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Laura Sams and Robert Sams share ocean stories in Dubai

Laura Sams and Robert Sams, authors of our book A Pirate’s Quest, and directors of our DVD movie The Riddle in a Bottle, enjoy sharing their talents through author visits and live performances each year. You can watch their wonderful presentation in Dubai in the video above. They have performed at the Smithsonian Museum of [...]

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Art contest for kids…and more!

Ahoy mateys! Arrrrrrrrr you ready to think like a pirate and win some loot? International Talk Like A Pirate Day is September 19. In honor of such a fun-filled day, Sisbro Studios has created a pirate-themed contest based on our book A Pirate’s Quest and the “The Peg Leg Song”! Do you like eating? Writing? [...]

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Cookies for kids: Chocolate Pirate Ship Cookies

Looking to make cookies for kids? The Chocolate Pirate Ship Cookie recipe by Laura Sams makes a fun cookie for kids and adults. Laura is co-author of our book A Pirate’s Quest. Laura says, “These are cookies I made as props for our author photograph. I bought the chocolate cookie dough at the store, but I [...]

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Baby sea lion rescued on San Francisco Bay area freeway

According to the Huffington Post, a baby sea lion was rescued early Monday after wandering onto a busy San Francisco Bay area freeway. Some drivers on Interstate 880 called the California Highway Patrol, reporting the animal “walking” in the center divider near the Oakland Coliseum. Authorities think the sea lion likely made it onto land from [...]

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Wildlife artist Heiner Hertling

Among wildlife artists, Heiner Hertling is considered one of the best. Wildlife artist Heiner Hertling is known for creating art inspired by nature. He spent half a year painting more than 50 original paintings for our award winning children’s book A Pirate’s Quest. Heiner hosts the PBS television show Your Brush With Nature. He is the [...]

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Save Our Seas For Kids

We published the children’s book A Pirate’s Quest, and the movie, The Riddle in a Bottle, to teach kids how life on earth is connected by moving water, and to help save our seas and ocean wildlife. There is a fun website for kids from the Save Our Seas Foundation. Called “Save Our Seas For Kids”, [...]

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Children’s pirate book and pirate DVD win awards

There is a nice article about our children’s pirate book, A Pirate’s Quest, and pirate DVD, The Riddle in a Bottle, in The Milford Times. “We wrote ‘The Peg Leg Song’ in which a pirate must search for a lost family heirloom peg leg by following the moving water from the lakes to the rivers [...]

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“A Pirate’s Quest” and preserving clean water

In our kid’s book, A Pirate’s Quest, children learn about our environment, wildlife and the importance of clean water.  The two page spread in the back of the book features more than 30 wildlife species that children can locate in the book. Good news! Our children’s picture book, A Pirate’s Quest, is a ForeWord Magazine Book [...]

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