Some cicada run-ins are so traumatic, they turn into award-winning stories.
That s what happened to Franklin songwriter Jeff Crossan, who penned the children s book I Ate a Cicada Today.
The Tennessean covered Crossan s book in 2015, when it won the Gold Mom’s Choice Award from the Mom’s Choice organization.
Cicadas Indiana Jones
A Mount St. Joseph University professor of biology and dean of behavioral sciences was dubbed the Indiana Jones of Cicadas for his wealth of knowledge about the critter.
Gene Kritsky has developed an app called Cicada Safari, where users can track cicadas in their local area.
New Children s Book Balloons for Tiger Helps Kids Cope with Pet Loss
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CHICAGO, May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Just in time for National Pet Month, multi-award-winning, bestselling author Lori Orlinsky announces the release of her highly-anticipated book,
Balloons for Tiger.
How can children heal after losing a pet?
Balloons for Tiger takes an imaginative look at this challenging topic as colorful balloons travel from children s hands to their beloved cat who has passed on. This book lets children open up their hearts and imaginations for a magical journey to the farthest corners of the world, where they ll meet skydivers, astronauts, superheroes, and everything in between. As they watch the balloons voyage to the other side of the rainbow bridge, they learn to process their grief positively.
A perfect Christmas gift: This award-winning children’s book highlights the blended family and diversity
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Posted Dec 23, 2020
Freeda the Frog and Her New Blue Family, a children s book about diversity and inclusion, a Teachers Award winner. (Amazon.com)
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Gold Mom’s Choice Award-winner and author
Nadine Haruni addresses the blended family and diversity with acceptance and understanding in her book,
Freeda the Frog
& Her New Blue Family.
Appropriate for ages 3 to 11 (pre-K to Grade 3), the book encourages children (and their parents) to be sensitive to people of all different racial, ethnic, religious and gender backgrounds and to celebrate the blended family.