Biologist Matthew Godfrey says one or two takings of loggerhead sea turtles can happen every day among fishing fleets off the Southeast coast. Those numbers can add up to thousands annually for a turtle species that has traveled the oceans for 200 million years but now faces a growing array of threats. Godfrey is among [...]
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 [...]
The Riddle in a Bottle is the festival award winner in the category of Children’s Programming. The award was given at the BLUE Ocean Film Festival in Savannah, Georgia. Approximately 300 industry delegates attended the inaugural BLUE Ocean Film Festival, which featured presentations and panels by industry leaders from ocean filmmaking, broadcasting, research, photography, conservation and government. BLUE [...]
Looking for fun activities for your children this summer? Our coloring pages and treasure map (PDF) provide fun and educational nature activities for kids. They are based on the paintings from our children’s book A Pirate’s Quest. You’ll see white-tailed deer, a beaver, a ghost crab (with a pirate ship cookie), the one-legged pirate, a [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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”, [...]
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 [...]
Our children’s book and movie about pirates promote water conservation. We like to pass along tips to you about how to save water. A new article promotes 5 ways to save water in your garden and landscaping. How to save water in your garden and yard: 1. Add mulch. 2. Mature trees and plants need less [...]
Water conservation for kids helps them preserve clean water Life on Earth is connected through moving water. That’s the message in our children’s movie, The Riddle in a Bottle. The half hour children’s movie, filmed by award- winning wildlife filmmakers Laura Sams and Robert Sams of Sisbro Studios, is about wildlife and water conservation for kids. [...]
