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How would you like to have a job that includes walking in the woods, catching bugs, pressing wildflowers, and feeding fawns? Or what about a job that takes you to the rainforests of Central America and to coral reefs in the Caribbean? These are just a few of the things that Toni Albert enjoys in her work as a nature writer, a teacher and environmentalist, and a small publisher who is committed to "teaching kids to care for the Earth." When Albert founded Trickle Creek Books in 1994, she had already written more than thirty books for top educational publishers, and her books were used in schools across the country. She began to publish her own work, because she wanted to create special books that would help children learn to love and respect our Earth. Who does all the work at Trickle Creek Books? Two people¡ªBob and Toni Albert. They have a perfect working relationship. Toni plans projects; Bob builds them. Toni takes notes; Bob takes photos. Toni writes books; Bob does the prepress work. Toni takes book orders; Bob packs and ships them. Well, you see how it works. Bob and Toni Albert live on twenty acres of wooded land near Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. The woods around their home, the tiny creek (Trickle Creek) that runs through the woods, and a large pond are a perfect laboratory for gathering information and inspiration from nature.
What's new at Trickle Creek? We've just finished a new book called Busy with Bugs: 160 Extremely Interesting Things to Do with Bugs. The book buzzes with information and provides an ant hill of activity for kids who love bugs and bug adventures. Hope you like it! The judges at USA Book News did. They chose Busy with Bugs as the winner of a Best Books 2010 Award in the Children's Educational category. We were competing with large mainstream publishers as well as other small independent publishers. It's very gratifying and exciting to prove that wonderful projects can be completed in a small home office. What an interesting time we live in.
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About the Author Toni Albert, M.Ed., is an award-winning author of forty-one books, which are used by teachers and children throughout the nation. Many of her books are about endangered wildlife and endangered wild lands. Her book, The Incredible Coral Reef, won a Teacher¡¯s Choice Award and a Parent¡¯s Choice Award. As an author, publisher, and teacher, she is committed to teaching kids to care for the Earth. Her books reflect her deep love of nature and motivate children to explore, appreciate, and protect our natural environment. Contact Toni Albert at tonialbert@TrickleCreekBooks.com |
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"Albert is nationally recognized for her many literary contributions that serve to enlighten and educate children and adults alike regarding environmental concerns. [She] continues her strong and tireless campaign to teach children how to care for the Earth and its inhabitants." ForeWord magazine
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About
the Illustrator - Ada Hanlon Ada
Hanlon, an experienced artist in both fine
art and illustration, studied hundreds of art and photo references depicting
rainforest animals and reef critters before designing and illustrating The
Remarkable Rainforest and The Incredible Coral Reef for Trickle Creek
Books.
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About the Illustrator - Margaret Brandt
When Margaret is not hard at work teaching college students or illustrating, she gains inspiration from nature by gardening, camping, and running with her team of recreational sled dogs. She lives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with her husband and seven pampered Siberian huskies.
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About
the Illustrator - Carol Bowles Carol Bowles grew up in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Art Education from the Pennsylvania State University, and did graduate work at the Art Institute of Chicago. She has worked as a commercial artist and as an art teacher at the college level, but for the last ten years, she has been producing and selling her own award-winning art. Although Ms. Bowles enjoys photography, shotokan karate, foreign languages, and traveling, she claims that her interests and hobbies are "art, art, art!" As the illustrator of Saving the Rain Forest With Cammie and Cooper, her favorite rainforest animal is a macaw¡ªlike Sunflower, of course! Our web site illustrations are examples of her rainforest art. Carol Bowles lives in Kentucky.
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Margaret
Brandt, M.F.A., has produced award-winning advertising and publishing
illustrations for the past 29 years. Her work has appeared nationally and
internationally on candy wrappers, billboards, advertisements, magazines, and
books. She has illustrated six books for Trickle Creek: four EcoJournals, I Heard the Willow Weep,
and Busy with Bugs.