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Star Wars Day

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“Jedi do not fight for peace. That’s only a slogan, and is as misleading as slogans always are. Jedi fight for civilization, because only civilization creates peace. We fight for justice because justice is the fundamental bedrock of civilization: an unjust civilization is built upon sand. It does not long survive a storm.” ~Mace Windu, Shatterpoint, by Matthew Woodring Stover Say “Star Wars” and most people will think about the amazing movies, but many novels have been written about all these creative characters and stories. George Lucas created this magical franchise with the first film back in 1977 and it operates now as a huge enterprise! Enjoy a few minutes and read one of the many Star Wars books or comics out there! Happy reading! May the 4th be with you!

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Independent Bookstore Day

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Happy Independent Bookstore Day! This national one-day party celebrates independent bookstores across the country online and in-store.  To celebrate this day and these special stores, go visit your local independent bookstore either in-person or even go online! Yay – another reason to buy more books! You can even find my children’s book Turtle Tube: An Erutuf National Park Novel at a great independent bookstore in Florida called Copperfish Books. Click here to order it online from them and check out their awesome selection of books. Happy Shopping!

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National Park Week

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It’s one of my favorite weeks all year! National Park Week starts tomorrow, April 16th, and goes through the 24th this year!  This year’s theme is “sPark Connections”. I love the play on the words Spark and Park here with this theme. Each day will present a new theme with the sPark and I’ll highlight them each day on this blog to celebrate this fun week! Let’s all enjoy our amazing national parks!

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National Crayon Day 🖍

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Happy National Crayon Day! As a huge fan of color, I love crayons! Binney & Smith created Crayola crayons in 1903 as a safer and cheaper alternative to the art utensils in use at that time. They came in an 8 pack of colors: Black, Brown, Orange, Violet, Blue, Green, Red, and Yellow. Now, 12 million crayons are produced every day! That’s a ton of crayons!! To celebrate this fun day: enjoy a book about crayons; color with a box of crayons; or you could even make a crayon candle by melting some crayons. Robert Fulghum, the American author, once said, “We could learn a lot from crayons; some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, while others bright, some have weird names, but they all have learned to live together in the same box.” Have a fun, colorful National Crayon Day! 🖍

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Fun Facts about Green Sea Turtles

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Enjoy some fun facts about green sea turtles: They feed on jellyfish and crabs as juveniles. As adults, they eat mostly sea grasses and algae. These creatures weigh an average of 400 pounds! They can swim up to 35 miles per hour. They can be found off the coast of around140 countries, but are still on the endangered species list. They are estimated to live about 80 years old. Sea turtles cannot breathe underwater. They must come to the surface for some air. And last, did you know that Emma is a great name for a sea turtle? 😉 For more information about Emma, check out my book, Turtle Tube: An Erutuf National Park Novel.

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World Water Day

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Today, we celebrate World Water Day, an annual United Nations Observance that started in 1993. This day focuses on the importance of water, celebrates water, and raises awareness of the 2 billion people living without access to safe water. It is about taking action to tackle the global water crisis. Each year, the UN changes the theme related to water. The theme for this year is groundwater – making the invisible visible. I like how simple this theme is as groundwater isn’t seen, but has an impact everywhere. Their site had several children’s activities posted online. I am attaching two documents for children to do. First, enjoy a cool word search. In addition, you can try out this fun maze. You can also try to reduce your water usage at home. It all adds up and makes a difference.

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Happy National Panda Day! 🐼

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Happy National Panda Day! Who can resist a day dedicated to one of the most adorable animals?! Did you know that pandas spend about 14 hours eating? They consume about 83 pounds of bamboo a day! And did you know that pandas are born blind and weigh only 4 ounces (picture a stick of butter)? And did you know that pandas need our help to protect them as less than 2,000 panda exist today? To celebrate this day and these important animals: check out a documentary on giant pandas; virtually adopt a panda online; watch pandas on livecams on explore.org; purchase a panda item from pandasinternational.org; or consider donating to one of the organizations dedicated to protecting these animals such worldwildlife.org or pandasinternational.org. Happy National Panda Day! 🐼

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