the earliest days of my childhood, when I was delighted by tales of fairies, princesses and pokey puppies, through my grade school years when I crafted my very own books out of construction..." more
Thursday, October 9, 2014 2:05:44 PM
Donna Spurlock wrote a blog post titled Imani and I:
Donna said, "<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--> I cannot express how excited and proud I feel to..." more
Friday, October 3, 2014 3:03:25 PM
Donna Spurlock wrote a blog post titled John F. Kerry, U.S. Secretary of State, Pens the Intro to "Peter, Paul and Mary: Fifty Years in Music and Life":
Donna said, " I was a college kid on a cold Connecticut night in 1964 when I first heard Mary’s angelic alto. On that night in New Haven and on so many nights over the next five decades, in so many places all over the world, Peter, Paul, and Mary’s..." more
Friday, September 12, 2014 11:38:25 AM
Donna Spurlock wrote a blog post titled A Credit to our Ancestors:
Donna said, "<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--> I am a history nerd. I get shivers of excitement standing in some..." more
Friday, August 29, 2014 9:41:36 AM
Donna Spurlock wrote a blog post titled A Journey Through Time with Christine Liu-Perkins:
Donna said, "<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--> I first learned of the Mawangdui tombs in November 1999, at a..." more
Friday, August 1, 2014 9:52:27 AM
Donna Spurlock wrote a blog post titled Science? It's Sedimentary, My Dear Watson!:
Donna said, "Want a sure-fire way to make your summer rock this year? Think geology and food! As the weeks of summer stretch by, one way to keep kids engaged (and learning) is to head to the kitchen and cook up some science! Not only is this a fun way to tap..." more
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 5:41:15 PM
Donna Spurlock wrote a blog post titled Anna McQuinn Writes and Gardens and She Takes Lola with Her:
Donna said, "<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--> Writing is a funny thing. You think..." more
Friday, May 16, 2014 4:28:48 PM
Donna Spurlock wrote a blog post titled FEATHERS: A Book That Has Really Taken Flight:
Donna said, "A Junior Library Guild SelectionFeathers: Not Just for Flying by Melissa Stewart and illustrated by Sarah S. Brannen was released on February 25, 2014 and it has really taken off! Critics, teachers, librarians, readers of all ages, but especially..." more
Monday, May 5, 2014 2:09:39 PM
Donna Spurlock wrote a blog post titled The Very Tiny Baby: A Story I Needed to Write:
Donna said, "FROM SEED TO BOOK LIFE EVENTS1989: My first baby, Flora, was born very premature and died shortly after birth. Very sad story. 1992: My second baby, Sam, was born very premature, stayed 3 months at the hospital, came home, and is now a..." more
Monday, March 31, 2014 1:43:37 PM
Donna Spurlock wrote a blog post titled In Honor of Family:
Donna said, "Photograph by David SchlatterMy first book, At Home in Her Tomb: Lady Dai and the Ancient Chinese Treasures of Mawangdui, describes a woman and her elaborate tomb─the memorial created by a grieving family. Writing this book was not only a..." more
Monday, March 17, 2014 7:09:26 PM
Donna Spurlock wrote a blog post titled "When I'm Good, I'm Very Good. But When I'm Bad I'm Better.":
Donna said, " Mae West spoke those provocative lines in the movie I'm No Angel, and women have been identifying with it ever since. But women were bad a lot further back than that 1933 movie. Find twenty-six of the world's most notorious females in Bad..." more
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 12:16:41 PM
Donna Spurlock wrote a blog post titled Sloth Bears and Sun Bears and Grizzlies, Oh My!:
Donna said, "<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--> I didn’t know it at the time but the seed for Wild About Bears..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 9:52:25 PM
Donna Spurlock wrote a blog post titled Why Folktales Matter:
Donna said, "I love fairy and folktales. I enjoyed them since I was a child and continue to do so. At home in Mexico City, when I was a child we had a room that was filled with floor to ceiling shelves crammed with books of all kinds, including those of the..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 9:52:25 PM
Donna Spurlock wrote a blog post titled Melissa Stewart's "Aha Moment":
Donna said, "It was 1996. My first children’s book had just been accepted for publication, and I was headed to East Africa with a group of scientists to do research for a second book. Life was good—or so it seemed.As friends and family heard about my..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 9:52:25 PM
Donna Spurlock wrote a blog post titled Writing Under the Freedom Tree: A Picture's Worth a Thousand (or So) Words:
Donna said, "<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]-->It started with this.This striking photo in..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 9:52:25 PM
Donna Spurlock wrote a blog post titled An Interview with an Editor!:
Donna said, "'Tis the season! The holidays are upon us, which means it's time to start thinking of great books to give to those bookworms you know. We'd like to highlight a 2012 favorite, A Black Hole Is NOT a Hole. This book is an ideal holiday gift for any..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 9:52:25 PM
Donna Spurlock wrote a blog post titled Goldy Luck's Arduous Path from Vision to Reality:
Donna said, "As Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas’ publication date finally arrives on Jan. 7, 2014, after a lengthy and arduous nine-year journey, I can’t help but reflect on the path this book has taken from my original vision to the final product, and the..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 9:52:25 PM
Donna Spurlock wrote a blog post titled Interview with an Illustrator:
Donna said, "February is Black History Month and we have a new and inspiring book to help you celebrate. Under the Freedom Tree by Susan VanHecke, illustrated by London Ladd, tells the little-known story of the first contraband camp of the American Civil War...." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 9:52:25 PM
Donna Spurlock wrote a blog post titled A Brief History of Michelangelo's David:
Donna said, "Author Jane SutcliffeA month after Michelangelo's David was unveiled in September 1504, more work was ordered. David's sling and the tree stump behind his leg were covered in gold. Some experts say David himself wore a crown of gold leaves. And he..." more
Thursday, August 27, 2015 10:25:04 AM
Donna Spurlock wrote a blog post titled School Visits (and the Genius Ideas I Learn from Them!) by Suzanne Slade:
Donna said, "Every school visit I always learn something interesting from teachers and students. My last author visit was no exception because I discovered a genius idea called Genius Hour. During my presentation I’d shared the proof pages of my upcoming..." more