Why Do Kids Love Puddles?
Why is it that as soon as kids can toddle, they head for the nearest puddle? A puddle is just the right size for the smallest explorers.
Read MoreHello, Puddle!
So there’s this mud puddle. It sits at the bottom of my driveway—a long country driveway that dips in the middle and rises again, and at the lowest point there’s always this puddle. In the driest days of August, it’s just a skim of mud. But in spring the puddle fills with rain, and sometimes threatens to rise over your ankles—it gets deep enough to guard the house like a moat. The Fed Ex folks and mail carriers hate it. People with freshly washed cars hate it. My entire family hates it, and frequently beg me to yield and get the driveway blacktopped already. But I won’t. Because butterflies...
Read MoreIn Praise of Mud Puddles
What good is a mud puddle? It’s a watering hole and Home Depot for a whole host of tiny wildlife.
Read MoreWinter Puddles: A Nice Cold Drink
A winter puddle is a gift, a source of desperately-needed water, for squirrels, deer, wild turkeys, songbirds, and so many other animals, trying like us to make it through till spring comes.
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Litlinks: Ways to Use Nonfiction in the Classroom
Check out Litlinks, a wonderful blog by Patricia Newman. It’s a wealth of ideas for ways teachers can use nonfiction in the classroom. Lots of great STEM tie-ins.
I have a guest post about my nonfiction picture book, Hello, Puddle!
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