The Associated Press (AP) reports that the Yosemite tree population, those massive, beautiful trees, is declining. According to the article, Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey said Wednesday there are fewer large-diameter trees growing in Yosemite National Park than in years past, most likely because of climate change. Warmer temperatures and smaller snow packs are creating [...]
This video from Wired Science is fascinating. It shows the impact small jellyfish can have on our oceans. In the article, “Jellyfish Are the Dark Energy of the Oceans“, the author states that the fluid dynamics of swimming jellyfish and marine animals may stir Earth’s oceans with as much force as its wind and tides. Called [...]
Fawns are precious. Through Lost in the Woods, Carl and Jean hope people learn most fawns found alone in the woods are rarely lost or abandoned. Newborn fawns spend their first weeks without mom because her scent will attract predators to her babe. She instinctively knows to stay only briefly to nurse and care for her [...]
Carl R. Sams II is a graduate of Central Michigan University (CMU). He was recently interviewed for CMU’s “Window to the Arts”. Click on the photo above to watch it. Central Michigan University (CMU) conducted an author interview with Carl R. Sams II this past winter for their Window to the Arts program. Carl talks [...]
Children and nature. They should go together. According to the blog post, “Children Need Nature“, Charlotte Mason built a great deal of her philosophy of education on the idea that children needed to be outdoors with nature. The article goes on to say some of the best lessons we have had are the ones that [...]
Board books for toddlers are sturdy, educational and fun! In our board book, Find My Friends, little ones learn how creatures of nature use their special colors to hide. Have you ever seen a walking stick? Find My Friends is a Midwest Independent Publishers Association Honorable Mention Award Winner. Learn more about the book.
Wildlife photographer John Gavin is the Boston.com Photographer of the Week. In his article in The Boston Globe online at Boston.com, he says he discovered his passion for photography after being in a serious car accident. He spent 7 months in a hospital. While in the hospital he ordered a Pentax camera. To get started, he shot [...]
I came across a funny blog post about wildlife photography. It reminded me of my own failed attempts. The author writes “It’s not that the birds don’t like our garden, or that the treats we put out for them aren’t to their taste. No. They just don’t like having their photographs taken…But when I go out there [...]
This touching video comes from Arnold’s Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Okeechobee, Florida. The organization’s goal is to rescue, rehabilitate and return recovered animals to their natural habitat. Unfortunately, some of these animals have sustained injuries that limit their return to the wild. In these cases they have set up habitats for them to stay at the wildlife [...]
This new board book teaches little ones how animals of the forest find food and stay warm when snowflakes fall. In her review of our new book, When Snowflakes Fall, Beth, editor of the blog “My Hobbies“, stated that the photos in the book “are amazing”. She gave the book 5 stars out of 5 stars [...]
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