Fruit and Veggie Links
Just beginning to research veggie links that might be useful for classrooms/educators. Here are a few. Feel free to suggest more Growing Chefs Food Education from Field to Farm Founded by Annie Novak,...
View ArticleRah, Rah, Radishes Booktalk and Shelf Talker
Rah, Rah, Radishes!: A Vegetable Chant by April Pulley Sayre. New York: Beach Lane Books/S&S, 2011. Shelf talker (written teaser): What vegetable rhymes with “oh boy”? BOOKTALK Keep the front cover...
View ArticleRah, Rah, Radishes: A Vegetable Chant Extensions
Here are some concepts to explore during small group and one-on-one readings of Rah, Rah, Radishes: A Vegetable Chant: Colors and shapes. Engage young readers in discussing what they observe about...
View ArticlePerforming Rah, Rah, Radishes: a Vegetable Chant
Act It Out! Divide students (or teachers) into pairs or small groups. Have each group write out and learn a stanza (four lines). They can decide how to perform it. Here are some aspects of the chant...
View ArticleGarden Storytime
This handout of garden activities, created by librarian Heather Acerro of Ft. Wayne, goes well with Rah, Rah, Radishes: A Vegetable Chant. It is used with her permission. Click to access this pdf....
View ArticleCalling All Collard Greens
Just about the only time we ate collard greens, specifically, was on New Years Day. Then, it was a good luck food, along with black-eyed peas. I grew up in South Carolina and this is a southern U.S....
View ArticleVulture View review and activities
Author/educator Shirley Duke’s Simply Science blog has a lovely review of Vulture View and some follow up activities. Hooray! Check the link here....
View ArticleWhat a BBC Show Inspired Me To Do
In 2006 I watched British chef Jamie Oliver’s 4-part BBC documentary, “Jamie’s School Dinners,” in which he interviewed children and found that many didn’t know the names of vegetables. As a girl who...
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Quiet Little Vegetable Celebrations
Recent random veggie yumminess in my life 10: 30 a.m. Hungry. Pick arugula from garden. Pour last summer’s Brandywine canned tomatoes into favorite bumblebee bowl. Open up snow pea pods that look...
View ArticleNeed Activities for If You’re Hoppy and Rah, Rah, Radishes
To kick start resources for my two new books, I’m looking to stock up on activities. Flannel Friday got me started on this idea. Would love some flannel but other things okay, too. As a thank you I’ll...
View ArticleAmerican Library Association Annual Conf
Come see me in New Orleans! I’ll be with 9 other nonfiction authors speaking at the Nonfiction Book Blast Sunday Morning at 8am-10am. I’m also doing signings for Greenwillow/Harpercollins, Holt, Beach...
View ArticleThe Sound of Nonfiction
A little bit of my sound art, related to nonfiction. Nonfiction2 Mule recording experiment Instead of writing my novel3
View ArticleBloggers Lovin’ Radishes
Back from steamy, sparkly ALA in New Orleans to find that folks are lovin’ Rah, Rah, Radishes. Katie Davis brought Rah, Rah, Radishes: a Vegetable Chant along with two other books to discuss them in...
View ArticleRah, Rah, Radishes Activities
Shirley Duke, author/educator/speaker/writer of the Simply Science blog, shared with me extension activities for Rah, Rah, Radishes. See below for these activities. See her site for more goodies, about...
View ArticleRah, Rah, Radishes Resources
For links to vegetable posts check this link. http://www.aprilsayre.com/category/vegetables-2/ Rah, Rah, Radishes: A Vegetable Chant received a starred review in Kirkus! (more…)
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June Animal Spouts!
We just returned from seeing these creatures, the second longest whales in the world, in the St. Lawrence Seaway, near Tadoussac, Quebec. Their common name has three letters and is also part of a...
View ArticleJuly Sound Picture
This insect calls during the day. Sometimes it emerges in great numbers after many years. These were in our yard. To hear them, click here: Aug 22011SBendearlyev You can also hear some other insects in...
View ArticleAugust Sounds!
Now listen to the night time insect sounds of an insect that has perfect green leafy camouflage. These were also recorded in our Indiana yard, later at night than the July sounds. Aug22011 SBendIN To...
View ArticleTribune Article
Just back from whale watching in Canada to see that reporter Kirby Sprouls of the South Bend Tribune did a wonderful article July 31, 2011 about Rah, Rah, Radishes: a Vegetable Chant , the farmer’s...
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Peppers and Huckleberries at Crescent City Market, New Orleans, Louisiana
In between a panel talk and signings at ALA in New Orleans late June, I fit in a trip around the corner to the lovely Crescent City Market near my hotel. This small market stood out for its farms with...
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