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Remember to leave fawns alone

It’s okay to leave fawns alone that you find alone in the woods. That’s the lesson in our best-selling children’s book Lost in the Woods. While a fawn found alone in the woods may seem vulnerable, they are rarely lost.
If you find a fawn alone in the woods, please leave it be. In most cases, [...]

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Plush fawn is a great companion for readers of our children’s books

Our 10″ plush fawn is cute, cuddly and bendable, too! Plush fawns make great gifts for our young readers.
Our plush fawn looks just like the tiny fawn on the cover of Lost in the Woods. He can curl up to sleep or stand on his own.
A great addition to our children’s books Lost in the [...]

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Learn when to rescue wild animals and when not to

In the article “Learning when to rescue wildlife animals… and when not to“, wildlife care manager Tammy O’Neil says “Our main goal is dealing with orphaned animals; we don’t want animals kidnapped from the parents. We want a consistent message going out to the public.”
Her message is the same one we use to teach children [...]

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National Wildlife Week is March 15-21

Celebrate National Wildlife Week March 15-21 and get children outside. The National Wildlife Federation offers a number of outdoor activities for children.
If you are a teacher, look over our Lost in the Wood and Stranger in the Woods Curriculum Guides. Each guide contains 54 fun-filled activity pages plus 12 additional “project cards” with great ideas for bringing [...]

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Classroom activities for kids

After yesterday’s post about the new Kaiser Family Foundation study, I decided to post about classroom activities for kids to connect children with nature. Our Stranger in the Woods Curriculum Guide and Lost in the Woods Curriculum Guide provide inspiration to get kids outside.
Stranger in the Woods and Lost in the Woods are wonderful starting points for many [...]

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Children’s movie: Lost in the Woods: The Movie

Our children’s movie, Lost in the Woods: The Movie, is the winner of the Panda award for the best wildlife film for children world-wide. Watch as live video is combined with photography from the award-winning children’s book, Lost in the Woods.
Children of all ages will enjoy this tale of trust, patience, and waiting for your [...]

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Kids and nature: Our littlest nature lovers visit

Caroline Daisy and Lainey Marie, along with their mother and grandmother, visited our studio today.
The visit from our littlest nature lovers turned a mundane day into one the entire staff thoroughly enjoyed.
“Caroline and Lainey memorized our books and movies word for word! They are our two biggest fans,” says Carl R. Sams II.
Carl spent the day [...]

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See us at the Great Lakes Art Fair

Come see Carl and Jean at the 2009 Great Lakes Art Fair Friday, October 16 through Sunday, October 18. Held in Novi, Michigan at the Rock Financial Showplace, it’s considered the premiere indoor art fair.
Prints, Books, Movies, Plush
In addition to prints from our gallery, our award winning children’s books, movies and also plush will be available [...]

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Kids read in this class by picking books they like

In the New York Times article, “A New Assignment: Pick Books You Like“, kids read by picking books they like. According to the article, for years Lorrie McNeill loved teaching “To Kill a Mockingbird,” the Harper Lee classic that many Americans regard as a literary rite of passage.
But last fall, for the first time in [...]

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The “Bambi myth”, fawns, and wildlife rehabilitation

Learn the real story about wildlife rehabilition and fawns in the article ”Bambis or not, volunteer cares for 8 fawns” from the Dallas Morning News online.  
According to the article, a small herd of eight bright-eyed fawns are adapting to the world at South Plains Wildlife Rehabilitation Center and being cared for by center volunteer Barry Johnson.
Wildlife [...]

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